About Schmucker

56045 Bittersweet Rd, Mishawaka, IN 46545

Phone: (574) 259-5661

Schmucker Middle School is part of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, which is recognized as the premier school district in northern Indiana with a reputation for excellence. P-H-M is among Indiana’s top performing public school corporations, ranking in the Top 4% of ILEARN student performance and Penn High School’s graduation rate is 97.3%.

Schmucker has also earned the distinction of being ranked Indiana’s #53 for Public Middle Schools by U.S. News & World Report (Data is based on the 2021–2022, 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school years.). Click here to learn more.

THE IDOE’S GRADUATES PREPARED TO SUCCEED DASHBOARD provides student-focused data to empower Indiana’s educators & families with information on how we are preparing our students for college and career success. Click here to view our GPS Report Card.

For State Accountability purposes, the State Board has placed all schools into the “No Grade” category for the 2022-2023 school year. Therefore, a state report card for 2022-2023 is not available.

History

Schmucker Middle School was built in 1968 and serves families from Bittersweet, Elsie Rogers, Moran, Prairie Vista, and Walt Disney Elementary Schools.  The school is named after Paul H. Schmucker, a former social studies teacher at Penn High School. The school underwent a major renovation that improved instructional areas and the interior climate.  The project was finished in the fall of 2001.

Special Facilities/Resources

• 1:1 Technology, every student has a Chromebook to take home
• TV studio
• Fiber optic voice, video, data distribution system network
• Large Group Instruction room
• Fitness Room
• Outdoor recreation areas

Academic Programs

Schmucker Middle School’s instructional program provides at each grade level the core content areas of math, language arts, social studies and science. Sixth, seventh and eighth graders have opportunities to participate in a wellness program that consists of instruction in health and physical education, various music options that include band, orchestra, and chorus, and exploration classes that consist of computers, art, Project Lead the Way, and family and consumer science. Seventh grade students participate in a foreign language exploratory program where they are introduced to French, Spanish, German and Japanese. A full inclusion program is designed to meet the needs of all students.

Parent Involvement
Schmucker Middle School has a caring, education-centered Parent Teacher Organization committed to encouraging each student to excel. The parent volunteer program attests to the fact that the community believes education is the product of a partnership involving student, parent and educator.

Honors and Achievements

The Indiana Department of Education has recognized Schmucker Middle School as a “Four Star School” in 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.  The IDOE has also awarded Schmucker Middle School an “A” for school Accountability for six consecutive years. In the past, the school also has been recognized as an Indiana Blue Ribbon School. Schmucker Middle School has won several state championships in various academic competitions.

Activities

• Academic competitions program
• After school club program
• Athletic teams
• Fine arts/life skills exploratory program
• Intramural/recreation program
• Performing fine arts (band, orchestra, chorus)

Mission & Vision

​Schmucker Middle School strives to cultivate a thriving learning community that promotes academic excellence, socially responsible and productive citizenship and lifelong learning.  We are a community of learners committed to showing respect, making a difference and setting the bar high. 

Colors: Gold and blue 

Mascot: Spartans