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Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School

Q: Is Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School ranks 306 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 29% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in New Castle, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 297 students. The school is part of the Blue River Valley Schools district, which is ranked 248 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as ILEARN and SAT, is significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.44% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.9% for 7th grade and 42.7% for 8th grade. The school's ILEARN Math proficiency rate was also very low, at 11.49%, compared to the state averages of 35.9% for 7th grade and 34.5% for 8th grade. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 82.6% to 97.5%, with the most recent rate being 88.4% in 2023-2024. Additionally, Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 10.8% to 19.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School, Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School generally performs worse academically. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.1 is lower than some nearby schools, which may indicate smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. To improve student outcomes, the school and district may need to focus on targeted interventions, addressing chronic absenteeism, and providing additional support and resources for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

289

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,576

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4741 N Viking Trail
New Castle, IN 47362

(765) 836-4811

District: Blue River Valley Schools

Feeder schools for Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

Blue River Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.5%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg32%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

362^nd of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

306^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

248^th of 380Blue River Valley Schools 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	362 of 480	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	352 of 491	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	371 of 489	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	396 of 490	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	355 of 483	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	389 of 470	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	398 of 473	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.7	285 of 472	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.5	269 of 494	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.9	392 of 485	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	412 of 470	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.7	222 of 444	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.2	134 of 447	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	56.6	233 of 451	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.3	234 of 428	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.9	247 of 423	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.9	206 of 392	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	209 of 382	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.8	109 of 375	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.6	51 of 370	86.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	306 of 429	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	224 of 432	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	264 of 398	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	150 of 409	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	266 of 388	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	241 of 389	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	205 of 385	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.6	177 of 380	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	31.0	309 of 394	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.7	209 of 400	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	156 of 379	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.5	234 of 353	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.3	295 of 373	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.6	164 of 364	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.5	216 of 362	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	74.6	73 of 364	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	41.2	257 of 360	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	69.9	100 of 354	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	67.6	94 of 349	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	61.8	142 of 349	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	259 of 387	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	283 of 392	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	211 of 388	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	304 of 377	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	145 of 377	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	165 of 379	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	317 of 386	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.5	101 of 392	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	29.7	283 of 383	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	77.0	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	336 of 377	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	243 of 381	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	296 of 375	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	185 of 378	51.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology37%-9 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing36%-19 vs state

English Language Arts26%

Mathematics12%-14 vs state

Math11%

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Schools Near Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (2025)			ILEARN Biology (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4741 N Viking Trail	New Castle	47362	Henry County	Blue River Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 836-4811	289	22	13.4	50.5%	276 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	30.1	306^th of 429 public high schools	28.7%		46.1	224^th of 432 public high schools	48.1%	82	35.7	11.9	14.0	38.6	26.4	9.3	13.6	11.5	37.0	$12,576	$795	$11,782
New Castle High School	Public	9-12	801 Parkview Dr	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 593-6670	828	72	11.5	50.5%	712 (86.0%)	16 (1.9%)	44 (5.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	38.6	273^rd of 429 public high schools	36.4%		52.5	183^rd of 432 public high schools	57.6%	90	52.2	16.5							25.5	$13,968	$2,528	$11,440
New Castle Area Vocational School	Public	6-12	801 Parkview Dr	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(765) 593-6680	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cowan High School	Public	7-12	9401 S Nottingham	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Cowan Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 289-7128	318	25	12.9	47.2%	288 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	49.2	211^th of 429 public high schools	50.8%		43.7	242^nd of 432 public high schools	44.0%	31	55.1	8.2	33.3	44.6	38.9	33.3	23.2	28.3	52.9	$11,922	$642	$11,280
Union Junior & High School	Public	7-12	8707 W US Hwy 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 853-5421	131	40	3.2	58.8%	122 (93.1%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	31.6	304^th of 429 public high schools	29.1%		31.5	300^th of 432 public high schools	30.6%	4	33.3	6.7	13.0	21.7	17.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	50.0	$17,471	$195	$17,276
Indiana Digital Alternative School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8707 W Hwy Us 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	Yes	Yes	(765) 204-2224	1,238	81	15.3	70.4%	879 (71.0%)	117 (9.5%)	167 (13.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.5%)	8.3	401^st of 429 public high schools	6.5%					(n/a)	18.2	0.8							22.3	$9,712	$211	$9,501
Indiana Digital Junior and High School	Public, Virtual	7-12	8707 W Hwy Us 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	Yes	No	(765) 204-2224	4,166	121	34.3	67.3%	2,867 (68.8%)	544 (13.1%)	443 (10.6%)	25 (0.6%)	8 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	278 (6.7%)	19.1	350^th of 429 public high schools	18.4%		18.3	350^th of 432 public high schools	19.0%		34.8	3.4	16.9	20.7	19.1	5.4	3.1	4.1	27.1	$7,327	$588	$6,739
Shenandoah High School	Public	9-12	7354 W Us 36	Middletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 354-6640	405	29	13.8	44.0%	387 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	53.7	181^st of 429 public high schools	57.8%		44.6	231^st of 432 public high schools	46.5%	50	49.5	28.6							35.1	$12,152	$274	$11,877
Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	701 Baker Rd	Hagerstown	47346	Wayne County	Nettle Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 489-4511	551	34	16.2	43.0%	513 (93.1%)	8 (1.5%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	59.5	142^nd of 429 public high schools	66.9%		66.5	95^th of 432 public high schools	78.0%	47	56.7	22.2	55.6	48.7	52.4	44.9	18.0	32.3	46.5	$10,299	$349	$9,951
Indiana Online Learning Academy 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	5100 N. Raider Rd.	MIddletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 354-2266	361	5	72.2	56.2%	274 (75.9%)	36 (10.0%)	26 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School

How many students attend Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School?

Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue River Valley Elementary School

Is Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School ranks 306^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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