Middle Schools in Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Summary:

The Spencer-Owen Community Schools district in Indiana has only one middle school, Owen Valley Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 213 out of 485 Indiana middle schools in 2023-2024 to 265 out of 489 in 2022-2023, and currently at 247 out of 480 for 2024-2025.

Owen Valley Middle School's academic performance is mixed compared to state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.78% for all grades) and Math (26.03% for all grades) are below the state averages. However, in 2023-2024, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates (41.93% for all grades) were higher than the state average, though its Math proficiency rates (27.02% for all grades) remained below the state average. The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (55.33% in 2023-2024), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending ($12,070 for the 2023-2024 school year) compared to the state average, its academic performance has not consistently outpaced the state. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.9 for 2023-2024 is slightly lower than the state average. These findings suggest that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and identify areas for improvement to better support student success.

District Detail

205 E Hillside
Spencer, IN 47460

(812) 829-2233

SchoolDigger Rank:
212^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,156

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)			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
Owen Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	626 W St Hwy 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2249	321	27	11.8	52.3%	303 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	48.6	247^th of 480 public middle schools	48.5%		55.1	213^th of 491 public middle schools	56.6%	34	34.9	40.4	37.8	28.9	23.5	26.0	$12,070	$1,217	$10,853

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	3.2 mi	5	83^rd
Seven Oaks Classical School	5.1 mi	1
Monroe County Community School Corp	9.5 mi	24	110^th
Excel Center - Bloomington	10.62 mi	1	328^th
The Bloomington Project School	11.59 mi	1	35^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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