Summary:
Zip code 47850 is home to one high school, North Central Junior/Senior High School, serving grades 7-12. This public high school has an enrollment of 376 students and is part of the Northeast School Corp.
North Central Junior/Senior High School has consistently been ranked in the lower quartile of Indiana high schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three reported school years. Despite this overall low ranking, the school demonstrates a strong performance in student graduation, with an 88.4% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year. However, a significant concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which is considerably higher than ideal and can negatively impact student learning.
Academic performance at North Central Junior/Senior High School shows mixed results. While proficiency in English Language Arts is below district and state averages, the school's performance in Mathematics is a notable area of weakness, with proficiency rates significantly lower than both the district and state averages, and a concerning drop in 8th-grade math proficiency. Biology proficiency also lags behind the state average. SAT scores reveal a similar pattern, with much lower math proficiency compared to the state. The school spends $13,560 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 13.9, suggesting resources are available, but these are not fully translating into higher academic achievement, particularly in math. The socioeconomic factor of nearly half the students receiving free or reduced lunch may also play a role in these outcomes.
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