Summary:
Middle Schools located in Switzerland County School Corp include just one school: Switzerland County Middle School, serving grades 7–8 with 215 students in Vevay, Indiana. Because it is the district’s only middle school, it defines the local middle-level profile, and its results offer parents the clearest picture of what to expect in this area.
Academically, the school’s strongest result is 7th grade English Language Arts: 50% proficient, above Indiana’s 41.7%. All Grades ELA is 42.65%, above the district’s 33.33%, and it improved from 40.67% in 2024–2025 to 42.65% in 2025–2026 while district ELA declined. The student-teacher ratio is 13:1, which implies roughly 16–17 teachers for 215 students. Per-student spending is $12,115, and 54.88% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school ranks 250 of 486 Indiana middle schools (49th percentile) with 2 stars; the district ranks 262 of 374 districts (30th percentile) with 2 stars.
The main challenges are math, 8th grade ELA, absenteeism, and a weakening trend. All Grades Math is 22.55% proficient, below the district’s 26.14%; 7th grade math is 23.53% versus the state’s 35.9%, and 8th grade math is 21.57% versus 34.2%. 8th grade ELA is 35.29% versus the state’s 44%. Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, above the district’s 16.5% and the state’s 16.7% — about 1 in 5 students. Rank has slipped from 61st percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 55th percentile with 3 stars in 2024–2025 to 49th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026. In short, 7th grade ELA is a bright spot, while math, 8th grade ELA, attendance, and overall rank are the areas to watch.
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