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Charlestown Middle School

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Charlestown Middle School ranks 143 rd of 480 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 480 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Charlestown Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Charlestown, Indiana, which is part of the Greater Clark County Schools district. The school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the past several years, ranging from 143 to 263 out of Indiana's middle schools, with a current 4-star rating.

Charlestown Middle School consistently outperforms the Greater Clark County Schools district in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 46.85%, compared to 37% for the district, and its Math proficiency rate was 38.9%, higher than the district's 37.47%. Additionally, Charlestown's 8th grade ELA proficiency rate of 50.67% in 2024-2025 was significantly higher than the district's 37.28% and the state's 42.7%. However, the school has seen a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 19.2% in 2022-2023 to 27.8% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district's average.

Charlestown Middle School generally outperforms the nearby Parkview Middle School and River Valley Middle School, which are also part of the Greater Clark County Schools district, in terms of test scores and statewide rankings. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing schools in the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School district, such as Highland Hills Middle School and Nathaniel Scribner Middle School, which have significantly higher test scores and statewide rankings.

647

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,124

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8804 High Jackson Rd
Charlestown, IN 47111

(812) 256-6363

District: Greater Clark County Schools

Students who attend Charlestown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Charlestown Senior High School

Feeder schools for Charlestown Middle School:

Elementary:	Jonathan Jennings Elementary School
	Pleasant Ridge Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Indiana median (70th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

143^rd of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Greater Clark County Schools

203^rd of 380Greater Clark County 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	143 of 480	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	169 of 491	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	164 of 489	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	263 of 490	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	250 of 483	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	234 of 470	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	206 of 473	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	201 of 472	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	234 of 494	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	220 of 485	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.7	311 of 470	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	301 of 444	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.5	317 of 447	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.0	303 of 451	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.9	354 of 428	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.2	314 of 423	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	307 of 392	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	283 of 382	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.3	235 of 375	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	305 of 370	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.5	170 of 222	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%

Math39%

Science37%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charlestown Middle School	Public	6-8	8804 High Jackson Rd	Charlestown	47111	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 256-6363	647	39	16.5	44.0%	499 (77.1%)	17 (2.6%)	61 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.4%)	67.1	143^rd of 480 public middle schools	70.2%		63.6	169^th of 491 public middle schools	65.6%	26		42.5	47.4	50.7	46.9		33.3	42.4	41.3	38.9	37.0	37.0		$11,124	$794	$10,330
Silver Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	495 N Indiana Ave	Sellersburg	47172	Clark County	Silver Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 246-4421	748	42	17.8	35.6%	593 (79.3%)	13 (1.7%)	83 (11.1%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.9%)	70.3	125^th of 480 public middle schools	74.0%		68.6	143^rd of 491 public middle schools	70.9%	18		40.7	40.9	48.9	43.8		49.1	35.3	42.0	42.1	47.2	47.2		$9,298	$284	$9,014
River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Veterans Pky	Jeffersonville	47130	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 288-4848	857	60	14.2	64.5%	323 (37.7%)	162 (18.9%)	251 (29.3%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	102 (11.9%)	42.7	282^nd of 480 public middle schools	41.3%		39.7	298^th of 491 public middle schools	39.3%	16		35.0	30.6	31.8	32.4		31.9	25.8	27.6	28.4	34.2	34.2		$11,291	$835	$10,456
Parkview Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Brigman Ave	Jeffersonville	47130	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 288-4844	656	48	13.6	65.2%	318 (48.5%)	139 (21.2%)	77 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	108 (16.5%)	43.7	275^th of 480 public middle schools	42.7%		41.8	289^th of 491 public middle schools	41.1%	14		36.7	26.8	30.6	31.6		33.6	25.4	31.6	30.3	34.9	34.9		$10,801	$1,011	$9,789
Clarksville Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Ettel Ln	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Clarksville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 282-8235	430	30	14.1	51.6%	224 (52.1%)	52 (12.1%)	97 (22.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.3%)	47.7	252^nd of 480 public middle schools	47.5%		41.1	293^rd of 491 public middle schools	40.3%	41	32.1	36.9	31.7	50.5	37.2	26.4	26.0	26.7	28.1	26.7	32.0	32.0	22.9	$7,350	$177	$7,173
Hazelwood Middle School	Public	5-8	1021 Hazelwood Ave	New Albany	47150	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 949-4280	798	59	13.5	65.0%	476 (59.6%)	148 (18.5%)	47 (5.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (14.5%)	34.2	326^th of 480 public middle schools	32.1%		32.4	335^th of 491 public middle schools	31.8%	9	26.5	31.3	30.1	37.7	31.4	16.4	26.7	23.2	12.0	19.5	23.7	23.7	20.1	$11,376	$728	$10,648
Nathaniel Scribner Middle School	Public	5-8	910 Old Vincennes Rd	New Albany	47150	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 949-4283	941	60	15.7	54.0%	535 (56.9%)	139 (14.8%)	135 (14.3%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	117 (12.4%)	57.4	195^th of 480 public middle schools	59.4%		47.2	261^st of 491 public middle schools	46.8%	66	35.4	37.5	40.3	44.7	39.4	29.8	32.8	33.8	29.0	31.3	42.2	42.2	28.0	$11,624	$604	$11,020
Highland Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	3492 Edwardsville Galena Rd	Georgetown	47122	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 542-8501	1,676	92	18.1	19.1%	1,510 (90.1%)	16 (1.0%)	60 (3.6%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (3.9%)	91.7	30^th of 480 public middle schools	93.8%		89.7	40^th of 491 public middle schools	91.9%	10	63.1	62.1	57.8	59.7	60.6	63.6	66.0	57.4	50.6	59.2	56.2	56.2	58.5	$10,091	$480	$9,611
Scottsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	425 S 3rd St	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	No	(812) 752-8926	556	39	14.4	53.6%	509 (91.5%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	59.5	183^rd of 480 public middle schools	61.9%		65.5	164^th of 491 public middle schools	66.6%	19		31.8	33.3	44.2	36.5		40.6	41.5	37.9	40.0	40.6	40.6		$10,355	$303	$10,052
East Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 N Eastern School RD E-5	Pekin	47165	Washington County	East Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-5000	418	30	13.9	39.0%	396 (94.7%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	43.7	274^th of 480 public middle schools	42.9%		62.3	174^th of 491 public middle schools	64.6%	100	41.9	27.2	30.3	28.1	32.0	46.7	33.7	39.3	37.7	39.5	23.9	23.9	39.1	$9,515	$463	$9,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlestown Middle School

How many students attend Charlestown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Charlestown Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Charlestown Middle School?

Students at Charlestown Middle School are 77% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is Charlestown Middle School a good school?

Charlestown Middle School ranks 143^rd of 480 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Charlestown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Charlestown Middle School usually go on to attend Charlestown Senior High School

What district is Charlestown Middle School in?

Greater Clark County Schools

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