Chesterton Middle School
651 West Morgan Ave
Chesterton IN, 46304, Porter County
Phone: 219-983-3776
Ranking: 
(148 out of 1,449, top 10%)*
(148 out of 1,449, top 10%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Duneland School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 46 | 44 | 50 | 35 | 48 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,016 | 982 | 977 | 947 | 954 | 940 | 888 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 506 | 49.8% | 488 | 49.7% | 487 | 49.8% | 472 | 49.8% | 456 | 47.8% | 478 | 50.9% | 466 | 52.5% |
| Grade 8: | 510 | 50.2% | 494 | 50.3% | 490 | 50.2% | 475 | 50.2% | 498 | 52.2% | 462 | 49.1% | 422 | 47.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 498 | 49.0% | 498 | 50.7% | 503 | 51.5% | 487 | 51.4% | 466 | 48.8% | 467 | 49.7% | 468 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 518 | 51.0% | 484 | 49.3% | 474 | 48.5% | 460 | 48.6% | 458 | 48.0% | 440 | 46.8% | 396 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 22 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.0% | 18 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 77 | 7.6% | 67 | 6.8% | 65 | 6.7% | 74 | 7.8% | 46 | 4.8% | 29 | 3.1% | 34 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 17 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.8% |
| White: | 863 | 84.9% | 828 | 84.3% | 839 | 85.9% | 832 | 87.9% | 861 | 90.3% | 861 | 91.6% | 806 | 90.8% |
| 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: | 37 | 3.6% | 50 | 5.1% | 37 | 3.8% | 11 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 196 | 19.3% | 203 | 20.7% | 221 | 22.6% | 196 | 20.7% | 124 | 13.0% | 108 | 11.5% | 110 | 12.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 5.4% | 60 | 6.1% | 56 | 5.7% | 54 | 5.7% | 60 | 6.3% | 52 | 5.5% | 55 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.09 | 22.32 | 19.54 | 27.12 | 19.85 | 22.30 | 21.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 88.3% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 86.0% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 80% |
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* Chesterton Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.