Summary:
Middle schools in Greenfield-Central Com Schools, Indiana, comprise three schools serving grades 5 through 8 — Greenfield Central Junior High School (grades 7–8, 690 students), Greenfield Intermediate School (grades 5–6, 481 students), and Maxwell Intermediate School (grades 5–6, 454 students) — for a total of 1,625 students. The district ranks 116th of 374 in Indiana, at the 69th percentile with 3 stars, and its chronic absenteeism of 12.6% is below the state rate of 16.7%.
Maxwell Intermediate School is the academic standout, posting the highest proficiency of the three schools in every reported subject for 2025–2026: 43.65% in English language arts, 47.06% in math, and 58.17% in science, all above district averages. It also has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (41.41%), the lowest per-student spending ($9,939), the lowest student-teacher ratio (15.3), and chronic absenteeism of 8.6%, tied for lowest. Greenfield Intermediate School has a mixed profile: 6th-grade math (46.71%) is a strength and its 2024–2025 ELA and math beat the district, but 2025–2026 ELA (35%) and science (40.79%) trail the district, and 5th-grade social studies was far below both district and state in 2024–2025, recovering somewhat to 39.86% in 2025–2026. It also has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (51.98%) and highest per-student spending ($11,346), yet shares the lowest absenteeism rate at 8.6%.
Greenfield Central Junior High School is the clear academic concern. Its 2025–2026 math proficiency of 26.95% sits nearly 16 points below the district's 42.82%, and ELA (34.26%) is also below the district, with 7th- and 8th-grade ELA and math all under state averages. Its rank fell from the 58th percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 43rd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, and its absenteeism (13.4%) exceeds the district rate. Its Biology End of Course results (98% and 92.73%) are striking outliers but reflect a specific course cohort and should be read cautiously. Overall, the district's 69th-percentile standing appears driven more by the intermediate schools, especially Maxwell, than by the junior high.
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