Summary:
ZIP code 46975 contains one middle school, Rochester Community Middle School, serving grades 5–7 with 353 students as part of Rochester Community School Corp, a district ranked 143 of 374 in Indiana at the 62nd percentile with 3 stars.
The school's most striking feature is its rapid improvement: its state rank rose from 260th in 2023–2024 to 141st in 2024–2025 to 95th in 2025–2026, moving from the 47th to the 80th percentile and from 2 stars to 4 stars, placing it roughly in the top 20% of ranked Indiana middle schools. Academically, math is the strongest relative advantage, with 5th-grade math at 69.77% proficient versus 42.0% statewide and 6th-grade math at 66.37% versus 40.2% statewide, while 7th-grade math sits at 35.78% versus 35.9% statewide—essentially the state average and the clearest soft spot. ELA is consistently above state at every tested grade (53.49% in 5th, 48.67% in 6th, 49.54% in 7th, each about 7–11 points above state), and all-grade ELA was 50.71% versus 44.73% for the district, a 5.98-point advantage. Science improved to 46.02% from 43.40% and moved from slightly below district to 3.80 points above it, while 5th-grade social studies reached 53.91% versus 47.2% statewide.
Beyond test scores, chronic absenteeism stands out at just 3.6%, far below the district's 11.1% and the state's 16.7%—about one-third of the district rate and one-fifth of the state rate. The school serves a relatively high-need population, with 60.06% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, yet it outperforms district and state averages in most tested areas. Resources also appear favorable, with an 11:1 student-teacher ratio and $14,051 per-student spending in 2023–2024. Because this is the only middle school in the ZIP code, comparisons are mainly against the district and state; note that absenteeism is shown for one year and spending data predates the test scores shown.
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