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What's the biggest difference between Scottsburg Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
556
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2·NCES 181002001611
Scottsburg Middle School
425 S 3rd St, Scottsburg, IN 47170 · (812) 752-8926 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- B+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
14.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
298 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 174 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Scottsburg Middle School→Scottsburg Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scott County School District 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Scottsburg Middle School
Scottsburg Middle School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsburg Middle School this school | 556 | 53.6% | 38.7% |
| Bell Intermediate Academy Martinsville | 524 | 52.3% | 33.8% |
| John R. Wooden Middle School Martinsville | 576 | 51.0% | 36.1% |
| Delta Middle School Muncie | 602 | 51.8% | 43.7% |
| Boonville Middle School Boonville | 682 | 51.0% | 49.3% |
| Madison Consolidated Jr High Sch Madison | 728 | 54.1% | 37.3% |
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 Scottsburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #155 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #132 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #176 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #161 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #135 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #269 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #130 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #124 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
556
-47 (-8%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 556 | 38.5 | 14.4:1 | 54% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 59% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 39.5 | 13.6:1 | 60% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 59% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 41.5 | 14.4:1 | 56% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 56% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 34 | 19.0:1 | 50% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 19 | 30.8:1 | 30% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 21 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scottsburg Middle School.
About Scottsburg Middle School
Scottsburg Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Scottsburg, Indiana, one of the schools in Scott County School District 2. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 556 students.
Scottsburg Middle School is among 7 schools run by Scott County School District 2, which serves 2,643 students.
Scottsburg Middle School's enrollment is 92% White. Next come 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Scottsburg Middle School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 38.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.4:1. That is lower than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 54%. That tracks the 53% average for public schools in Scott County.
allk12 grades Scottsburg Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Scottsburg Middle School is 1.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 38.7%. Predicted: 37.6%.
In Scott County (population about 24,526), the median household income is $56,352, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 9 public schools in Scott County, enrolling about 3,870 students in all.
The nearest public school is Scottsburg Elem School, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Scottsburg Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Scottsburg Middle School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Scottsburg Middle School's enrollment dropped 8%, to 556.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Scottsburg Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,526
Census ACS
Median income
$56,352
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County School District 2
- Scottsburg Senior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Scottsburg Elem SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Vienna-Finley Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Early Learning AcademyElementary · 101 students
Other schools in Scottsburg
- Scottsburg Senior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Scottsburg Elem SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Vienna-Finley Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
- Early Learning AcademyElementary · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Scottsburg Elem School0.8 mi · 493
- Scottsburg Senior High School0.9 mi · 678
- Vienna-Finley Elementary School2.1 mi · 391
- Austin High School4.5 mi · 429
- Austin Middle School4.5 mi · 254
- Austin Elementary School4.7 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Scottsburg Middle SchoolHow many students attend Scottsburg Middle School?
Scottsburg Middle School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Scottsburg Middle School serve?
Scottsburg Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Scottsburg Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Scottsburg Middle School.
How diverse is Scottsburg Middle School?
Scottsburg Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Scottsburg Middle School?
Scottsburg Middle School is overseen by Scott County School District 2 in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.