Enrollment
297
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEASTERN WAYNE SCHOOLS·NCES 180819002567
Northeastern Middle School
7295 US 27 North, Fountain City, IN 47341 · (765) 847-1331 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Indiana public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
147 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 96 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 36% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Northeastern Middle School→Northeastern High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northeastern Wayne Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northeastern Middle School
Northeastern Middle School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Middle School this school | 297 | 49.5% | 40.4% |
| Brownstown Central Middle School Brownstown | 307 | 51.1% | 38.3% |
| South Putnam Middle School Greencastle | 268 | 48.1% | 48.5% |
| Lee L Driver Middle School Winchester | 316 | 50.3% | 30.5% |
| South Dearborn Middle School Aurora | 288 | 47.2% | 28.2% |
| Harold C Urey Middle School Walkerton | 301 | 46.5% | 44.4% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northeastern Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #138 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #188 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #145 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #280 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #82 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #234 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #166 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #176 of 187 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
297
-36 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 297 | 22.5 | 13.2:1 | 49% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 23.5 | 13.2:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 48% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 27.8 | 10.8:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 43% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeastern Middle School.
About Northeastern Middle School
Northeastern Middle School is a small middle school in Indiana, located in Fountain City. The student body numbers 297 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Indiana) has about 594 students.
Northeastern Middle School is one school in Northeastern Wayne Schools, a system of 3 schools with 1,337 students.
At Northeastern Middle School, White students make up 88% of the student body. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. That is close to the 87% White share among all Wayne County residents. Northeastern Middle School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Northeastern Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.2:1. Among middle schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.6:1. The lunch program counts 49% of students at Northeastern Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Northeastern Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Northeastern Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.4% is within a point of the 40.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: median household income is about $55,692, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Federal data list 23 public schools in Wayne County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,696.
The nearest public school is Northeastern High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Northeastern Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Northeastern Middle School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Northeastern Middle School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
The number of students dropped from 333 to 297 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,397
Census ACS
Median income
$55,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northeastern Wayne Schools
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Northeastern High SchoolHigh · 426 students
Other schools in Fountain City
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Northeastern High SchoolHigh · 426 students
Other Northeastern Middle schools
One other US public school is named Northeastern Middle. Northeastern Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Northeastern Middle SchoolMount Wolf, PA · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Northeastern High School0.0 mi · 426
- Northeastern Elementary School0.2 mi · 614
- Crestdale Elementary School5.5 mi · 373
- Fairview Elementary School6.2 mi · 259
- Community Youth Services7.1 mi · 67
- Dennis Middle School7.1 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Northeastern Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northeastern Middle School?
Northeastern Middle School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northeastern Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northeastern Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeastern Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeastern Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northeastern Middle School?
Northeastern Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Northeastern Middle School?
Northeastern Middle School is overseen by Northeastern Wayne Schools in Wayne County.
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