Southport 6th Grade Academy
Public middle school, grade 6 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Southport 6th Grade Academy in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 643 students in 2024-25 with 41.3 full-time teachers, 15.6 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, 36% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
643 students in 2022-23, 660 students in 2023-24, 643 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.9 to 41.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 643 | 41.9 | 15.4 |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 43.3 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 643 | 41.3 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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 292 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southport 6th Grade Academy enrolled 583 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 59 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 292 of the 583 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions59
- Chronically absent21.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
29.2% of students were White, 25.0% Hispanic, 24.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- White29.2%
- Hispanic25.0%
- Asian24.7%
- Black16.5%
- Two or more races4.4%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Southport 6th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 36% 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 | 36% | 38% (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 Indianapolis
30 public middle schools in Indianapolis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Central Junior High | 1,797 | 19.8 | 44.0% |
| Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate | 1,365 | 17.8 | 43.4% |
| Fall Creek Valley Middle School | 1,355 | 19.5 | 49.3% |
| Southport Middle School | 1,304 | 17.7 | 68.6% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School | 1,300 | 17.6 | 48.0% |
| Perry Meridian Middle School | 1,278 | 16.2 | 59.3% |
| Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center | 1,143 | 17.6 | 61.1% |
| Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center | 1,135 | 15.1 | 70.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southport 6th Grade Academy
- Southport Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,304 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Perry Meridian 6th Grade AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 617 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Southport 6th Grade Academy with Southport Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Perry Township Schools spends per student$13,765 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,765
- The largest public schools in IndianaSouthport 6th Grade Academy is the number 125 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#125 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.15.6:1
- 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 Southport 6th Grade Academy
How many students attend Southport 6th Grade Academy?
643 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 643 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Indianapolis, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southport 6th Grade Academy?
15.6 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 Southport 6th Grade Academy a Title I school?
Southport 6th Grade Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Southport 6th Grade Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Southport 6th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 36% 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 Southport 6th Grade Academy in?
Perry Township Schools, NCES district ID 1808820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180882002115 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.