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What's the most underrated thing about South Vermillion Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
494
Middle
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH VERMILLION COM SCH CORP·NCES 181059001740
South Vermillion Middle School
950 W Wildcat Dr, Clinton, IN 47842 · (765) 832-7727 · Vermillion County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
292 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 133 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 23% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
South Vermillion Middle School→South Vermillion High School
Based on grade levels within South Vermillion Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 South Vermillion Middle School
South Vermillion Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Vermillion Middle School this school | 494 | 59.1% | 34.9% |
| Connersville Middle School Connersville | 434 | 58.8% | 27.2% |
| Bedford Middle School Bedford | 518 | 59.1% | 31.4% |
| Wabash Middle School Wabash | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
| West Vigo Middle School West Terre Haute | 390 | 59.2% | 17.3% |
| Garrett Middle School Garrett | 387 | 57.9% | 26.8% |
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 South Vermillion Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #191 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #211 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #207 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #182 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #152 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #303 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #91 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.5% | #34 of 110 |
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
494
+132 (+36%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 494 | 33.3 | 14.8:1 | 59% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 33.8 | 14.4:1 | 62% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 26.3 | 13.1:1 | 61% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 30.5 | 13.7:1 | 54% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 52% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 50% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 30% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Vermillion Middle School.
About South Vermillion Middle School
Students in Clinton, Indiana, attend South Vermillion Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 494 students enrolled.
South Vermillion Middle School is one school in South Vermillion Com Sch Corp, a system of 4 schools with 1,548 students.
The share of students at South Vermillion Middle School who are White is 95%. Other groups include 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Vermillion County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 33.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.8:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is 0.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. The average for public schools in Vermillion County is similar, at 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, South Vermillion Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Indiana public middle schools.
South Vermillion Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.9%, compared with a predicted 33.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Vermillion County show median household income comes to about $60,200, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,279 students.
Measured in a straight line, South Vermillion High School is about 0.2 miles from South Vermillion Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 34.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes South Vermillion Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment rose 36% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.8:1) than in 2020-21 (11.3:1).
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Vermillion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,421
Census ACS
Median income
$60,200
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Vermillion Com Sch Corp
- South Vermillion High SchoolHigh · 446 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Van Duyn Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Ernie Pyle Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Clinton
- South Vermillion High SchoolHigh · 446 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Van Duyn Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Ernie Pyle Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- South Vermillion High School0.2 mi · 446
- Central Elementary School2.1 mi · 366
- Van Duyn Elementary School3.1 mi · 242
- Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School5.0 mi · 471
- Montezuma Elementary School7.5 mi · 213
- Fayette Elementary School7.9 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About South Vermillion Middle SchoolHow many students attend South Vermillion Middle School?
South Vermillion Middle School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does South Vermillion Middle School serve?
South Vermillion Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at South Vermillion Middle School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at South Vermillion Middle School.
How diverse is South Vermillion Middle School?
South Vermillion Middle School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is South Vermillion Middle School in?
South Vermillion Middle School is part of South Vermillion Com Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.