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Enrollment
522
High
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARR-REEVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INC·NCES 180033000061
Barr Reeve Middle/High School
627 N 3rd St, Montgomery, IN 47558 · (812) 486-3265 · Daviess County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
136 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
522
+119 (+30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.3:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Barr Reeve Middle/High School
Barr Reeve Middle/High School is a close-knit secondary school in Montgomery, Indiana, part of Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc. The school hosts 522 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 36% below typical.
Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,029 students; Barr Reeve Middle/High School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Barr Reeve Middle/High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Barr Reeve Middle/High School records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Barr Reeve Middle/High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Daviess County's rate of about 45%.
With demographic context factored in, Barr Reeve Middle/High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 45.6%.
Around the school, Daviess County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,503 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Daviess County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), of which Barr Reeve Middle/High School is one.
The closest other public school is Barr Reeve Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Barr Reeve Middle/High School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.
Barr Reeve Middle/High School operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Barr Reeve Middle/High School's enrollment has edged up 30% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 522). Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,658
Census ACS
Median income
$68,503
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc
- Barr Reeve Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Barr Reeve Elementary School0.1 mi · 507
- Washington Primary6.4 mi · 488
- Washington Upper Elementary6.4 mi · 350
- Washington High School6.5 mi · 827
- Washington Junior High School6.5 mi · 357
- Loogootee Middle School6.9 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Barr Reeve Middle/High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barr Reeve Middle/High School?
Barr Reeve Middle/High School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Barr Reeve Middle/High School serve?
Barr Reeve Middle/High School serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Barr Reeve Middle/High School have?
Barr Reeve Middle/High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Barr Reeve Middle/High School?
Student demographics at Barr Reeve Middle/High School are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Barr Reeve Middle/High School in?
Barr Reeve Middle/High School is part of Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.