Summary:
Clinton, Indiana has one middle school in this data set, South Vermillion Middle School, which serves grades 5–8 and enrolls 494 students as part of South Vermillion Com School Corp. The district is ranked 167th of 374 Indiana districts, at the 55th percentile with 3 stars. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3%, lower than the district’s 13.7% and the state’s 16.7%. About 59.11% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $10,565, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.8.
Academically, the school is improving. Its rank rose from 340 of 491, the 31st percentile with 2 stars, in 2023–2024 to 226 of 486, the 53rd percentile with 3 stars, in 2025–2026. 5th grade math is a standout at 55.24%, compared with 42% statewide, and 5th grade social studies is 58.1%, compared with 47.2% statewide. All-grade English Language Arts was 36.36% in 2025–2026, above the district’s 33.14%. Science was slightly above the district in 2024–2025 at 43.55% versus 42.92%, but fell to 40.48% in 2025–2026, slightly below the district’s 41.15%.
Areas to watch include 6th grade ELA, the weakest grade-level result at 27.78%, about 13.5 percentage points below the state’s 41.3%. 6th grade math is 34.13% versus 40.2% statewide, and 8th grade math is 29.36% versus 34.2% statewide. All-grade math remains below the district average, 38.39% versus 42.82%, even though it improved sharply from 29.18% in 2024–2025—a gain of about 9.2 points. All-grade science declined by about 3.1 points year over year. Overall, this is a mid-pack Indiana middle school with clear upward momentum, strong attendance and 5th grade results, and targeted needs in 6th grade ELA and 6th/8th grade math.
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