Middle Schools in Fayette County School Corporation

Summary:

The Fayette County School Corporation has only one middle school, Connersville Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has faced some challenges in recent years, with its ranking fluctuating within the state and its academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Math, generally below the district and state averages.

Connersville Middle School is currently ranked 311 out of 480 Indiana middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has seen its ranking vary, going from 263 out of 485 schools in 2023-2024 to 323 out of 489 schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.

In terms of academic performance, Connersville Middle School's proficiency rates on the ILEARN assessments are below the Fayette County School Corporation and Indiana state averages. The school's 2024-2025 ELA proficiency rate is 32.2%, compared to the district's 34.64%, and its 2024-2025 Math proficiency rate is 22.44%, compared to the district's 33.96%. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 65.52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

District Detail

1401 Spartan Drive
Connersville, IN 47331

(765) 825-2178

SchoolDigger Rank:
213^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,103

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Connersville Middle School	Public	7-8	1900 Grand Ave	Connersville	47331	Fayette County	Fayette County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 825-1139	434	30	14.4	58.8%	405 (93.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	38.7	311^th of 480 public middle schools	35.2%		46.7	263^rd of 491 public middle schools	46.4%	48	37.2	26.7	32.2	26.1	18.5	22.4	$13,332	$1,484	$11,848

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Franklin County Community School Corp	9.51 mi	5	164^th
Western Wayne Schools	12.61 mi	2	231^st
Union County/Clg Corner Joint School District	12.95 mi	4	139^th
Centerville-Abington Com Schools	15.13 mi	4	71^st
Rush County Schools	15.19 mi	6	194^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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