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Enrollment
396
Middle
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180327000440
Pierre Moran Middle School
200 W Lusher Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517 · (574) 295-4805 · Elkhart County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Indiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
237 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 7 | 188 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 53% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Pierre Moran Middle School→Elkhart High School
Based on grade levels within Elkhart Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
19.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
19.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Pierre Moran Middle School
Pierre Moran Middle School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Moran Middle School this school | 396 | 59.8% | 19.4% |
| West Noble Middle School Ligonier | 627 | 59.6% | 33.7% |
| Concord Intermediate School Elkhart | 756 | 62.0% | 31.7% |
| Frankfort Middle School Frankfort | 654 | 53.1% | 30.4% |
| William Penn Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis | 367 | 65.4% | 9.1% |
| Concord Junior High School Elkhart | 855 | 60.4% | 30.3% |
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 Pierre Moran Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #277 of 324 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #268 of 325 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #289 of 325 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #226 of 334 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #9 of 314 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #83 of 315 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #85 of 330 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #18 of 187 | #2 of 8 |
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
396
-146 (-27%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 396 | 37.3 | 10.6:1 | 60% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 38.5 | 11.2:1 | 62% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 34.5 | 13.3:1 | 75% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 66 | 8.2:1 | 62% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 37.3 | 13.9:1 | 73% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 41 | 11.5:1 | 77% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 74% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 49% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pierre Moran Middle School.
About Pierre Moran Middle School
Pierre Moran Middle School is a middle school in Elkhart, Indiana, and it is part of Elkhart Community Schools. Federal data show 396 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 594.
Pierre Moran Middle School reports to Elkhart Community Schools, which has 19 schools and 10,640 students.
The largest group at Pierre Moran Middle School is Hispanic students, at 58%. Other groups include 22% White, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Elkhart County residents are about 20% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The school has 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is 5.0 students per teacher. In all, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Elkhart County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Pierre Moran Middle School outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.2% at Pierre Moran Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.4%.
In the wider Elkhart County area, median household income comes to about $68,561, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Elkhart County counts 60 public schools with about 33,574 students.
Measured in a straight line, Roosevelt STEAM Academy is about 0.2 miles from Pierre Moran Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 19.4% is below the 20.4% average for nearby schools.
Pierre Moran Middle School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 396 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 542. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.2:1 to 10.6:1.
Pierre Moran Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elkhart Community Schools
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- North Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Roosevelt STEAM AcademyElementary · 531 students
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Pinewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Elkhart
- Elkhart High SchoolHigh · 3,073 students
- Concord Community High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Concord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Concord Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Jimtown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt STEAM Academy0.2 mi · 531
- Hawthorne Early Learning Center0.3 mi · 156
- Premier Arts Academy0.7 mi · 286
- Mary Beck Elementary School0.8 mi · 385
- Elkhart Alternative Education0.9 mi · 205
- Monger Elementary School1.0 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Pierre Moran Middle SchoolHow large is Pierre Moran Middle School?
Pierre Moran Middle School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Pierre Moran Middle School serve?
Pierre Moran Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pierre Moran Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pierre Moran Middle School is approximately 10.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pierre Moran Middle School?
At Pierre Moran Middle School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 58% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pierre Moran Middle School?
Pierre Moran Middle School is overseen by Elkhart Community Schools in Elkhart County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.