Summary:
In zip code 46311, there is one middle school, Kahler Middle School, serving grades 5-8. This public school is part of the Lake Central School Corporation, which is ranked 31st out of 380 districts in Indiana. Kahler Middle School enrolls 946 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 18.5. The school's spending per student is $10,937.
Kahler Middle School shows a mixed performance in academic proficiency. While it generally performs below the Lake Central School Corporation average in English Language Arts across grades, it has demonstrated significant improvement in Math proficiency, surpassing the district average in the 2024-2025 academic year. The school also excels in Science, with a 61.82% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district average. Notably, 5th graders at Kahler Middle School show strong performance in Math and Social Studies, exceeding district averages for those specific grades in 2023-2024.
In terms of historical performance, Kahler Middle School has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking and star rating in the 2022-2023 academic year, moving from a 4-star rating in previous years to 3 stars. The school's chronic absenteeism rate was 17.8% in 2023-2024, which is an area that warrants attention. The free/reduced lunch rate is 28.01%, indicating a moderate level of socioeconomic diversity among the student body. Overall, the school is adequately resourced with a reasonable student-teacher ratio and spending per student.
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