Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center

Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center serves 1,134 middle school students in grades 7 and 8 in Indianapolis, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.9 to 1 across 67 full-time equivalent teachers. The school currently has room for academic growth, ranking in the 8th percentile among Indiana middle schools with 17% of students demonstrating math proficiency across grade levels. As a dedicated middle school facility, Lynhurst focuses exclusively on the unique developmental needs of seventh and eighth graders during these pivotal transition years.

The substantial enrollment creates opportunities for diverse programming and peer connections, while the manageable class sizes allow teachers to provide more individualized attention to students navigating this critical academic period. The school draws from a working-class community in the 46241 ZIP code, where the median household income is $47,929 and median home values average $93,700. About 14% of area residents hold bachelor's degrees, and the poverty rate stands at 21.2% among the 34,056 residents in the surrounding neighborhood.

Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center operates within Indianapolis's large urban environment, providing middle school education to families in this diverse metropolitan community on the city's south side.