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Jackson Creek Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Jackson Creek Middle School is a 7–8 school in Bloomington, Indiana, serving 572 students as part of Monroe County Community School Corp, and it stands out as one of the highest-performing middle schools in the state. In 2025–2026 it ranked 19th of 486 Indiana middle schools, placing it in the 96th percentile with a 5-star rating. That is far above its own district, which ranks 108th of 374 (71st percentile, 4 stars). The district average hides a big gap: same-district Tri-North Middle School ranks 163rd and Lora L Batchelor Middle School ranks 279th. Jackson Creek Middle School has earned 5 stars every year shown, ranging from 9th in 2023–2024 to 39th in 2017–2018.

Test scores are well above nearby schools. In 2025–2026, 59.86% of students were proficient in English language arts and 63.53% in math, compared with the district's 49.65% in math. The closest nearby school in math, Edgewood Junior High School, reached 42.05% — about 21.5 points lower. Grade by grade, 7th-grade math was 63.32% versus 35.9% statewide, 8th-grade math 63.73% versus 34.2%, 7th-grade ELA 60.21% versus 41.7%, and 8th-grade ELA 59.51% versus 44%.

Chronic absenteeism was 14.0% in 2024–25, below the district's 17.7% and the state's 16.7%, and improved from 18.0% the year before. Only Eastern Greene Middle School was lower, at 8.3%, but its test proficiency is much weaker. Jackson Creek also has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate in its comparison group (28.32%) and the highest per-student spending ($15,138), yet its student–teacher ratio of 15.2 is higher than most nearby schools — smaller classes alone do not explain these results. Its rank has slipped slightly, from 9th to 19th, but it remains in the top 4% statewide.

572

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,138

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3980 S Sare Rd
Bloomington, IN 47401

(812) 330-2451

District: Monroe County Community School Corp

Students who attend Jackson Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:	Bloomington Graduation School
	Bloomington High School South
Alternative:	The Academy of Sci & Entrepreneurship

Feeder schools for Jackson Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Binford Elementary School
	Childs Elementary School
	Lakeview Elementary School
	Rogers Elementary School
	More...
	Templeton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

Asian:

7.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Indiana middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg48%

19^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Monroe County Community School Corp

108^th of 374Monroe County Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	19 of 486	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	17 of 480	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	9 of 491	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	9 of 489	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	13 of 490	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	13 of 483	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	20 of 470	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	39 of 473	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	86.8	33 of 472	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	86.8	26 of 494	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.1	22 of 485	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.5	39 of 470	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.5	20 of 444	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	27 of 447	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	75.7	83 of 451	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.1	122 of 428	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	79 of 423	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.3	42 of 392	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	56 of 382	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	73 of 375	80.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	90 of 370	75.7%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math64%

English Language Arts60%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	3980 S Sare Rd	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-2451	572	37	15.2	28.3%	427 (74.7%)	28 (4.9%)	34 (5.9%)	41 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	93.6	19^th of 486 public middle schools	96.1%		94.5	17^th of 480 public middle schools	96.5%	2			60.2	59.5	59.9			63.3	63.7	63.5					$15,138	$2,180	$12,958
Lora L Batchelor Middle School	Public	7-8	900 Gordon Pike	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7763	478	36	13.4	46.4%	351 (73.4%)	36 (7.5%)	41 (8.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)	42.8	279^th of 486 public middle schools	42.6%		47.1	254^th of 480 public middle schools	47.1%	25			31.1	27.0	29.1			31.1	31.7	31.4					$14,388	$1,021	$13,367
Tri-North Middle School	Public	7-8	1000 W 15th St	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7745	569	39	14.4	44.6%	385 (67.7%)	57 (10.0%)	54 (9.5%)	30 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	64.4	163^rd of 486 public middle schools	66.5%		71.5	119^th of 480 public middle schools	75.2%	44			48.3	38.9	43.3			41.2	33.5	37.0					$14,672	$644	$14,028
Edgewood Junior High School	Public	6-8	851 W Edgewood Dr	Ellettsville	47429	Monroe County	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	No	No	No	No	(812) 876-2005	627	42	14.8	40.5%	555 (88.5%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	68.1	149^th of 486 public middle schools	69.3%		64.9	156^th of 480 public middle schools	67.5%	7		51.2	37.6	42.4	43.7		47.8	35.7	42.9	42.1	46.8	46.8		100.0	$10,777	$1,253	$9,524
Eastern Greene Middle School	Public	5-8	10503 E St Rd 54	Bloomfield	47424	Greene County	Eastern Greene Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 825-5010	254	22	11.8	52.4%	244 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	61.9	173^rd of 486 public middle schools	64.4%		64.1	159^th of 480 public middle schools	66.9%	14	34.6	31.3	43.4	40.5	37.5	25.9	43.4	55.4	34.5	39.9	37.4	37.4	55.6		$11,814	$849	$10,965
Brown County Middle School	Public	6-8	95 S Schoolhouse Ln	Nashville	47448	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6605	396	27	14.9	43.2%	375 (94.7%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	64	168^th of 486 public middle schools	65.4%		39.3	307^th of 480 public middle schools	36.0%	139		51.0	47.4	42.2	46.6		45.1	25.4	31.7	33.6	49.0	49.0			$12,949	$1,346	$11,603
Bedford Middle School	Public	7-8	1501 'N' St	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-9781	518	32	16.0	59.1%	461 (89.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	48.5	241^st of 486 public middle schools	50.4%		46.5	258^th of 480 public middle schools	46.3%	17			27.3	36.4	32.2			31.5	36.1	33.9					$10,205	$1,271	$8,934
Owen Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	626 W St Hwy 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2249	321	27	11.8	52.3%	303 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	59	185^th of 486 public middle schools	61.9%		48.6	247^th of 480 public middle schools	48.5%	62			47.6	47.4	47.5			29.9	26.3	28.1					$12,070	$1,217	$10,853

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Creek Middle School

What high school do graduates of Jackson Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jackson Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Bloomington Graduation School

What district is Jackson Creek Middle School in?

Monroe County Community School Corp

How many students attend Jackson Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Jackson Creek Middle School.

Is Jackson Creek Middle School a good school?

Yes! Jackson Creek Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 486 Indiana middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Creek Middle School?

Students at Jackson Creek Middle School are 75% White, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American.

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 25, 2026

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