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Norwell Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 584 students in Norwell Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Norwell Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
4 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
2,439 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
158 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Norwell Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#53 out of 400 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
34%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.55
# American Indian Students
4 Students
487 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
16 Students
7,060 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
135 Students
38,734 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
14%
# Black Students
26 Students
41,316 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
2,200 Students
183,320 Students
% White Students
90%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
393 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
58 Students
15,440 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
95
895
# Students in K Grade:
129
4,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
166
4,494
# Students in 2nd Grade:
173
4,603
# Students in 3rd Grade:
175
4,543
# Students in 4th Grade:
180
4,581
# Students in 5th Grade:
192
9,646
# Students in 6th Grade:
181
45,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
181
76,601
# Students in 8th Grade:
222
78,092
# Students in 9th Grade:
175
12,669
# Students in 10th Grade:
196
13,766
# Students in 11th Grade:
186
13,563
# Students in 12th Grade:
188
13,042
# Ungraded Students:
-
241
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,415 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,214. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,746 is less than the state median of $12,844. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,415
$13,214
Spending / Student
$11,746
$12,844
Best Norwell Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Norwell Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1100 E Us 224
Ossian, IN 46777
(260) 543-2218
Ossian, IN 46777
(260) 543-2218
Grades: 6-8
| 584 students
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