Summary:
There are two middle schools serving grades 6–8 in Huntington County Com School Corp in Indiana: Crestview Middle School and Riverview School. The district is ranked 160th of 374 in Indiana, at the 57th percentile with 3 stars.
Riverview School is the stronger school overall in 2025–2026, ranked 219th of 486 (55th percentile, 3 stars) versus Crestview Middle School at 281st of 486 (42nd percentile, 2 stars). Riverview leads Crestview in all-grade proficiency in ELA (34.07% vs. 31%), math (35.94% vs. 29%), and science (42.58% vs. 38.12%). Crestview’s clear bright spot is 8th grade ELA, where it scores 36.63%, ahead of Riverview’s 33.88% and the district’s 35.32%, though still below the state’s 44%. Crestview’s biggest red flag is 7th grade ELA at 20.92%, well below Riverview’s 31.06%, the district’s 25.49%, and the state’s 41.7%. Riverview’s strongest result is 6th grade math at 45.45%, above the district’s 38.2% and the state’s 40.2%.
Both schools face a shared chronic absenteeism challenge: Crestview at 17.5% and Riverview at 17.6%, compared with the district’s 14.8% and the state’s 16.7%. Riverview has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (48.11% vs. 45.13%) and higher per-student spending ($10,502 vs. $9,950), but a lower student-teacher ratio (14.3 vs. 15.9) and stronger overall outcomes. Their rank trajectory shows Riverview pulling ahead: in 2023–2024 they were nearly tied at 53rd and 52nd percentile, but by 2025–2026 Riverview reached 55th while Crestview fell to 42nd. Overall, Riverview is the stronger choice on current academics and class size, while Crestview needs significant attention in 7th grade ELA and math overall.
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