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What's one thing Plaza Park International Prep Acad gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
610
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000481
Plaza Park International Prep Acad
7301 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN 47715 · (812) 476-4971 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Indiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
342 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 204 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 30% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
32.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Plaza Park International Prep Acad
Plaza Park International Prep Acad's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Park International Prep Acad this school | 610 | 56.1% | 30.3% |
| Avon Intermediate School West Avon | 755 | 52.2% | 49.1% |
| Jefferson Middle School Fort Wayne | 658 | 56.2% | 25.6% |
| Memorial Park Middle School Fort Wayne | 627 | 61.1% | 40.0% |
| Decatur Middle School Indianapolis | 1,000 | 59.7% | 17.5% |
| Nathaniel Scribner Middle School New Albany | 941 | 54.0% | 35.3% |
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 Plaza Park International Prep Acad ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #230 of 324 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #210 of 325 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #210 of 325 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #142 of 334 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #91 of 314 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #34 of 315 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #112 of 330 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #115 of 187 | #4 of 7 |
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
610
+51 (+9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 610 | 45.5 | 13.4:1 | 56% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 40.9 | 14.5:1 | 55% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 42.4 | 15.3:1 | 65% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 58% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 57% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 58% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 53% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 35 | 19.6:1 | 19% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 29 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plaza Park International Prep Acad.
About Plaza Park International Prep Acad
Plaza Park International Prep Acad is a middle school in Evansville, Indiana, reachable at (812) 476-4971. It teaches 610 students in grades 6 through 8.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp oversees Plaza Park International Prep Acad and 37 other schools, with 21,589 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Plaza Park International Prep Acad, 47%, is White. The next largest groups are 26% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 2% Pacific Islander. In Vanderburgh County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
A staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.4:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is 2.2 students per teacher. By family income, 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Plaza Park International Prep Acad lands at C, ahead of 29% of Indiana public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Plaza Park International Prep Acad is -5.5 points: 30.3% actual, 35.9% predicted.
In Vanderburgh County, home to about 180,117 people, median household income comes to about $61,648, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 44 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,423, Plaza Park International Prep Acad among them.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, William Henry Harrison High School, is the closest to Plaza Park International Prep Acad. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 21.7% proficiency; Plaza Park International Prep Acad posts 30.3%.
Federal data place Plaza Park International Prep Acad in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 559 to 610, a 9% rise.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Nearby schools
- William Henry Harrison High School1.2 mi · 1,332
- Excel Center of Evansville Southeast1.5 mi · 158
- Hebron Elementary School1.7 mi · 726
- Caze Elementary School2.1 mi · 510
- McGary Middle School2.5 mi · 295
- Dexter Elementary School2.7 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Plaza Park International Prep AcadHow large is Plaza Park International Prep Acad?
Plaza Park International Prep Acad enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 06-08.
Is Plaza Park International Prep Acad an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plaza Park International Prep Acad is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Plaza Park International Prep Acad have?
Plaza Park International Prep Acad employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Plaza Park International Prep Acad?
Student demographics at Plaza Park International Prep Acad are roughly 47% White, 11% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Plaza Park International Prep Acad in?
Plaza Park International Prep Acad is part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.