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How has Blackford Jr-Sr High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
651
High
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180057000102
Blackford Jr-Sr High School
2392 N SR 3 N, Hartford City, IN 47348 · (765) 348-7560 · Blackford County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Indiana public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
393 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 17% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Blackford County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Schools most like Blackford Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackford Jr-Sr High School this school | 651 | 60.4% | 44.1% |
| Rochester Community High School Rochester | 567 | 58.2% | 27.7% |
| Mississinewa High School Gas City | 760 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Wabash High School Wabash | 469 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Connersville Sr High School Connersville | 912 | 59.4% | N/A |
| Caston Jr-Sr High School Rochester | 435 | 60.7% | 43.9% |
Matched among Indiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blackford Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #20 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #11 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #41 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #150 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #223 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #216 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #55 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #24 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
-70 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 41.5 | 15.7:1 | 60% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 50.5 | 14.2:1 | 52% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 50% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 46% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 34.4 | 15.8:1 | 52% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 47% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 18% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 778 | 52 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackford Jr-Sr High School.
About Blackford Jr-Sr High School
Blackford Jr-Sr High School is a small high school serving families in Hartford City, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 651 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 20% lower.
Blackford County Schools enrolls 1,412 students, and its 3 schools include Blackford Jr-Sr High School.
Most students at Blackford Jr-Sr High School are White: 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Blackford Jr-Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Teacher staffing is 41.5 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. Among high schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. About 60% of students, or 393, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Blackford Jr-Sr High School is A. Compared with Indiana public high schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Blackford Jr-Sr High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.1% is 11.2 points above the 32.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Blackford Jr-Sr High School is located in Blackford County, where median household income is about $51,326, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Blackford Jr-Sr High School is one of 3 public schools in Blackford County, which together enroll about 1,412 students.
The next-closest public school is Blackford Primary School, about 1.8 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 40.9% on proficiency, and Blackford Jr-Sr High School is above that at 44.1%.
The NCES locale for Blackford Jr-Sr High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Blackford Jr-Sr High School saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Blackford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,950
Census ACS
Median income
$51,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blackford County Schools
- Blackford Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Blackford Primary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in Hartford City
- Blackford Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Blackford Primary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Blackford Primary School1.8 mi · 314
- Blackford Intermediate School2.0 mi · 447
- Eastbrook South Elementary6.7 mi · 336
- Eastbrook High School8.2 mi · 524
- Eastbrook Middle School8.2 mi · 358
- Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School9.8 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Blackford Jr-Sr High SchoolHow large is Blackford Jr-Sr High School?
Blackford Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 651 students in grades 07-12.
Is Blackford Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blackford Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackford Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blackford Jr-Sr High School is approximately 15.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blackford Jr-Sr High School?
At Blackford Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Blackford Jr-Sr High School in?
Blackford Jr-Sr High School is part of Blackford County Schools.
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