Summary:
ZIP code 47567 in Petersburg, Indiana, is served by a single middle school, Pike Central Middle School, which educates 383 students in grades 6–8 as part of Pike County School Corp. Because there are no other middle schools in the area, every comparison here is between this school and its district or the state rather than between neighboring schools. On Indiana's accountability system, Pike Central Middle School holds a 2-star rating and ranks at the 44th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, placing it in the lower-middle range; its district ranks 231st of 374 districts, or the 38th percentile.
Test results are mixed. Science is the relative bright spot: at the all-grade level the school's 39.52% proficient slightly exceeds the district's 39.19%, and 6th-grade Science (39.52%) is only 1.68 percentage points below the state's 41.2%. Math also improved year over year, from 30.47% to 31.97%, though it still trails the district by 5.09 points. English Language Arts is the biggest concern, dropping from 34.63% to 28.14% at the all-grade level, and every grade-level subject with a state comparison sits below the state average. The widest gaps are in ELA 6th grade (20.97% vs. 41.3%) and ELA 8th grade (26.17% vs. 44.0%).
Attendance and resources round out the picture. Chronic absenteeism is 22.6%, above both the district's 19.4% and the state's 16.7% — roughly 87 of the school's 383 students. About 53.52% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, per-student spending was $12,265 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.9 in 2024–2025, suggesting relatively small classes. Overall, this is a school with real challenges in reading and attendance, but one whose science results and modest math gains offer a foothold for improvement.
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