For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 717 students in Blackford County Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Blackford County School School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 35% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
3 Schools
574 Schools
# Students
1,496 Students
289,418 Students
# Teachers
104 Teachers
19,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Blackford County Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 398 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#185 out of 400 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
34%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.55
# American Indian Students
2 Students
517 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
6,712 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
63 Students
38,426 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
13%
# Black Students
11 Students
41,130 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
1,330 Students
186,831 Students
% White Students
89%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
351 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
86 Students
15,451 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
4
653
# Students in K Grade:
107
4,238
# Students in 1st Grade:
130
4,411
# Students in 2nd Grade:
112
4,362
# Students in 3rd Grade:
91
4,291
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
4,224
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
9,803
# Students in 6th Grade:
114
46,087
# Students in 7th Grade:
111
77,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
122
79,815
# Students in 9th Grade:
123
13,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
121
13,673
# Students in 11th Grade:
132
13,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
108
13,173
# Ungraded Students:
-
238
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,211 is higher than the state median of $13,148. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,567 is less than the state median of $12,780. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,211
$13,148
Spending / Student
$12,567
$12,780
Best Blackford County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Blackford Jr-sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2392 N Sr 3 N
Hartford City, IN 47348
(765) 348-7560
Hartford City, IN 47348
(765) 348-7560
Grades: 7-12
| 717 students
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