Enrollment
363
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENSSELAER CENTRAL SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180942001544
Rensselaer Central Middle School
1106 Bomber Blvd, Rensselaer, IN 47978 · (219) 866-4661 · Jasper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
153 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 117 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 33% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Rensselaer Central Middle School→Rensselaer Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rensselaer Central School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Rensselaer Central Middle School
Rensselaer Central Middle School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Central Middle School this school | 363 | 42.1% | 54.7% |
| Wainwright Middle School Lafayette | 320 | 39.1% | 40.0% |
| Jimtown Junior High School Elkhart | 305 | 42.6% | 49.3% |
| Maxwell Intermediate School Maxwell | 454 | 41.4% | 51.1% |
| Tipton Middle School Tipton | 308 | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| North Montgomery Middle School Crawfordsville | 400 | 39.3% | 40.1% |
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 Rensselaer Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #48 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #64 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #81 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #248 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #193 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #194 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #224 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #104 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
363
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 42% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 44% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 25.3 | 13.5:1 | 47% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 48% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 44% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 29% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 28 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rensselaer Central Middle School.
About Rensselaer Central Middle School
Rensselaer Central Middle School is a small middle school in Rensselaer, Indiana. The school reports 363 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students.
Rensselaer Central Middle School is part of Rensselaer Central School Corp, where 4 schools serve 1,522 students.
At Rensselaer Central Middle School, White students make up 82% of the student body. It is also 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, Rensselaer Central Middle School comes in at 31%.
The count of teachers at Rensselaer Central Middle School is 23 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.8:1. Middle schools in Indiana average about 15.6:1, a similar figure. The school counts 153 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 42%.
Rensselaer Central Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Rensselaer Central Middle School is 9.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Jasper County has about 33,234 residents, and median household income is about $77,314, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 10 public schools in Jasper County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,807.
The nearest public school is Rensselaer Central High School, at about 0.2 miles. Rensselaer Central Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Rensselaer Central Middle School comes in 1st of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Rensselaer Central Middle School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 364 to 363, a small change. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.1 to 15.8 over 4 years.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,234
Census ACS
Median income
$77,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rensselaer Central School Corp
- Rensselaer Central High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- Rensselaer Central Primary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Van Rensselaer Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
Other schools in Rensselaer
- Rensselaer Central High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- Rensselaer Central Primary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Van Rensselaer Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Rensselaer Central High School0.2 mi · 432
- Van Rensselaer Elementary School0.2 mi · 329
- Rensselaer Central Primary School0.9 mi · 398
- Tri-County Primary School12.0 mi · 192
- Tri-County Intermediate School13.1 mi · 258
- Tri-County Jr/Sr High School14.2 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Rensselaer Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rensselaer Central Middle School?
Rensselaer Central Middle School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rensselaer Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rensselaer Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rensselaer Central Middle School have?
Rensselaer Central Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rensselaer Central Middle School?
At Rensselaer Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rensselaer Central Middle School?
Rensselaer Central Middle School is overseen by Rensselaer Central School Corp in Jasper County.
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