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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46793

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Students

Top rankedDeKalb Middle School188^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 46793 is home to one middle school, DeKalb Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This public school is part of the DeKalb County Ctl United School District.

DeKalb Middle School has an enrollment of 774 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4, which is favorable. The school's spending per student is $10,631. In the 2023-2024 academic year, the school demonstrated strong performance in English Language Arts (ELA), with 51.39% proficiency, outperforming both the district and the state. However, math proficiency was lower at 31.84%, falling below the district average. The school also reported a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is a notable concern. Approximately 44.06% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant portion of the student body comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Looking at the 2024-2025 academic year, DeKalb Middle School saw a decrease in ELA proficiency across all grades, with overall proficiency at 42.08%, now slightly above the district average but below the state average. Math proficiency saw a slight improvement to 32.08%, though it remains below the district average. Science proficiency for the 2024-2025 year is 40%, slightly below the district average of 43.89%. Across both academic years, 8th graders consistently showed the strongest academic performance within the school in both ELA and Math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	3338 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1013	759	46	16.4	45.8%	685 (90.3%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.2%)	58.3	188^th of 480 public middle schools	60.8%		67.9	148^th of 491 public middle schools	69.9%	40	40.3	39.5	46.5	42.1	36.2	26.6	34.2	32.1	40.0	40.0	$10,631	$54	$10,577

Cities Near Zip Code 46793

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterloo	0.37 mi	3	246^th
Auburn	3.94 mi	3	165^th
Ashley	5.18 mi	1	336^th
Garrett	7.69 mi	3	361^st
Butler	8.01 mi	2	270^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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