Middle Schools in Concord Community Schools

Concord Community Schools in Elkhart, Indiana serves middle-level students at two schools: Concord Junior High School, which covers grades 7–8 with 855 students, and Concord Intermediate School, which covers grades 5–6 with 756 students — 1,611 students combined. The Concord Community Schools district overall ranks 207 of 374 in Indiana, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars. Because each school is the only district school serving its grades, state comparisons are often more useful than district ones.

Concord Intermediate School is the stronger current performer in reading and math: 41.56% proficient in ELA and 47.01% in math in 2025–26, both above the district and well above Concord Junior's 34.53% in math. Its 5th grade math (50.27% vs. state 42%) and 6th grade math (44.11% vs. state 40.2%) also beat state averages, and its chronic absenteeism of 13.3% is lower than the district's 18.6% and the state's 16.7%. Concord Junior High School stands out for Biology End-of-Course results — 87.76% and 90% proficient, far above district rates around 32–37% — and for rank improvement, moving from 306 of 491 (38th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24 to 194 of 486 (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26.

Both schools improved in ELA and math year over year. Concord Intermediate's math rose 9.86 points and its 5th grade social studies jumped 17.95 points, though science remains a weakness at 26.13% versus the district's 31.41%. Concord Junior's math gain was 8.91 points, but its all-grade math still trails the district. Both serve high-need populations, with free/reduced lunch above 60%, and Intermediate spends more per student ($10,813 vs. $10,016).