Enrollment
126
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHOALS COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181017002615
Shoals Middle School
11741 Ironton Rd, Shoals, IN 47581 · (812) 247-2060 · Martin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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.
- FBeats 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
14.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
3 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 | 56 | 44% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 26% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Shoals Middle School→Shoals Community High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shoals Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
13.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-54.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 74% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Shoals Middle School
Shoals Middle School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoals Middle School this school | 126 | 2.4% | 19.4% |
| Tri-West Middle School Lizton | 432 | 22.0% | 58.5% |
| Adams Central Middle School Monroe | 324 | 28.7% | 58.1% |
| Union Township Middle School Valparaiso | 333 | 26.7% | 60.6% |
| Liberty Middle School Chesterton | 423 | 23.6% | 66.9% |
| Cascade Middle School Clayton | 332 | 29.5% | 45.5% |
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 Shoals Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #278 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #290 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #258 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #331 of 334 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.4% | #330 of 330 |
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
126
-13 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 126 | 8.5 | 14.8:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 10.5 | 12.2:1 | 66% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 11.5 | 14.2:1 | 62% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 63% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 18 | 8.2:1 | 71% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shoals Middle School.
About Shoals Middle School
Shoals Middle School is a public middle school run by Shoals Community School Corp in Shoals, Indiana. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 126 students. By comparison, middle schools in Indiana enroll about 594 students on average.
Shoals Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: Shoals Community School Corp, with 603 students.
Shoals Middle School is 98% White by enrollment. Census estimates put Martin County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at Shoals Middle School are from different groups.
Shoals Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Martin County is 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, Shoals Middle School lands at D, ahead of 6% of Indiana public middle schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Shoals Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.4% is 54.4 points below the 73.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Martin County show that median household income comes to about $68,594, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Martin County counts 6 public schools with about 1,365 students.
Among nearby public schools, Shoals Community Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Shoals Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 139 to 126.
The discussion board for Shoals Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Martin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,830
Census ACS
Median income
$68,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shoals Community School Corp
- Shoals Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Shoals Community High SchoolHigh · 201 students
Other schools in Shoals
- Shoals Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Shoals Community High SchoolHigh · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Shoals Community Elementary School0.0 mi · 276
- Shoals Community High School0.1 mi · 201
- Loogootee Elementary School7.8 mi · 310
- Loogootee High School7.8 mi · 229
- Loogootee Middle School7.8 mi · 223
- Springs Valley Comm High School11.8 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Shoals Middle SchoolHow many students attend Shoals Middle School?
Shoals Middle School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Shoals Middle School serve?
Shoals Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Shoals Middle School have?
Shoals Middle School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Shoals Middle School?
Student demographics at Shoals Middle School are roughly 98% White, 2% Two or more.
What district is Shoals Middle School in?
Shoals Middle School is part of Shoals Community School Corp.
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