Middle Schools in Logansport Community School Corp

The Logansport Community School Corp serves middle school students across two institutions: Logansport Intermediate School, catering to grades 5-6, and Logansport Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8. Both schools are located within the Logansport area and are part of the larger Logansport Community School Corp.

Both middle schools in the Logansport Community School Corp are currently underperforming compared to state averages in key academic areas, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. This trend is consistent across both the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 data, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the Indiana average. For instance, in the 2024-2025 data, ELA proficiency for all grades in both schools hovers around 23%, while the Indiana average is not provided but is generally much higher. Math proficiency is even lower, with Logansport Junior High School showing only 13.39% proficiency in Math for all grades in 2024-2025, compared to Logansport Intermediate School's 20.93%. This district-wide underperformance suggests systemic challenges within the Logansport Community School Corp. Historically, both schools have consistently ranked in the lower quartile of Indiana middle schools according to SchoolDigger, with no significant improvement noted over time.

Several factors may be contributing to these academic outcomes. A significant concern is the chronic absenteeism rate, which stands at 17.8% for both schools in the 2023-2024 school year, a rate that likely impacts student learning. While Logansport Junior High School has a slightly lower student-to-teacher ratio (15.2) and higher spending per student ($9,935) compared to Logansport Intermediate School (17.7 ratio, $9,046 spending), these differences do not appear to translate into better academic performance. Both schools serve a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with free/reduced lunch rates around 65-70%, indicating potential socioeconomic challenges that may affect educational attainment. Within the schools, there are some grade-level differences; for example, 6th-grade math proficiency at Logansport Intermediate School (29.61% in 2024-2025) is notably higher than 5th-grade math proficiency (12.62%), and 8th-grade ELA proficiency at Logansport Junior High School (26.5% in 2024-2025) is higher than 7th-grade ELA proficiency (18.45%). However, these internal improvements do not offset the overall low performance relative to state benchmarks.