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Enrollment
623
Middle
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477002528
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School
5525 W 34th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224 · (317) 693-5600 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Indiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
397 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 171 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 211 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 39% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
8.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
4.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
5.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Northwest Middle School - an IB World School
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School's state test result (5.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Middle School - an IB World School this school | 623 | 63.7% | 5.7% |
| Henry W Eggers Middle School Hammond | 693 | 58.4% | 9.8% |
| Charles N Scott Middle School Hammond | 663 | 54.1% | 10.9% |
| Belzer Middle School Indianapolis | 1,119 | 63.9% | 12.8% |
| Guion Creek Middle School Indianapolis | 833 | 55.3% | 15.7% |
| Joseph Block Middle School East Chicago | 436 | 70.6% | 11.1% |
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 Northwest Middle School - an IB World School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #321 of 324 | #32 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #321 of 325 | #32 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #322 of 325 | #32 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #137 of 334 | #21 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #42 of 314 | #6 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #77 of 315 | #23 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #66 of 330 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +183.2% | #1 of 110 | #1 of 14 |
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
623
+239 (+62%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 623 | 51 | 12.2:1 | 64% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 32.5 | 11.9:1 | 51% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 72% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 48 | 8.0:1 | 72% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 35 | 6.3:1 | 71% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 81% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Middle School - an IB World School.
About Northwest Middle School - an IB World School
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School, a medium-sized middle-grades school, is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 623 students.
Indianapolis Public Schools has 21,055 students spread across 49 schools.
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 42% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Marion County's population at about 27%. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School counts 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.4 below the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. About 64% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Northwest Middle School - an IB World School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in Indiana with Northwest Middle School - an IB World School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 30.4%. Northwest Middle School - an IB World School scores 5.7%.
In the county around the school, Marion County, the median household income is $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 274 public schools in Marion County, enrolling about 161,456 students in all.
The closest public school to Northwest Middle School - an IB World School is Monarca Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 5.7% is below the 22.4% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21 count was 384 students and the 2024-25 count was 623. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 8.0:1 in 2020-21 and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Northwest Middle School - an IB World School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Middle School - an IB World SchoolHow large is Northwest Middle School - an IB World School?
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northwest Middle School - an IB World School serve?
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Northwest Middle School - an IB World School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Northwest Middle School - an IB World School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwest Middle School - an IB World School?
At Northwest Middle School - an IB World School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 42% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwest Middle School - an IB World School?
Northwest Middle School - an IB World School is overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.