Dennis Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Richmond, Indiana

Dennis Middle School in Richmond, Indiana enrolled 649 students in 2024-25 with 47.3 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 2% 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 rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

597 students in 2022-23, 642 students in 2023-24, 649 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 47.3.

Students enrolled at Dennis Middle School by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-235972023-246422024-25649
Students enrolled at Dennis Middle School by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-235972023-246422024-25649
Students enrolled at Dennis Middle School by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-235972023-246422024-25649
Students enrolled at Dennis Middle School by school year2022-23: 597, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-235972023-246422024-25649
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359743.013.9
2023-2464251.912.4
2024-2564947.313.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 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; Dennis Middle School 13.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDennis Middle School 13.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Dennis Middle School 13.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDennis Middle School 13.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Dennis Middle School 13.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDennis Middle School 13.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Dennis Middle School 13.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherDennis Middle School 13.7state 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 688 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dennis Middle School enrolled 688 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 126 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 688 of the 688 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions126
  • Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.4% of students were White, 14.2% Hispanic, 13.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White60.4%
  2. Hispanic14.2%
  3. Two or more races13.7%
  4. Black10.2%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 Dennis Middle School scored proficient or above: 2% 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
Math2%20% (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 Richmond

2 public middle schools in Richmond report 2024-25 enrollment; Dennis Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dennis Middle School64913.756.1%
Test Intermediate School62113.560.4%

All public schools in Richmond →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dennis Middle School

  1. Test Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 621 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Centerville-Abington Jr High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.0 miles away: 266 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  3. Compare Dennis Middle School with Test Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richmond Community Schools spends per student$12,966 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,966
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaDennis Middle School is the number 121 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#121 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.13.7:1
  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 Dennis Middle School

  1. How many students attend Dennis Middle School?
    649 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 597 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Richmond, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dennis Middle School?
    13.7 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 Dennis Middle School a Title I school?
    Dennis Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dennis Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Dennis Middle School scored proficient or above: 2% 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 Dennis Middle School in?
    Richmond Community Schools, NCES district ID 1809510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180951001555 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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