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Corydon Central Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
132nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 480 Indiana Middle Schools
Better than 72% of Indiana middle schools
Summary

Corydon Central Junior High School is a public middle school serving 375 students in grades 7-8 in Corydon, Indiana. The school is part of the South Harrison Community Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Corydon Central Junior High School consistently performs well on ILEARN assessments, with proficiency rates that often exceed the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 48.15%, compared to the state average of 42.7%. In math, the school's 8th grade proficiency rate was 37.57%, higher than the state's 34.5%. However, the school has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.9% to 19.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.36% to 52.22% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Corydon Central Junior High School generally outperforms schools like Hazelwood Middle School and Nathaniel Scribner Middle School on academic measures, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Highland Hills Middle School and Crawford County Middle School. Overall, Corydon Central Junior High School is a strong-performing middle school that consistently ranks among the top schools in Indiana, but the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and economically disadvantaged student population may be areas that require additional attention and support.

358
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,310
Per pupil spending ?
52.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 377 Country Club Rd
       Corydon, IN  47112

(812) 738-4184

District: South Harrison Com Schools


Students who attend Corydon Central Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Corydon Central High School

Feeder schools for Corydon Central Junior High School:

Elementary:    Corydon Elementary School
    Heth-Washington Elementary School
    New Middletown Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
86.9%
Two or more races:
6.1%
Hispanic:
5.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
Above the Indiana median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Indiana)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg46%
132nd of 480
Indiana public middle schools ?
Top 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From top 23% (2015) to top 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Indiana Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
95th of 380South Harrison Com 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202568.9132 of 48072.5%★★★★☆
202479.385 of 49182.7%★★★★☆
202379.388 of 48982.0%★★★★☆
202281.476 of 49084.5%★★★★☆
202187.147 of 48390.3%★★★★★
201979.076 of 47083.8%★★★★☆
201873.0115 of 47375.7%★★★★☆
201773.0104 of 47278.0%★★★★☆
201675.7101 of 49479.6%★★★★☆
201572.5113 of 48576.7%★★★★☆
201470.8120 of 47074.5%★★★★☆
201347.8280 of 44436.9%★★☆☆☆
201237.4336 of 44724.8%★☆☆☆☆
201151.4267 of 45140.8%★★☆☆☆
201061.9174 of 42859.3%★★★☆☆
200950.7239 of 42343.5%★★☆☆☆
200866.7115 of 39270.7%★★★★☆
200770.791 of 38276.2%★★★★☆
200656.1184 of 37550.9%★★★☆☆
200571.978 of 37078.9%★★★★☆
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts46%
Math36%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Corydon Central Junior High School

Students at Corydon Central Junior High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Students who attend Corydon Central Junior High School usually go on to attend Corydon Central High School

Corydon Central Junior High School ranks 132nd of 480 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Corydon Central Junior High School.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025
2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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