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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 180000802304

White River Valley Middle School

2926 S SR 67, Lyons, IN 47443 · (812) 659-3915 · Greene County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
Enrollment
151
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
82 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64731%
Grade 74530%
Grade 85939%
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
13791%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
117%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
6946%
Female
8254%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
White River Valley Middle School→White River Valley High School
Based on grade levels within White River Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
32.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.7%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →

Where White River Valley Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.4%#159 of 324
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.7%#160 of 325
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#218 of 325
Enrollment
ranked largest first
151#328 of 334
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.3%#125 of 330
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-32.0%#8 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
151
-89 (-37%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2515112.512.1:154% (82)
2023-241511510.1:155% (83)
2022-232091513.9:160% (126)
2020-212401912.6:160% (144)
2017-182221713.1:157% (126)
2015-16163723.3:155% (89)
2010-111741313.4:142% (73)
2000-013412414.2:133% (113)
1990-913762415.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White River Valley Middle School.

About White River Valley Middle School

White River Valley Middle School is a public middle school in Lyons, Indiana. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 151 students. By comparison, middle schools in Indiana enroll about 594 students on average.

White River Valley School District (3 schools, 704 students) runs White River Valley Middle School.

White River Valley Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.

Teacher count: 12.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.1:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is 3.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%.

Test results at White River Valley Middle School are 1.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.4% actual, 37.1% predicted).

Greene County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $62,094 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. White River Valley Middle School shares Greene County with 14 other public schools.

White River Valley High School is about 4.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. White River Valley Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 39.1% on proficiency, and White River Valley Middle School is below that at 38.4%.

Federal data place White River Valley Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school's enrollment fell 37% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Greene County at a glance

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Population
31,021
Census ACS
Median income
$62,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,739 students

Quick facts

School name
White River Valley Middle School
District
White River Valley School District
Address
2926 S SR 67, Lyons, IN 47443
Phone
(812) 659-3915
County
Greene County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
151
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
82 (54%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180000802304
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About White River Valley Middle School
What is the total enrollment at White River Valley Middle School?
White River Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does White River Valley Middle School serve?
White River Valley Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does White River Valley Middle School have?
White River Valley Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at White River Valley Middle School?
At White River Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is White River Valley Middle School public or private?
White River Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by White River Valley School District.
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