Summary:
ZIP code 47429 — Ellettsville, in Monroe County, Indiana — is served by exactly one middle school, Edgewood Junior High School, which educates 627 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Richland-Bean Blossom C S C district. Because it is the only middle school in the area, it is the sole local option for families with middle-grade students, and the most useful comparison is how it stacks up against its own district and the state of Indiana.
Edgewood is a consistently solid school rather than a rising or declining one. It has ranked near the 69th percentile for three straight years (149th of 486 in 2025–2026, 156th of 480 the year before, and 152nd of 491 the year prior) and holds a 3-star rating, while its district earns 4 stars at the 73rd percentile. Its strongest results come from the 6th grade, which beat the state in every subject tested — ELA at 51.24% versus 41.3% statewide, Math at 47.76% versus 40.2%, and Science at 46.77% versus 41.2%. Eighth-grade Math is also a standout at 42.93% against 34.2% statewide. Year over year, Math rose 4.63 points and Science 4.82 points, while ELA dipped slightly. The clear soft spot is 7th grade, the only cohort at or below state levels in every subject.
Two broader patterns are worth knowing. Against its own district, Edgewood outperforms in ELA (43.67% versus 41.43%) but trails by about 7 points in both Math and Science — meaning the district's advantage in those subjects comes from its other grade levels. A reported 100% Biology end-of-course proficiency rate should be read cautiously, as a junior high testing Biology almost certainly assessed only a handful of advanced students. Chronic absenteeism sits at 14.4%, better than the state's 16.7% but above the district's 12.5%, and the school reports a 14.8 student–teacher ratio with $10,777 per-student spending. For parents, the takeaways are straightforward: a stable, mid-upper-tier school with real momentum in Math and Science, and 7th-grade performance as the clearest area to watch.
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