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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Wabash Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
433
Middle
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WABASH CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181215002301
Wabash Middle School
150 Colerain St, Wabash, IN 46992 · (260) 563-4137 · Wabash County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
263 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 107 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Wabash Middle School→Wabash High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wabash City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Wabash Middle School
Wabash Middle School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Middle School this school | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
| Connersville Middle School Connersville | 434 | 58.8% | 27.2% |
| Bedford Middle School Bedford | 518 | 59.1% | 31.4% |
| Rochester Community Middle School Rochester | 353 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
| Garrett Middle School Garrett | 387 | 57.9% | 26.8% |
| South Vermillion Middle School Clinton | 494 | 59.1% | 34.9% |
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 Wabash Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #208 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #236 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #167 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #212 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #235 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #247 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #75 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #113 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
433
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 61% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 59% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 31.7 | 14.0:1 | 60% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 59% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 35.5 | 13.3:1 | 61% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 57% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 28% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wabash Middle School.
About Wabash Middle School
Wabash Middle School is a small middle-grades school for students in Wabash, Indiana. It educates 433 students in grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students.
Wabash Middle School sits within Wabash City Schools, which has 4 schools and 1,463 students.
The student body at Wabash Middle School is 89% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wabash Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.6:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. On average, public schools in Wabash County report 52%.
Wabash Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wabash Middle School is -0.6 points: 32.0% actual, 32.6% predicted.
Across Wabash County, the median household income is $66,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Wabash County has 15 public schools and roughly 5,096 students.
Nearest public school: Wabash High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Local comparison: Wabash Middle School ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 32.0% versus a 31.8% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 38 students since 2020-21, to 433. By 2024-25, the school had 16.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wabash Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,844
Census ACS
Median income
$66,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wabash City Schools
- Wabash High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- LH Carpenter Early Learning CenterElementary · 176 students
Other schools in Wabash
- Wabash High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 429 students
- O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- White's Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Wabash High School0.1 mi · 469
- LH Carpenter Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 176
- O J Neighbours Elementary School0.7 mi · 385
- Sharp Creek Elementary School3.6 mi · 270
- Northfield Jr-Sr High School3.7 mi · 429
- Metro North Elementary School3.8 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Wabash Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wabash Middle School?
Wabash Middle School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades 05-08.
Is Wabash Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wabash Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Wabash Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Wabash Middle School.
How diverse is Wabash Middle School?
Wabash Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wabash Middle School in?
Wabash Middle School is part of Wabash City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.