Middle Schools in DeKalb County Ctl United School District

Summary:

The DeKalb County Ctl United School District has only one middle school, DeKalb Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 124th out of 489 Indiana middle schools in 2022-2023 to 188th out of 480 in 2024-2025.

DeKalb Middle School's academic outcomes are mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math below the district and state averages in 2024-2025, despite being higher in the previous year. The school's Science proficiency rates are also below the district average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 44.06% in 2023-2024, which may indicate a population with lower socioeconomic status.

While the school's spending per student of $10,631 for the 2023-2024 school year is within a typical range, and the student-teacher ratio of 15.4 is also within a typical range for middle schools, the fluctuating performance and mixed academic outcomes suggest that further investigation may be warranted to understand the factors influencing the school's success and identify areas for improvement.

District Detail

3326 Cr 427
Waterloo, IN 46793

(260) 920-1011

SchoolDigger Rank:
169^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,537

Primary Schools: 4
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 Science (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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	3338 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1013	759	46	16.4	45.8%	685 (90.3%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.2%)	58.3	188^th of 480 public middle schools	60.8%		67.9	148^th of 491 public middle schools	69.9%	40	40.3	39.5	46.5	42.1	36.2	26.6	34.2	32.1	40.0	40.0	$10,631	$54	$10,577

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp	6.06 mi	3	276^th
DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	8.93 mi	5	159^th
Hamilton Community Schools	10.12 mi	2	229^th
East Noble School Corporation	10.8 mi	7	191^st
MSD Steuben County	11.69 mi	6	181^st

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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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