North Putnam Middle School

North Putnam Middle School operates as a low-enrollment junior high in Roachdale, Indiana, part of North Putnam Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 299 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so North Putnam Middle School sits 50% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in North Putnam Community Schools (1,370 students total), North Putnam Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Putnam Middle School lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, North Putnam Middle School lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, North Putnam Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.8%, the actual is 36.2%, a residual of -8.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Putnam County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,378 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Putnam Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 7,322 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Putnam Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Putnam Middle School. On composite proficiency, North Putnam Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Putnam Middle School has fell 12%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.