Summary:
Mississinewa Community School Corp includes four schools—two elementary, one middle, and one high—serving PK–12 students in Indiana, with total enrollment of 2,453. The district is ranked 251 of 374 in Indiana, at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, placing it below the state median. District chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, lower than the state’s 16.7%, and the district graduation rate is 97.7%, above the state’s 89.7%.
Among schools, R J Baskett Middle School has the most striking academic result: 96% proficient in Biology in 2025–2026 and 74.42% in 2024–2025, far above district Biology averages. However, its math is weaker, with 28.21% all-grades math versus the district’s 34.16%, and 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math below state. Northview Elementary School is a relative math bright spot, with 40.98% all-grades math versus district 34.16% and 46.02% versus district 35.41% the prior year, plus low chronic absenteeism at 10.0%. Mississinewa High School has a strong 97.7% graduation rate but weaker SAT and Biology results, and 20.4% chronic absenteeism. Westview Elementary School has the lowest absenteeism at 8.6% and lowest free/reduced lunch at 43.47%, but as a PK–1 school it has no current ILEARN/SAT scores; its old rank data is from 2006–2009 and not current.
The main split is by grade level: Westview Elementary School and Northview Elementary School have lower absenteeism, while R J Baskett Middle School and Mississinewa High School are both at 20.4%, above district and state. R J Baskett Middle School has the lowest student/teacher ratio at 13.5 and $11,864 per-student spending, yet its math remains below district and state, showing resources do not automatically translate into higher proficiency. Mississinewa High School’s rank moved from 39th percentile in 2024–2025 to 26th percentile in 2025–2026, and from 2 stars to 1 star. Current rank percentiles are R J Baskett Middle School 44th, Northview Elementary School 39th, and Mississinewa High School 26th; Westview Elementary School has no recent rank. Overall the district is below Indiana median with R J Baskett Middle School’s Biology as the standout anomaly and Northview Elementary School’s math as the most consistent relative strength.
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