Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180963001577
Rochester Community Middle School
650 Zebra Ln, Rochester, IN 46975 · (574) 223-2280 · Fulton County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
11.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
212 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 5 | 129 | 37% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 32% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Rochester Community Middle School→Rochester Community High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rochester Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Rochester Community Middle School
Rochester Community Middle School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Community Middle School this school | 353 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
| Wabash Middle School Wabash | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
| Maconaquah Middle School Bunker Hill | 407 | 58.7% | 28.5% |
| Southwestern Middle School Hanover | 280 | 60.0% | 29.1% |
| Garrett Middle School Garrett | 387 | 57.9% | 26.8% |
| Sheridan Middle School Sheridan | 270 | 60.4% | 35.0% |
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 Rochester Community Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #98 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #66 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #109 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #253 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #18 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #244 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #80 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #76 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
353
-57 (-14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 353 | 31.8 | 11.1:1 | 60% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 32.8 | 9.9:1 | 59% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 32.3 | 9.8:1 | 58% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 34.5 | 11.8:1 | 52% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 48% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 46% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 25% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochester Community Middle School.
About Rochester Community Middle School
Rochester Community Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Indiana, located in Rochester. It had 353 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 7. Middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
Rochester Community Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Rochester Community School Corp, which enrolls 1,593 students.
The share of White students at Rochester Community Middle School is 89%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Fulton County overall, the White share is about 90%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
There are 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.1:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is 4.5 students per teacher. On the income side, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Fulton County is close, at 61%.
Rochester Community Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Indiana public middle schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Rochester Community Middle School is among the top 10% of schools in Indiana. Predicted: 33.0%. Actual: 47.5%.
The school's county is Fulton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,360, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,763, Rochester Community Middle School among them.
About 0.1 miles separate Rochester Community Middle School from the closest public school, Rochester Community High School. The five-mile area around Rochester Community Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 37.2% on proficiency, and Rochester Community Middle School is above that at 47.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Rochester Community Middle School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
A 14% drop took enrollment from 410 in 2020-21 to 353 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 11.1:1.
Rochester Community Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,312
Census ACS
Median income
$61,360
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Community School Corp
- Rochester Community High SchoolHigh · 567 students
- George M Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester Community High SchoolHigh · 567 students
- Caston Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Caston Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- George M Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Community High School0.1 mi · 567
- Columbia Elementary School0.6 mi · 325
- George M Riddle Elementary School1.1 mi · 348
- Tippecanoe Valley Middle School10.2 mi · 432
- Akron Elementary School10.3 mi · 354
- Tippecanoe Valley High School10.3 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Rochester Community Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rochester Community Middle School?
Rochester Community Middle School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does Rochester Community Middle School serve?
Rochester Community Middle School serves grades 05-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rochester Community Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rochester Community Middle School is approximately 11.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rochester Community Middle School?
At Rochester Community Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rochester Community Middle School?
Rochester Community Middle School is overseen by Rochester Community School Corp in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.