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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Indian Lake Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
393
Middle
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN LAKE LOCAL·NCES 390480803107
Indian Lake Middle School
8920 County Road 91, Lewistown, OH 43333 · (937) 686-8833 · Logan County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Ohio public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
208 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 96 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 26% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 54% · 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
Indian Lake Middle School→Indian Lake High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Indian Lake Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.6pp since 2021
Math
76.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.1% | 76.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 79.4% |
| 2022-23 | 71.9% | 74.3% |
| 2021-22 | 67.5% | 71.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Indian Lake Middle School
Indian Lake Middle School's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Lake Middle School this school | 393 | 52.9% | 76.1% |
| Blanchester Middle School Blanchester | 353 | 53.8% | 63.6% |
| New Richmond Middle School New Richmond | 441 | 51.2% | 59.9% |
| Lakewood Middle School Hebron | 394 | 50.3% | 60.0% |
| Carrollton Middle School Carrollton | 418 | 51.4% | N/A |
| Celina Middle School Celina | 348 | 49.4% | 69.7% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Indian Lake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #122 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #183 of 637 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #161 of 637 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #153 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #378 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #238 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #432 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #71 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #114 of 410 |
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
393
-114 (-22%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 53% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 53% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 42% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 44% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 47% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 46% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 24% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Lake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (472 to 393); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Indian Lake Middle School
Indian Lake Middle School is a public middle school run by Indian Lake Local in Lewistown, Ohio. The school teaches grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 393 students.
Indian Lake Middle School is a school in Indian Lake Local. The district has 3 schools and 1,364 students.
The share of White students at Indian Lake Middle School is 91%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Logan County overall, the White share is about 92%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
Teacher count: 25 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.7:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is higher. Roughly 53% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Indian Lake Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Ohio public middle schools.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.8%. Indian Lake Middle School scores 76.1%.
For Logan County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $71,551, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 6,357 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Indian Lake Middle School from the closest public school, Indian Lake Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Indian Lake Middle School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 114 students, from 507 to 393. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.5:1 to 15.7:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,089
Census ACS
Median income
$71,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,357 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indian Lake Local
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Indian Lake High SchoolHigh · 441 students
Other schools in Lewistown
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Indian Lake High SchoolHigh · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Lake Elementary School0.2 mi · 530
- Indian Lake High School0.3 mi · 441
- Jackson Center Elementary School7.0 mi · 330
- Jackson Center High School7.0 mi · 246
- Riverside High School8.2 mi · 260
- Riverside Elementary School8.2 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Lake Middle SchoolHow many students attend Indian Lake Middle School?
Indian Lake Middle School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 05-08.
Is Indian Lake Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Lake Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Indian Lake Middle School have?
Indian Lake Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Lake Middle School?
Student demographics at Indian Lake Middle School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Indian Lake Middle School in?
Indian Lake Middle School is part of Indian Lake Local.
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