Summary:
In zip code 47403, there is one middle school, Lora L. Batchelor Middle School, serving grades 7-8. This public school is part of the Monroe County Community School Corp, which ranks 110 out of 380 districts in Indiana and holds a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lora L. Batchelor Middle School, with an enrollment of 474 students, received a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2022-2023 school year, ranking 187 out of 489 middle schools in Indiana. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 12.8, which is favorable, and spends $14,388 per student. Nearly half of the student body, 48.31%, qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant portion of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 17.8%.
Academically, Lora L. Batchelor Middle School's test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for the 2024-2025 school year are lower than both the district and state averages. For all grades, ELA proficiency was 32.01% compared to the district's 45.86%, and Math proficiency was 31.38% versus the district's 50.15%. This trend is consistent across 7th and 8th grades. Data suggests a slight decline in proficiency rates from the 2023-2024 to the 2024-2025 school year for both subjects at the school, district, and state levels. 8th graders generally show slightly higher proficiency than 7th graders in both ELA and Math.
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