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If you could change one rule at Otter Creek Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
670
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209001911
Otter Creek Middle School
4801 N Lafayette St, Terre Haute, IN 47805 · (812) 462-4391 · Vigo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Indiana public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
444 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 235 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 31% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
22.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Otter Creek Middle School
Otter Creek Middle School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek Middle School this school | 670 | 66.3% | 22.5% |
| Jennings County Middle School North Vernon | 572 | 65.0% | 31.4% |
| R J Baskett Middle School Gas City | 507 | 67.9% | 30.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Terre Haute | 686 | 65.2% | 29.0% |
| Bedford Middle School Bedford | 518 | 59.1% | 31.4% |
| Wabash Middle School Wabash | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
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 Otter Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #265 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #273 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #280 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #110 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #98 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #221 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #48 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #30 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
670
-105 (-14%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 670 | 49.4 | 13.6:1 | 66% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 50.2 | 14.2:1 | 65% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 52.5 | 15.0:1 | 65% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 59% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 49 | 17.3:1 | 57% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 54% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 46% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 34% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 47 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otter Creek Middle School.
About Otter Creek Middle School
Otter Creek Middle School is a medium-sized middle school found in Terre Haute, Indiana. Enrolled students number 670 students, in grades 6 through 8.
Vigo County School Corp has 13,277 students in 26 schools, and Otter Creek Middle School is one of those schools.
Otter Creek Middle School's enrollment is 86% White. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 85% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 49.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. On average, middle schools in Indiana have 15.6:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 66% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Otter Creek Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Otter Creek Middle School is 28.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.5%.
Vigo County has these Census figures: the median household income is $52,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Vigo County has 28 public schools and roughly 13,416 students.
Of nearby public schools, Terre Town Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Otter Creek Middle School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Otter Creek Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Otter Creek Middle School's enrollment dropped from 775 in 2020-21 to 670 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Vigo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,109
Census ACS
Median income
$52,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
13,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vigo County School Corp
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
- Dixie Bee Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Other schools in Terre Haute
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
- Dixie Bee Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Terre Town Elementary School1.1 mi · 553
- Terre Haute North Vigo High School2.2 mi · 1,486
- Deming Early Learning Center2.9 mi · 306
- Ouabache Elementary School3.2 mi · 366
- Rio Grande Elementary School3.4 mi · 408
- Benjamin Franklin Elem School3.5 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Otter Creek Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Otter Creek Middle School?
Otter Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Otter Creek Middle School serve?
Otter Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Otter Creek Middle School have?
Otter Creek Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Otter Creek Middle School?
At Otter Creek Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Otter Creek Middle School public or private?
Otter Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vigo County School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.