Enrollment
392
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MONTGOMERY COM SCH CORP·NCES 181045002325
Southmont Jr High School
6460 Us 231 South, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 · (765) 866-2023 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
152 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 35% |
Student demographics
12%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
Southmont Jr High School→Southmont Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Montgomery Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Southmont Jr High School
Southmont Jr High School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southmont Jr High School this school | 392 | 38.8% | 54.8% |
| East Washington Middle School Pekin | 418 | 39.0% | 34.5% |
| Knightstown Intermediate School Knightstown | 387 | 37.5% | 37.2% |
| Triton Central Middle School Fairland | 426 | 37.6% | 43.6% |
| North Montgomery Middle School Crawfordsville | 400 | 39.3% | 40.1% |
| Eastern Middle School Greentown | 379 | 42.0% | 42.4% |
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 Southmont Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #47 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #51 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #42 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #228 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #102 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #292 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #246 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.9% | #7 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
392
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 392 | 28.7 | 13.7:1 | 39% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 28.7 | 13.1:1 | 40% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 37 | 9.7:1 | 37% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 28.7 | 8.8:1 | 43% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 27 | 9.9:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 14 | 18.4:1 | 38% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 17% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southmont Jr High School.
About Southmont Jr High School
In Crawfordsville, Indiana, Southmont Jr High School is a small middle school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 392 students. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 34% lower.
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp has 5 schools and 1,684 students, and Southmont Jr High School is one of those schools.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at Southmont Jr High School. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Montgomery County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Southmont Jr High School operates with 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. On average, middle schools in Indiana have 15.6:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. Southmont Jr High School reports 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Southmont Jr High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.1% at Southmont Jr High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.8%.
In Montgomery County (population about 38,312), the median household income is $71,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Southmont Jr High School is one of 17 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Southmont Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Southmont Jr High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Southmont Jr High School ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.8% against a local average of 47.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Southmont Jr High School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 9% from its 2020-21 level of 359. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.7:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$71,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,261 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Montgomery Com Sch Corp
- Southmont Sr High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- New Market Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Ladoga Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
- Walnut Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
Other schools in Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville Sr High SchoolHigh · 682 students
- Crawfordsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- North Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 547 students
- Southmont Sr High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- North Montgomery Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
- Laura Hose Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Southmont Sr High School0.0 mi · 476
- New Market Elementary School1.0 mi · 468
- Athens Virtual Academy of Indiana5.1 mi · 170
- Crawfordsville Sr High School5.1 mi · 682
- Mollie B Hoover Elementary School5.6 mi · 375
- Crawfordsville Middle School6.1 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Southmont Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southmont Jr High School?
Southmont Jr High School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southmont Jr High School serve?
Southmont Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Southmont Jr High School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Southmont Jr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southmont Jr High School?
At Southmont Jr High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Southmont Jr High School public or private?
Southmont Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Montgomery Com Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.