Enrollment
270
Middle
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180648001655
Sheridan Middle School
3030 W 246th St, Sheridan, IN 46069 · (317) 758-6780 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Indiana public middle schools
- C+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
11.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
163 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 81 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 34% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Sheridan Middle School→Sheridan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sheridan Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Sheridan Middle School
Sheridan Middle School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Middle School this school | 270 | 60.4% | 35.0% |
| Selma Middle School Selma | 277 | 58.8% | 51.8% |
| Southwestern Middle School Hanover | 280 | 60.0% | 29.1% |
| Rochester Community Middle School Rochester | 353 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
| Delphi Community Middle School Delphi | 289 | 56.7% | 33.0% |
| Parke Heritage Middle School Marshall | 249 | 55.0% | 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 Sheridan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #190 of 324 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #215 of 325 | #16 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #148 of 325 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #296 of 334 | #16 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #17 of 314 | #1 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #265 of 315 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #77 of 330 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #55 of 110 | #6 of 9 |
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
270
+37 (+16%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 270 | 24.5 | 11.0:1 | 60% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 21.5 | 12.6:1 | 45% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 21.5 | 11.8:1 | 46% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 25 | 9.3:1 | 41% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 27.9 | 8.8:1 | 42% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 24 | 10.2:1 | 44% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 34% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheridan Middle School.
About Sheridan Middle School
Sheridan Middle School, a small middle school, is located in Sheridan, Indiana. The school had 270 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Indiana) has about 594 students.
The district, Sheridan Community Schools, has 1,169 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students are the large majority at Sheridan Middle School, with 91% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Hamilton County's population at about 80%. By the diversity index, Sheridan Middle School comes in at 17%.
Sheridan Middle School employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 60% in 2024-25. Public schools in Hamilton County average 21%.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Sheridan Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sheridan Middle School is 2.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 35.0%. Predicted: 32.8%.
Across Hamilton County, median household income is about $121,530, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Sheridan Middle School is among the 69 public schools in Hamilton County.
The school nearest to Sheridan Middle School is Sheridan High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Sheridan Middle School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Sheridan Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 270, 16% above the 233 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 9.3:1 to 11.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sheridan Community Schools
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Sheridan High SchoolHigh · 344 students
Other schools in Sheridan
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Sheridan High SchoolHigh · 344 students
Other Sheridan Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sheridan Middle. Sheridan Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOLSHERIDAN, AR · 564 students
- Sheridan Middle SchoolThornville, OH · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Sheridan High School0.0 mi · 344
- Sheridan Elementary School0.5 mi · 555
- Virginia F. Wood Early Learning Center6.2 mi · 100
- Monon Trail Elementary School6.3 mi · 767
- Maple Glen Elementary7.4 mi · 632
- Westfield High School7.6 mi · 2,948
Frequently asked questions
About Sheridan Middle SchoolHow large is Sheridan Middle School?
Sheridan Middle School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sheridan Middle School serve?
Sheridan Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheridan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sheridan Middle School is approximately 11.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sheridan Middle School?
Student demographics at Sheridan Middle School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Sheridan Middle School in?
Sheridan Middle School is part of Sheridan Community Schools.
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