Indian Lake Middle School

Indian Lake Middle School operates as a small middle school in Lewistown, Ohio, overseen by Indian Lake Local. Current enrollment sits at 393 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Within Indian Lake Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,364 students, Indian Lake Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Indian Lake Middle School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Logan County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Indian Lake Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.8%; this one delivers 76.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Logan County shows median household earnings sit near $71,551, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Indian Lake Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Logan County (combined enrollment of about 6,357 students).

Indian Lake Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Indian Lake Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indian Lake Middle School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 67.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Indian Lake Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 393). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.