Summary:
ZIP code 46777 in Ossian, Indiana contains exactly one middle school: Norwell Middle School. It serves grades 6–8 with 561 students and belongs to Norwell Community Schools, which ranks 82 of 374 Indiana districts — the 78th percentile with 4 stars. The school reports a 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio, $10,692 in per-student spending, and a 36.36% free/reduced lunch rate, so it is not among the lowest-poverty schools in the state.
Norwell Middle is a standout on achievement. It ranked 49 of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–26 at the 90th percentile with 5 stars, after ranking 45 of 480 in 2024–25 at the 91st percentile with 5 stars; in 2023–24 it was 78 of 491 at the 84th percentile with 4 stars. In ILEARN, it beats its district in every all-grade subject in both reported years — most widely in 2025–26 ELA, 58.81% versus 49.81%, a +9.00-point gap. Against the state, it leads in every reported grade-level subject in 2025–26, from 7th-grade math at +10.56 points to 8th-grade math at +27.87 points. Chronic absenteeism is 8.6%, below the district's 10.4% and roughly half Indiana's 16.7%.
Two items are worth watching. Seventh-grade math, at 46.46% proficient, is the lowest reported grade-level result — though still 10.56 points above the state. All-grade science also fell from 56.63% to 52.72% year over year, a 3.91-point drop, while remaining above the district's 51.00%; science is reported only for 6th grade in 2025–26, so cohort and reporting differences should be considered. Overall, families in this area have one middle school option, and it is a top-decile, 5-star performer.
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