Summary:
There is a single middle school serving grades 6–8 in North Putnam Community Schools: North Putnam Middle School, located in Roachdale, Indiana, with 299 students. Because it is the district's only middle school, its results are the district's middle-school results, so the most useful comparisons are against state benchmarks and across school years. The school's rank has moved from 167 of 491 (66th percentile) in 2023–2024, to 210 of 480 (56th percentile) in 2024–2025, to 200 of 486 (59th percentile) in 2025–2026 — holding 3 stars each year, while the district as a whole ranks 89 of 374 (76th percentile, 4 stars).
Attendance stands out as the clearest strength. Chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025 was 9.7%, compared with 14.6% in the district and 16.7% statewide. Math also showed real improvement: all-grade proficiency rose from 30.41% in 2024–2025 to 37.50% in 2025–2026, a gain of 7.09 points, though the school still trails the district's 43.37%. Eighth grade math is a bright spot at 43.62%, which is 9.42 points above the state's 34.2%, and 7th grade math (36.73%) is slightly above the state's 35.9%. Sixth grade math lags, at 32.69% versus 40.2% statewide. Resource indicators look favorable: a student-teacher ratio of 12.7 and per-student spending of $11,804 in 2023–2024, with 43.48% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.
The main academic concerns are science and English language arts. Science proficiency was 33.65%, which is 7.85 points below the district and 7.55 points below the state for 6th grade — the largest gap of any subject. ELA trailed the state in every middle grade: 6th grade by 4.76 points, 7th grade by 1.90 points, and 8th grade by 3.57 points, and the all-grade ELA score slipped from 40.88% to 38.85% year over year. Families can take encouragement from strong attendance and rising math scores, while noting that science and reading are where support is most needed.
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