Middle Schools in South Dearborn Community School Corp

Summary:

South Dearborn Community School Corp has one middle school, South Dearborn Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 193rd out of 489 Indiana middle schools in 2022-2023 to 303rd out of 480 in 2024-2025. While the school performed exceptionally well on the ILEARN Biology End of Course assessment, with 100% of students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are generally below the state averages.

South Dearborn Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 50.85% in 2023-2024. The school's student-teacher ratio is 12.2, which is slightly lower than the state average. The South Dearborn Community School Corp district is ranked 171 out of 380 in Indiana and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The declining performance of South Dearborn Middle School is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation. While the school's exceptional performance on the ILEARN Biology assessment is commendable, the overall decline in its statewide ranking and below-average proficiency rates in core academic areas suggest that there is room for improvement. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that it may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could have implications for the school's resources and support services.

District Detail

6109 Squire Pl
Aurora, IN 47001

(812) 926-2090

SchoolDigger Rank:
171^st of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,849

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (2025)			ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Dearborn Middle School	Public	7-8	5850 Squire Pl	Aurora	47001	Dearborn County	South Dearborn Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 926-6298	288	23	12.8	47.2%	270 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	40.3	303^rd of 480 public middle schools	36.9%		48.9	246^th of 491 public middle schools	49.9%	57	30.3	38.9	34.6	22.8	20.8	21.8	100.0	$12,872	$440	$12,432

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lawrenceburg Community School Corp	4.7 mi	4	200^th
Rising Sun-Ohio County Com	8.76 mi	3	205^th
Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp	10.61 mi	6	46^th
Milan Community Schools	11.03 mi	4	208^th
Switzerland County School Corp	13.6 mi	4	225^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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