South Spencer Middle School
1298 North Orchard Rd
Rockport IN, 47635, Spencer County
Phone: 812-649-2203
Ranking: 
(502 out of 1,449, top 35%)*
(502 out of 1,449, top 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: South Spencer County School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 292 | 329 | 343 | 363 | 351 | 347 | 341 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 91 | 31.2% | 109 | 33.1% | 102 | 29.7% | 121 | 33.3% | 112 | 31.9% | 115 | 33.1% | 111 | 32.6% |
| Grade 7: | 104 | 35.6% | 100 | 30.4% | 114 | 33.2% | 126 | 34.7% | 117 | 33.3% | 110 | 31.7% | 119 | 34.9% |
| Grade 8: | 97 | 33.2% | 120 | 36.5% | 127 | 37.0% | 116 | 32.0% | 122 | 34.8% | 122 | 35.2% | 111 | 32.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 147 | 50.3% | 162 | 49.2% | 170 | 49.6% | 175 | 48.2% | 166 | 47.3% | 169 | 48.7% | 163 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 145 | 49.7% | 167 | 50.8% | 173 | 50.4% | 188 | 51.8% | 168 | 47.9% | 157 | 45.2% | 163 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 4.5% | 15 | 4.6% | 14 | 4.1% | 9 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% |
| White: | 270 | 92.5% | 296 | 90.0% | 315 | 91.8% | 342 | 94.2% | 330 | 94.0% | 323 | 93.1% | 320 | 93.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.7% | 17 | 5.2% | 12 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 43.2% | 135 | 41.0% | 132 | 38.5% | 132 | 36.4% | 102 | 29.1% | 93 | 26.8% | 88 | 25.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 7.5% | 19 | 5.8% | 28 | 8.2% | 26 | 7.2% | 42 | 12.0% | 32 | 9.2% | 31 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.98 | 14.30 | 15.95 | 17.28 | 16.20 | 15.60 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 67% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 78.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 81.7% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 80% |
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* South Spencer Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.