McGary Middle School

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

McGary Middle School in Evansville, Indiana enrolled 295 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 9.8 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, 8% 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

351 students in 2022-23, 301 students in 2023-24, 295 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.1 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at McGary Middle School by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233512023-243012024-25295
Students enrolled at McGary Middle School by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233512023-243012024-25295
Students enrolled at McGary Middle School by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233512023-243012024-25295
Students enrolled at McGary Middle School by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233512023-243012024-25295
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335127.112.9
2023-2430128.810.5
2024-2529530.09.8

9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 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; McGary Middle School 9.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMcGary Middle School 9.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; McGary Middle School 9.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMcGary Middle School 9.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; McGary Middle School 9.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMcGary Middle School 9.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; McGary Middle School 9.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMcGary Middle School 9.8state 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 350 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McGary Middle School enrolled 350 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 48 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 350 of the 350 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions48
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.3% of students were White, 33.9% Black, 13.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White35.3%
  2. Black33.9%
  3. Hispanic13.6%
  4. Two or more races12.2%
  5. Pacific Islander4.1%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Asian0.3%

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 McGary Middle School scored proficient or above: 8% 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
Math8%36% (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 Evansville

7 public middle schools in Evansville report 2024-25 enrollment; McGary Middle School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Junior High School92517.634.6%
Thompkins Middle School62215.937.1%
Plaza Park International Prep Acad61013.448.9%
Helfrich Park STEM Academy50915.644.4%
Perry Heights Middle School47115.332.3%
Washington Middle School33112.463.4%
McGary Middle School2959.868.8%

All public schools in Evansville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about McGary Middle School

  1. Washington Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 331 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Plaza Park International Prep AcadThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 610 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare McGary Middle School with Washington Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation spends per student$13,576 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,576
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaMcGary Middle School is the number 277 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#277 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.9.8:1
  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 McGary Middle School

  1. How many students attend McGary Middle School?
    295 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 351 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Evansville, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at McGary Middle School?
    9.8 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 McGary Middle School a Title I school?
    McGary 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 McGary Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at McGary Middle School scored proficient or above: 8% 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 McGary Middle School in?
    Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, NCES district ID 1803450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180345000477 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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