Middle Schools in Linton-Stockton School Corporation

Linton-Stockton School Corporation has one middle school, Linton-Stockton Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 291 students in Linton, Indiana; because it is the only middle school in the district, parents should compare it with district and Indiana averages rather than with another local middle school. The school is on a clear upward trend: its SchoolDigger rank improved from 202nd of 491 in 2023–2024 to 94th of 486 in 2025–2026, moving from the 59th to the 81st percentile and from 3 stars to 4 stars. The district overall ranks 121st of 374 districts, in the 68th percentile with 3 stars.

Academically, science is the standout. In 2025–2026, 60.22% of students were proficient in science, 19.02 percentage points above Indiana’s 41.2% 6th-grade science average and up from 42.27% the year before. ELA is also a strength: All Grades ELA was 52.04%, slightly above the district’s 51.5%, and every grade level was above the state average, with 8th grade especially strong at 59.62%, or 15.62 points above the state. Math is the main concern. All Grades math was 42.18%, below the district’s 50.5%, and 8th-grade math was 27.88%, 6.32 points below the state. Math did improve overall, and 6th and 7th grades were above state, but proficiency drops steeply from 56.99% in 6th grade to 43.3% in 7th and 27.88% in 8th. The district All Grades math figure may include other grades or schools, so that gap should be interpreted with that nuance.

Other indicators are favorable. Chronic absenteeism was 10.2% in 2024–2025, below the district’s 11.9% and well below Indiana’s 16.7%. The student-teacher ratio was 11.9 students per teacher, and 41.58% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, with per-student spending at $9,151 in 2023–2024. Overall, Linton-Stockton Middle School is an improving, 4-star school with strong science, solid ELA, and low absenteeism. The clearest opportunity is middle school math, especially 8th grade, where performance is below the state average and declines across the middle grades. If the school addresses that math slide while maintaining its science and ELA gains, it could continue rising in state rankings and student outcomes.