📍 3338 Cr 427, Waterloo, DeKalb County, 46793
DeKalb Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waterloo, DeKalb County. The school has 800 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeKalb Middle School enrolls 800 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 715 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 800 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 335 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
DeKalb Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 14, state house district 52.
DeKalb Middle School is one of 6 schools in DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist, based in Waterloo, Indiana. The district serves 3,537 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 800 students, DeKalb Middle School is larger than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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