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Spencer-Owen Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 344 students in Spencer-Owen Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Spencer-Owen Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% 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
6 Schools
574 Schools
# Students
2,238 Students
289,418 Students
# Teachers
171 Teachers
19,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Spencer-Owen Community 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 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#161 out of 400 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
34%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.55
# American Indian Students
9 Students
517 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
6,712 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
40 Students
38,426 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
13%
# Black Students
5 Students
41,130 Students
% Black Students
n/a
14%
# White Students
2,101 Students
186,831 Students
% White Students
94%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
351 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
75 Students
15,451 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
101
653
# Students in K Grade:
145
4,238
# Students in 1st Grade:
173
4,411
# Students in 2nd Grade:
164
4,362
# Students in 3rd Grade:
158
4,291
# Students in 4th Grade:
159
4,224
# Students in 5th Grade:
159
9,803
# Students in 6th Grade:
164
46,087
# Students in 7th Grade:
175
77,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
169
79,815
# Students in 9th Grade:
187
13,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
158
13,673
# Students in 11th Grade:
158
13,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
168
13,173
# Ungraded Students:
-
238
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,887 in this school district is less 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 $13,035 is higher than the state median of $12,780. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,887
$13,148
Spending / Student
$13,035
$12,780
Best Spencer-Owen Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Owen Valley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
626 W St Hwy 46
Spencer, IN 47460
(812) 829-2249
Spencer, IN 47460
(812) 829-2249
Grades: 7-8
| 344 students
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