Enrollment
157
Middle
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST GIBSON SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180294000622
Wood Memorial Middle School
945 S Franklin St - #A, Oakland City, IN 47660 · (812) 749-4519 · Gibson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Indiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
94 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 | 48 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 30% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Wood Memorial Middle School→Waldo J Wood Memorial High
Based on grade levels within East Gibson School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.1%
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 33 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Wood Memorial Middle School
Wood Memorial Middle School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Memorial Middle School this school | 157 | 59.9% | 38.9% |
| South Ripley Junior High School Versailles | 161 | 57.8% | 48.6% |
| Milan Intermediate School Milan | 159 | 56.6% | 38.1% |
| Milan Middle School Milan | 159 | 56.0% | 27.9% |
| White River Valley Middle School Lyons | 151 | 54.3% | 38.4% |
| Switzerland Co Middle School Vevay | 215 | 54.9% | 34.3% |
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 Wood Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #153 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #185 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #165 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #327 of 334 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #84 of 330 |
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
157
+49 (+45%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 6.3:1
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 | 157 | 14 | 11.2:1 | 60% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 12.5 | 13.4:1 | 63% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 11.3 | 10.6:1 | 60% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 108 | 17 | 6.3:1 | 42% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 124 | 12.5 | 9.9:1 | 42% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 50% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 39% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 194 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 14% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wood Memorial Middle School.
About Wood Memorial Middle School
Wood Memorial Middle School is a small middle school in Oakland City, Indiana, administered by East Gibson School Corporation. The school reports 157 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 74% smaller than the 594 average for middle schools in Indiana.
Wood Memorial Middle School falls under East Gibson School Corporation, which has 4 schools enrolling 682 students.
About 91% of the student body at Wood Memorial Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Wood Memorial Middle School operates with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.2:1. That is lower than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. About 60% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Gibson County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
allk12 grades Wood Memorial Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wood Memorial Middle School, the prediction is 33.2% and the result is 38.9%.
Gibson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $67,573, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Gibson County has 13 public schools and roughly 4,664 students.
The closest other public school is Wood Memorial Primary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Wood Memorial Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Wood Memorial Middle School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.9% against a local average of 45.8%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The 2020-21 count was 108 students and the 2024-25 count was 157. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. Students per teacher rose from 6.3 in 2020-21 to 11.2 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Gibson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,000
Census ACS
Median income
$67,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,664 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Gibson School Corporation
- Waldo J Wood Memorial HighHigh · 226 students
- Wood Memorial Intermediate SchoolElementary · 150 students
- Wood Memorial Primary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Francisco Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Oakland City
- Waldo J Wood Memorial HighHigh · 226 students
- Wood Memorial Primary SchoolElementary · 149 students
Nearby schools
- Wood Memorial Primary School0.1 mi · 149
- Waldo J Wood Memorial High0.1 mi · 226
- Wood Memorial Intermediate School5.7 mi · 150
- Winslow Elementary School8.4 mi · 268
- Pike Central Middle School9.2 mi · 383
- Pike Central High School9.2 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Wood Memorial Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wood Memorial Middle School?
Wood Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wood Memorial Middle School serve?
Wood Memorial Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wood Memorial Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wood Memorial Middle School is approximately 11.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wood Memorial Middle School?
At Wood Memorial Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wood Memorial Middle School?
Wood Memorial Middle School is overseen by East Gibson School Corporation in Gibson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.