Summary:
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp is a small Indiana district with three schools serving PK–12 students in Garrett, totaling 1,644 students: J E Ober Elementary School (PK–5, 704 students), Garrett Middle School (6–8, 387 students), and Garrett High School (9–12, 553 students). The district overall ranks 268 of 374 Indiana districts, at the 28th percentile with 1 star, but its schools show mixed results.
Garrett Middle is currently the strongest performer: 297 of 486, 39th percentile, 2 stars, with 6th-grade ELA at 42.57% (above the state’s 41.3%). Its math is weaker, including 7th grade 22.13% vs state 35.9% and 8th grade 21.88% vs 34.2%. J E Ober Elementary has the best attendance in the district—5.6% chronic absenteeism—and improved from 1 star to 2 stars, with science rising from 31.2% to 40.34%. However, its 5th grade is low: ELA 17.07% vs state 42.2%, math 20.33% vs 42%, and social studies 30.08% vs 47.2%. Garrett High has a 99.3% graduation rate, far above the state’s 89.7%, but SAT math is 11.54% vs 25.6%, SAT EBRW is 41.54% vs 51.9%, and chronic absenteeism is 18.3%.
Key patterns for parents: attendance is sharply split, with elementary 5.6% and middle 8.8% but high school 18.3%; math is the most consistent weakness across grade levels; science improved at both elementary and middle. Resources do not simply predict outcomes: Garrett High has the lowest free/reduced lunch (40.14%), highest per-student spending ($13,517), and lowest student/teacher ratio (12.7), yet the weakest SAT math and highest absenteeism. J E Ober has the highest free/reduced lunch (59.52%) and lowest spending ($10,443) but the strongest attendance and improvement. The district remains in the bottom third, but middle school is at 2 stars, elementary improved to 2 stars, and high school slipped to 1 star.
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