Summary:
ZIP code 46933 — Gas City, Indiana — is served by exactly one middle school, R J Baskett Middle School, which enrolls 507 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Mississinewa Community School Corp. Because it is the only middle school in the zip code, there is no in-area comparison to make; the school's own profile is the full picture for local families.
R J Baskett is rated 2 stars and ranked 270 of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 44th percentile — below the median. That is an improvement from the 39th percentile in 2024–2025, but still lower than its 49th percentile mark in 2023–2024, and the school has held at 2 stars all three years. Math is the clearest weakness: all-grade math proficiency was 28.21% in 2025–2026, below the district's 34.16%, with 7th grade at 23.9% versus the state's 35.9% and 8th grade at 22.64% versus 34.2%. Math did rise from 24.21% the prior year but remains well behind. ELA is closer to district norms at 34.95% versus 33.92%, though grade-level results still trail the state: 6th grade 35.2% vs. 41.3%, 7th grade 31.45% vs. 41.7%, and 8th grade 38.13% vs. 44%.
Science results are mixed. Biology End-of-Course proficiency was 96% in 2025–2026 (district 25.14%) and 74.42% in 2024–2025 (district 33.08%, state 45.6%), but this is typically a specialized course likely serving a small group, while 6th grade science was 34.69% versus the state's 41.2%. Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at 20.4%, above both the district's 15.0% and the state's 16.7% — roughly 1 in 5 students. Free/reduced lunch stands at 67.85%, with per-student spending of $11,864 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.5.
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