Summary:
Greencastle Community School Corp is a small Indiana district with exactly one high school, Greencastle High School, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 497 students at 910 E Washington St in Greencastle. Because the district has only this one high school, district-level test scores and graduation rates mirror the school's own figures; the one exception is chronic absenteeism, where the district-wide rate is lower, likely reflecting other schools or grade levels. The Greencastle Community School Corp overall ranks 111th of 374 districts (70th percentile, 4 stars).
The clearest strength is a steady upward trajectory. Greencastle High School rose from 174th of 432 ranked Indiana high schools in 2023–2024, to 144th in 2024–2025, to 80th of 415 in 2025–2026 — a 94-position gain and a move from the 60th to the 81st percentile, with its star rating improving from 3 to 4. That places it in the top 19% of ranked high schools statewide. Academic results are mixed but improving: Biology proficiency climbed from 41.98% to 61.68%, and SAT Math rose from 25.2% to 27.36%, now 1.76 points above the state's 25.6%. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing slipped from 57.72% to 51.89%, essentially even with the state's 51.9%. In 2024–2025, Biology was 3.62 points below the state's 45.6%, and no 2025–2026 state Biology comparison is provided, so the latest gain cannot be benchmarked.
The main concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, or nearly one in four students — 6.1 points above the district's 17.9% and 7.3 points above the state's 16.7%. Graduation also trails the state, at 86.3% for both school and district versus 89.7%. Contextual figures — 42.86% free/reduced lunch, $11,828 per-student spending, and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio — describe the school's setting but have no state comparators here. Overall, this is an improving school with attendance and graduation as areas to watch.
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