Summary:
There is one middle school serving grades 6-8 in zip code 46738: Garrett Middle School, which is part of the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp.
Garrett Middle School, with an enrollment of 387 students, demonstrates proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science that consistently fall below Indiana state averages. This trend is also reflected when comparing the school's performance to its district averages, where it often matches or slightly underperforms. The school's statewide ranking has also seen a decline, moving from 239th in 2020-2021 to 310th in 2022-2023, accompanied by a drop in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 to 2 stars. A significant concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is often linked to lower academic achievement.
The school serves a student population where 52.97% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a substantial number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite spending $10,989 per student, which is on par with or higher than recent state averages, the academic outcomes do not show a corresponding advantage. The student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is favorable, suggesting that teacher availability is not a limiting factor. While 8th-grade Math proficiency shows a slight edge over other subjects and the district average, 6th-grade Math proficiency is notably low compared to both district and state benchmarks. These factors suggest that Garrett Middle School faces challenges in translating resources into improved academic performance, with chronic absenteeism being a key area requiring attention.
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