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MSD Bluffton-Harrison School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 588 students in MSD Bluffton-Harrison 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 MSD Bluffton-Harrison School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% 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
1,803 Students
289,418 Students
# Teachers
129 Teachers
19,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
MSD Bluffton-Harrison 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#153 out of 400 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
34%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.55
# American Indian Students
n/a
517 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
13 Students
6,712 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
129 Students
38,426 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
13%
# Black Students
44 Students
41,130 Students
% Black Students
2%
14%
# White Students
1,551 Students
186,831 Students
% White Students
86%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
351 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
63 Students
15,451 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
91
653
# Students in K Grade:
131
4,238
# Students in 1st Grade:
134
4,411
# Students in 2nd Grade:
140
4,362
# Students in 3rd Grade:
130
4,291
# Students in 4th Grade:
121
4,224
# Students in 5th Grade:
156
9,803
# Students in 6th Grade:
147
46,087
# Students in 7th Grade:
124
77,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
161
79,815
# Students in 9th Grade:
116
13,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
107
13,673
# Students in 11th Grade:
138
13,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
107
13,173
# Ungraded Students:
-
238
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,978 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,148. The school district revenue/student has declined by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,303 is less than the state median of $12,780. The school district spending/student has declined by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,978
$13,148
Spending / Student
$10,303
$12,780
Best MSD Bluffton-Harrison School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bluffton-harrison Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1500 Stogdill Rd
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-3536
Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 824-3536
Grades: 5-8
| 588 students
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