Summary:
Schools in the John Glenn School Corporation serve roughly 1,993 students across four buildings — two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — covering grades PK through 12 in the Walkerton and North Liberty area of Indiana. The district as a whole ranks 60th of 374 Indiana districts (84th percentile) with a 4-star rating, and every one of its schools beats the state average for chronic absenteeism.
John Glenn High School is the largest school and the district's flagship, with a 100% graduation rate against 89.7% statewide, three straight 4-star ratings, and SAT proficiency that rose in both reading/writing (57.86% to 60.96%) and math (30.19% to 36.99%) — with the margin over the state widening in both subjects. North Liberty School is the biggest improver, climbing from 60th to 72nd percentile and earning 4 stars while improving ELA, math, science, and social studies, and posting the district's lowest absenteeism (8.9%). Walkerton Elementary School rebounded from 3 stars to 4 stars and is strong in ELA and science, including 6th grade ELA at 73.42%, far above the state's 41.3%, though its 5th grade math (28.09%) lags.
Harold C Urey Middle School is the clear soft spot: it is the only school to lose a star (4 stars to 3 stars, 78th to 67th percentile), its All Grades math fell 8.2 points to 32.87% — about 14 points below the district — and it has the highest absenteeism in the corporation at 14.2%. A notable pattern is the steep math drop from very strong 6th grade results (around 63% district-wide) to roughly 33% in 7th grade, a transition worth watching. Also worth flagging: Walkerton has the highest poverty rate (61.29% free/reduced lunch) but the lowest per-student spending ($9,378) versus the high school's $11,760. Overall, this is a strong, above-state district whose main opportunity sits in one building — middle school math and attendance.
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