Best Public Schools in Hagerstown, IN

The city of Hagerstown, Indiana is home to two schools: Hagerstown Elementary School and Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Nettle Creek School Corporation. The elementary school serves grades PK-6 with 650 students, while the junior-senior high school serves grades 7-12 with 542 students.

Hagerstown Elementary School stands out with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a strong performance on ILEARN tests, with 65.84% of students proficient or better in Science. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%. In contrast, Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School excels with a 4-star rating, a high 88.4% four-year graduation rate, and 56.67% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing on the SAT.

Both schools face socioeconomic challenges, with 46.77% of Hagerstown Elementary School students and 43.91% of Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is consistent across both schools, indicating an area for improvement. The higher spending per student and student-teacher ratio at the junior-senior high school may suggest a greater investment in resources and support for older students.