Delta Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Muncie, Indiana

Delta Middle School in Muncie, Indiana enrolled 602 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

633 students in 2022-23, 621 students in 2023-24, 602 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.1 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Delta Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 621, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236332023-246212024-25602
Students enrolled at Delta Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 621, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236332023-246212024-25602
Students enrolled at Delta Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 621, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236332023-246212024-25602
Students enrolled at Delta Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 621, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-236332023-246212024-25602
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363335.118.0
2023-2462137.116.7
2024-2560236.016.7

16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Indiana middle schools

Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Delta Middle School 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDelta Middle School 16.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Delta Middle School 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDelta Middle School 16.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Delta Middle School 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDelta Middle School 16.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Delta Middle School 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDelta Middle School 16.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 657 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Delta Middle School enrolled 657 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 657 of the 657 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions74
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.9% of students were White, 3.5% of two or more races, 2.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White89.9%
  2. Two or more races3.5%
  3. Hispanic2.7%
  4. Black1.8%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian1.0%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Delta Middle School scored proficient or above: 33% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math33%44% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Muncie

3 public middle schools in Muncie report 2024-25 enrollment; Delta Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northside Middle School63012.060.6%
Delta Middle School60216.744.2%
Southside Middle School46910.780.0%

All public schools in Muncie →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Delta Middle School

  1. Northside Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.8 miles away: 630 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  2. Southside Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.2 miles away: 469 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
  3. Compare Delta Middle School with Northside Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Delaware Community Schools spends per student$12,100 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,100
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaDelta Middle School is the number 144 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.16.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Delta Middle School

  1. How many students attend Delta Middle School?
    602 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 633 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Muncie, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Delta Middle School?
    16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Delta Middle School a Title I school?
    Delta Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Delta Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Delta Middle School scored proficient or above: 33% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Delta Middle School in?
    Delaware Community Schools, NCES district ID 1802660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180266000323 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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