Middle Schools in Western School Corporation

Summary:

The Western School Corporation in Indiana is home to one standout middle school, Western Middle School. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 15% of Indiana middle schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Western Middle School boasts impressive academic achievements, with proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math assessments exceeding the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. The school's enrollment stands at 581 students, with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15:1. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is an area that could benefit from further attention and intervention.

While 40.96% of Western Middle School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, the school's strong academic performance suggests it is providing a solid educational foundation for its diverse student body. With a spending per student of $9,256, the school appears to have the resources necessary to support its students' learning and development.

District Detail

2600 S 600 W
Russiaville, IN 46979

(765) 883-5576

SchoolDigger Rank:
69^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,542

Primary Schools: 2
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
Western Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 S 600 W	Russiaville	46979	Howard County	Western School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 883-5566	589	38	15.3	34.1%	486 (82.5%)	21 (3.6%)	36 (6.1%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	77.5	96^th of 480 public middle schools	80.0%		81.5	71^st of 491 public middle schools	85.5%	25	53.4	43.6	57.1	51.3	46.6	37.2	49.2	44.3	47.1	47.1	$9,256	$203	$9,054

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kokomo School Corporation	4.74 mi	14	273^rd
Northwestern School Corp	6.43 mi	4	59^th
Taylor Community School Corp	6.67 mi	4	263^rd
Excel Center - Kokomo	6.79 mi	1	316^th
Lewis Cass Schools	9.9 mi	4	224^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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