Summary:
There is one middle school in the White River Valley School District in Indiana: White River Valley Middle School in Lyons, serving grades 6–8 to 151 students. Because it is the district's only middle-level school, there is no other middle school in the area to compare it against, so the most useful comparison is against the district overall and against Indiana as a whole.
The school's recent results are notably stronger than its district's overall standing. In 2025–2026, White River Valley Middle School ranked 143 of 486 middle schools — the 71st percentile with 4 stars — while the White River Valley School District is rated 2 stars and sits at the 48th percentile. That ranking is the school's best in three years and its only 4-star year in that window. Improvement was broad: all-grade ELA rose from 31.97% to 42.65%, moving above the district's 36.61%, while math rose from 36.73% to 42.96% and science rose from 52.08% to 56%, the strongest all-grade subject. Sixth grade is the brightest spot — 60% proficient in math versus the state's 40.2%, and 56% in science versus the state's 41.2%. Chronic absenteeism of 15.6% is below Indiana's 16.7%.
There are areas to watch. Math proficiency declines sharply by grade: 60% in 6th, 39.13% in 7th, and 25.64% in 8th, with the 8th-grade result 8.56 points below the state. ELA moves the other way, rising from 38% in 6th to 43.48% in 7th to 47.5% in 8th, with 6th-grade ELA slightly below the state at 38%. All-grade math remains marginally below the district (42.96% versus 43.88%). The school has 54.3% free/reduced lunch participation, spends $12,626 per student, and has a 12:1 student-teacher ratio. Note that grade-level results are from a single year, not the same students tracked over time.
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