Perry Meridian Middle School

Perry Meridian Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Indianapolis, Indiana, operated by Perry Township Schools. The school works with 1,278 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 115% above typical.

Perry Township Schools comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 16,243 students; Perry Meridian Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Perry Meridian Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Asian, 12% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 65% of students at Perry Meridian Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Perry Meridian Middle School sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.3%; actual is 44.3%, +15.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Perry Meridian Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Perry Meridian Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Perry Meridian Middle School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 1,230 students in 2018 compared to 1,278 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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