Summary:
Middle school students in Scott County School District 1 attend a single school, Austin Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 with 254 students at 401 S Hwy 31 in Austin, Indiana. Because the district has only one middle school, there is no side-by-side comparison to make — every grade-level district figure matches the school exactly. The district itself ranks 298 of 374 districts statewide (20th percentile, 1 star).
The strongest points are worth noting. The school's state percentile rank has climbed steadily, from 22 to 24 to 28 over three years. Seventh grade is the relative bright spot: ELA 7th grade is 33.33% proficient and math 7th grade is 24.69%, the best grade-level results in the file. Science is the strongest all-grades subject at 28.87%. Chronic absenteeism, at 16.8%, is better than the district's 19.3% and essentially level with the state's 16.7%. ELA and math both improved year over year, up 3.09 and 5.72 points respectively.
Concerns outweigh those gains for now. The school holds a 1-star rating in every year shown and ranks 349 of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–2026 (28th percentile). Eighth grade is the weakest band: ELA 8th grade is 20% versus 44% statewide, and math 8th grade is 14.12% versus 34.2% statewide. Math is the weakest subject overall at 19.39% across all grades, while science slipped 2.89 points to 28.87%, below the district's 30.89%. Every grade-level result trails the state. For context, 45.67% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending was $10,368 in 2023–2024, and the reported student-teacher ratio of 254 simply repeats enrollment and should not be trusted.
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