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Best kept secret at West Noble Middle School?
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Enrollment
627
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST NOBLE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181290002059
West Noble Middle School
5194 N US 33, Ligonier, IN 46767 · (260) 894-3191 · Noble County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
374 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 168 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 147 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
West Noble Middle School→West Noble High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Noble School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 West Noble Middle School
West Noble Middle School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Noble Middle School this school | 627 | 59.6% | 33.7% |
| Frankfort Middle School Frankfort | 654 | 53.1% | 30.4% |
| Concord Intermediate School Elkhart | 756 | 62.0% | 31.7% |
| Seymour Middle School Seymour | 778 | 60.5% | 27.6% |
| Concord Junior High School Elkhart | 855 | 60.4% | 30.3% |
| Seymour Intermediate School Seymour | 862 | 63.5% | 23.9% |
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 West Noble Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #199 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #128 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #236 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #134 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #116 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #137 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #87 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #68 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
627
-108 (-15%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 627 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 60% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 64% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 50.5 | 13.3:1 | 61% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 54% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 60% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 61% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 831 | 46 | 18.1:1 | 73% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 41% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 27 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Noble Middle School.
About West Noble Middle School
West Noble Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Ligonier, Indiana, in Noble County. A federal count lists 627 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8.
West Noble Middle School is one of 4 schools in West Noble School Corporation, which enrolls 2,192 students in total.
Hispanic students make up a majority at West Noble Middle School, at 59%. Next come 40% White. That compares with about 11% Hispanic among all Noble County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 45 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at West Noble Middle School was 13.9:1. On average, middle schools in Indiana have 15.6:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. West Noble Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%. For comparison, public schools in Noble County average 46%.
The allk12 Grade for West Noble Middle School is B-. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.3%.
Noble County has about 47,495 residents, and the median household income is $71,723, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Noble County has 16 public schools and roughly 6,651 students.
The closest public school to West Noble Middle School is West Noble Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 33.7% is below the 36.3% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, West Noble Middle School's enrollment dropped 15%, to 627. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.0:1 to 13.9:1.
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Noble County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,495
Census ACS
Median income
$71,723
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,651 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Noble School Corporation
- West Noble High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- West Noble Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- West Noble Primary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Ligonier
- West Noble High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- West Noble Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- West Noble Primary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- West Noble Elementary School0.2 mi · 473
- West Noble High School0.2 mi · 742
- West Noble Primary School2.3 mi · 350
- Wawasee Middle School7.0 mi · 608
- Topeka Elementary School7.9 mi · 248
- Central Noble Primary School8.0 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About West Noble Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Noble Middle School?
West Noble Middle School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does West Noble Middle School serve?
West Noble Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Noble Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Noble Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Noble Middle School?
West Noble Middle School reports a student body of 40% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Noble Middle School?
West Noble Middle School is overseen by West Noble School Corporation in Noble County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.