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Owen Valley Middle School

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Owen Valley Middle School ranks 185 th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Owen Valley Middle School is a 7th–8th grade school in Spencer, Indiana, serving 321 students as part of the Spencer-Owen Community Schools district, where 52.34% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 and per-student spending was $12,070 in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026 it ranked 185th of 486 Indiana middle schools — the 62nd percentile, 3 stars — which is the highest percentile in the available history for the school.

The school's most distinctive feature is a wide gap between English Language Arts and Math. In 2025–2026, all grades were 47.49% proficient in ELA, above the district's 45.32%, but only 28.09% proficient in Math, well below the district's 41.07% — a 19.4 percentage-point split, the largest among nearby schools. Peers such as Jackson Creek Middle School (59.86% ELA, 63.53% Math) and Lora L Batchelor Middle School (29.08% ELA, 31.38% Math) actually score at or above their own ELA in Math. Owen Valley's 7th grade Math was 29.93% versus the state's 35.9%, and 8th grade was 26.32% versus 34.2%, while ELA beat the state in both grades. Math has trailed the district by roughly 10–15 points each year since 2022–2023.

The trend overall is positive: the rank percentile rose from 41 in 2020–2021 to 62 in 2025–2026, driven mainly by ELA gains, and chronic absenteeism fell from pandemic-era highs to 17.6% in 2024–2025 — still slightly above the district (16.5%) and state (16.7%), though better than Tri-North Middle School (22.6%). The student-teacher ratio of 11.8 is among the lowest of nearby schools. Notably, Eastern Greene Middle School has nearly identical poverty (52.36%) and the same 11.8 ratio, yet reports 8.3% absenteeism and 39.88% Math. Math and attendance are the clearest opportunities here.

321

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,365

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

626 W St Hwy 46
Spencer, IN 47460

(812) 829-2249

District: Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Students who attend Owen Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Owen Valley Community High School

Feeder schools for Owen Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Gosport Elementary School
	McCormick's Creek Elementary School
	Patricksburg Elementary School
	Spencer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

185^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 374Spencer-Owen Community Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	185 of 486	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	247 of 480	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	213 of 491	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	265 of 489	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	223 of 490	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	286 of 483	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	268 of 470	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	291 of 473	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.1	265 of 472	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.5	248 of 494	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	147 of 485	69.7%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	149 of 470	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	160 of 444	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.5	262 of 447	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	229 of 451	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	249 of 423	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.4	301 of 392	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	316 of 382	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	326 of 375	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.9	313 of 370	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%

Math28%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	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%)	59	185^th of 486 public middle schools	61.9%		48.6	247^th of 480 public middle schools	48.5%	62			47.6	47.4	47.5			29.9	26.3	28.1					$13,365	$883	$12,483
Edgewood Junior High School	Public	6-8	851 W Edgewood Dr	Ellettsville	47429	Monroe County	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	No	No	No	No	(812) 876-2005	627	42	14.8	40.5%	555 (88.5%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	68.1	149^th of 486 public middle schools	69.3%		64.9	156^th of 480 public middle schools	67.5%	7		51.2	37.6	42.4	43.7		47.8	35.7	42.9	42.1	46.8	46.8		100.0	$11,841	$1,033	$10,807
Tri-North Middle School	Public	7-8	1000 W 15th St	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7745	569	39	14.4	44.6%	385 (67.7%)	57 (10.0%)	54 (9.5%)	30 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	64.4	163^rd of 486 public middle schools	66.5%		71.5	119^th of 480 public middle schools	75.2%	44			48.3	38.9	43.3			41.2	33.5	37.0					$14,230	$322	$13,908
Cloverdale Middle School	Public	5-8	312 E Logan St	Cloverdale	46120	Putnam County	Cloverdale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 795-2900	297	20	15.2	67.7%	276 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	52.7	220^th of 486 public middle schools	54.7%		57.6	193^rd of 480 public middle schools	59.8%	27	24.7	30.3	45.7	41.9	35.2	30.6	38.2	32.9	16.1	30.0	43.4	43.4	38.9	38.9	$11,354	$561	$10,793
Eastern Greene Middle School	Public	5-8	10503 E St Rd 54	Bloomfield	47424	Greene County	Eastern Greene Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 825-5010	254	22	11.8	52.4%	244 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	61.9	173^rd of 486 public middle schools	64.4%		64.1	159^th of 480 public middle schools	66.9%	14	34.6	31.3	43.4	40.5	37.5	25.9	43.4	55.4	34.5	39.9	37.4	37.4	55.6		$13,163	$869	$12,293
Lora L Batchelor Middle School	Public	7-8	900 Gordon Pike	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7763	478	36	13.4	46.4%	351 (73.4%)	36 (7.5%)	41 (8.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)	42.8	279^th of 486 public middle schools	42.6%		47.1	254^th of 480 public middle schools	47.1%	25			31.1	27.0	29.1			31.1	31.7	31.4					$15,275	$718	$14,558
Jackson Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	3980 S Sare Rd	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-2451	572	37	15.2	28.3%	427 (74.7%)	28 (4.9%)	34 (5.9%)	41 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	93.6	19^th of 486 public middle schools	96.1%		94.5	17^th of 480 public middle schools	96.5%	2			60.2	59.5	59.9			63.3	63.7	63.5					$13,936	$488	$13,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Owen Valley Middle School

How many students attend Owen Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Owen Valley Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Owen Valley Middle School?

Students at Owen Valley Middle School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Owen Valley Middle School a good school?

Owen Valley Middle School ranks 185^th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Owen Valley Middle School in?

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

What high school do graduates of Owen Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Owen Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Owen Valley Community High School

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