For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 279 students in South Putnam Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in South Putnam Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
4 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
1,105 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
78 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
South Putnam Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 394 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 stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#126 out of 400 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
34%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.55
# American Indian Students
n/a
487 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
7,060 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
31 Students
38,734 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
14%
# Black Students
7 Students
41,316 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
1,031 Students
183,320 Students
% White Students
93%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
393 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
15,440 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
9
895
# Students in K Grade:
74
4,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
76
4,494
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
4,603
# Students in 3rd Grade:
65
4,543
# Students in 4th Grade:
77
4,581
# Students in 5th Grade:
84
9,646
# Students in 6th Grade:
90
45,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
98
76,601
# Students in 8th Grade:
91
78,092
# Students in 9th Grade:
88
12,669
# Students in 10th Grade:
88
13,766
# Students in 11th Grade:
100
13,563
# Students in 12th Grade:
87
13,042
# Ungraded Students:
-
241
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,560 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,214. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,338 is less than the state median of $12,844. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,560
$13,214
Spending / Student
$12,338
$12,844
Best South Putnam Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South Putnam Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1780 E Us Hwy 40
Greencastle, IN 46135
(765) 653-3148
Greencastle, IN 46135
(765) 653-3148
Grades: 6-8
| 279 students
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