Enrollment
280
Middle
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWESTERN-JEFFERSON CO CON·NCES 181080002547
Southwestern Middle School
169 S Main Cross St, Hanover, IN 47243 · (812) 866-9500 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Indiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
168 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 80 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 30% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Southwestern Middle School→Southwestern High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
21.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Southwestern Middle School
Southwestern Middle School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Middle School this school | 280 | 60.0% | 29.1% |
| Sheridan Middle School Sheridan | 270 | 60.4% | 35.0% |
| Selma Middle School Selma | 277 | 58.8% | 51.8% |
| Rochester Community Middle School Rochester | 353 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
| Delphi Community Middle School Delphi | 289 | 56.7% | 33.0% |
| 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 Southwestern Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #236 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #259 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #202 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #292 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #76 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #236 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #83 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #84 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
280
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 280 | 21.5 | 13.0:1 | 60% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 19.8 | 15.4:1 | 62% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 23.5 | 11.7:1 | 63% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 54% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 58% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 57% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwestern Middle School.
About Southwestern Middle School
Southwestern Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Hanover, Indiana. It educates 280 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 53% smaller than the 594 average for middle schools in Indiana.
Southwestern Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con, with 1,263 students.
Federal enrollment data show Southwestern Middle School is 88% White. It is also 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Southwestern Middle School, 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.0:1. That is lower than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Roughly 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Southwestern Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Southwestern Middle School's results are 4.0 points below predicted: 29.1% against 33.1%.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $64,577, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Jefferson County has 10 public schools and roughly 4,109 students.
The nearest public school is Southwestern High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Southwestern Middle School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 305 in 2020-21 to 280 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 11.7 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,998
Census ACS
Median income
$64,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con
- Southwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 350 students
Other schools in Hanover
- Southwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 350 students
Other Southwestern Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southwestern Middle. Southwestern Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Southwestern Middle SchoolLafayette, IN · 491 students
- SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLDELAND, FL · 664 students
- SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLJAMESTOWN, NY · 266 students
- Southwestern Middle SchoolPiasa, IL · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Southwestern High School0.0 mi · 350
- Southwestern Elementary School0.2 mi · 633
- Lydia Middleton Elementary School5.0 mi · 333
- Madison Consolidated Jr High Sch5.6 mi · 728
- Madison Consolidated High School5.8 mi · 769
- Anderson Elementary School6.1 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Southwestern Middle SchoolHow many students attend Southwestern Middle School?
Southwestern Middle School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southwestern Middle School serve?
Southwestern Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Southwestern Middle School have?
Southwestern Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Southwestern Middle School?
Student demographics at Southwestern Middle School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Southwestern Middle School public or private?
Southwestern Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.