Joseph Block Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · East Chicago, Indiana
Joseph Block Middle School in East Chicago, Indiana enrolled 436 students in 2024-25 with 40.7 full-time teachers, 10.7 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, 4% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
487 students in 2022-23, 440 students in 2023-24, 436 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.3 to 40.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 487 | 39.3 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 40.5 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 436 | 40.7 | 10.7 |
10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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.
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 252 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joseph Block Middle School enrolled 504 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 224 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 252 of the 504 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions224
- Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.6% of students were Hispanic, 41.5% Black, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic54.6%
- Black41.5%
- Two or more races2.8%
- White1.1%
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 Joseph Block Middle School scored proficient or above: 4% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 4% | 8% (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.
What to look at next about Joseph Block Middle School
- Charles N Scott Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 663 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Whiting Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 250 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Compare Joseph Block Middle School with Charles N Scott Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much School City of East Chicago spends per student$16,716 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,716
- The largest public schools in IndianaJoseph Block Middle School is the number 204 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#204 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.10.7:1
- 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 Joseph Block Middle School
How many students attend Joseph Block Middle School?
436 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 487 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in East Chicago, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph Block Middle School?
10.7 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.Is Joseph Block Middle School a Title I school?
Joseph Block Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Joseph Block Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Joseph Block Middle School scored proficient or above: 4% 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.What district is Joseph Block Middle School in?
School City of East Chicago, NCES district ID 1802880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180288000370 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.