Norwell Middle School

Located at 1100 E US 224, in Ossian, Indiana, Norwell Middle School is a mid-tier middle-grades school that teaches 561 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Norwell Community Schools.

Across the 4 schools in Norwell Community Schools (2,413 students total), Norwell Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Norwell Middle School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Norwell Middle School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Norwell Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 54.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Wells County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,957 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Norwell Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Wells County (combined enrollment of about 5,106 students).

Nearest neighbor: Norwell High School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Norwell Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Norwell Middle School has shrank 6%, going from 595 students in 2018 to 561 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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