Thompkins Middle School

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

Thompkins Middle School in Evansville, Indiana enrolled 622 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 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; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% 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 held steady

618 students in 2022-23, 627 students in 2023-24, 622 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.1 to 39.0.

Students enrolled at Thompkins Middle School by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236182023-246272024-25622
Students enrolled at Thompkins Middle School by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236182023-246272024-25622
Students enrolled at Thompkins Middle School by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236182023-246272024-25622
Students enrolled at Thompkins Middle School by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236182023-246272024-25622
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361839.115.8
2023-2462738.416.3
2024-2562239.015.9

15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 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; This school 15.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 15.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 15.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 15.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state 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 616 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thompkins Middle School enrolled 616 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 616 of the 616 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions49
  • Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.7% of students were White, 8.8% of two or more races, 5.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White79.7%
  2. Two or more races8.8%
  3. Hispanic5.0%
  4. Black5.0%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  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 Thompkins Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% 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
Math47%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; Thompkins Middle School is number 2 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 Thompkins Middle School

  1. Helfrich Park STEM AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 509 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Perry Heights Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.5 miles away: 471 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  3. Compare Thompkins Middle School with Helfrich Park STEM AcademyStudents, 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 IndianaThompkins Middle School is the number 137 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#137 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.15.9:1
  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 Thompkins Middle School

  1. How many students attend Thompkins Middle School?
    622 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 618 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Evansville, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thompkins Middle School?
    15.9 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 Thompkins Middle School a Title I school?
    Thompkins 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 Thompkins Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Thompkins Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% 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 Thompkins Middle School in?
    Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, NCES district ID 1803450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180345000486 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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