Wood Memorial Middle School

Wood Memorial Middle School is one of the rural-scale middle-grades schools in Oakland City, Indiana, operated by East Gibson School Corporation, with 157 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 74% below the state mean of about 594.

Across the 4 schools in East Gibson School Corporation (682 students total), Wood Memorial Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Wood Memorial Middle School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Gibson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Wood Memorial Middle School logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Gibson County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, Wood Memorial Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.9%.

Across the wider county, Gibson County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,573, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wood Memorial Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Gibson County (combined enrollment of about 4,664 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wood Memorial Primary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Wood Memorial Middle School. On composite proficiency, Wood Memorial Middle School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.

Wood Memorial Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Wood Memorial Middle School's enrollment has grew 27% since 2018, when it stood at 124 (now 157). The White share of enrollment contracted from 98% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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