Enrollment
289
High
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE RIVER VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 180066000141
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch
4741 N Viking Trail, New Castle, IN 47362 · (765) 836-4811 · Henry County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Indiana public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
146 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 15% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Blue River Valley Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
11.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch this school | 289 | 50.5% | 18.9% |
| Cloverdale High School Cloverdale | 301 | 51.2% | N/A |
| Wapahani High School Selma | 349 | 50.4% | N/A |
| Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS Osgood | 360 | 49.2% | 41.9% |
| South Putnam High School Greencastle | 354 | 48.9% | N/A |
| North Central Jr/Sr High School Farmersburg | 369 | 50.4% | 19.0% |
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 Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #91 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #95 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #82 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #327 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #119 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #347 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #118 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #78 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
289
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 289 | 21.5 | 13.4:1 | 51% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 24.5 | 12.1:1 | 43% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 25.5 | 12.6:1 | 41% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 26 | 11.3:1 | 32% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 29.6 | 9.3:1 | 36% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 40% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 32% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 15% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 28 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch.
About Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is a very small high school in New Castle, Indiana, (ZIP code 47362). It reported 289 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Indiana enroll about 816 students on average.
Blue River Valley Schools operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 620 students.
The share of White students at Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is 96%. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial. In Henry County overall, the White share is about 93%. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch are from different groups.
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch reports a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher, from 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch, 51% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Henry County is close, at 51%.
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Indiana public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 39.8% for Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 18.9%. The 20.9-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
In the surrounding county, Henry County, median household income comes to about $63,150, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 7,081 students.
The closest school to Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is Blue River Valley Elementary Sch, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is Rural: Distant.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (293) and 2024-25 (289). Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.3:1 to 13.4:1.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,970
Census ACS
Median income
$63,150
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,081 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue River Valley Schools
- Blue River Valley Elementary SchElementary · 331 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle High SchoolHigh · 828 students
- New Castle Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Blue River Valley Elementary SchElementary · 331 students
- Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Blue River Valley Elementary Sch0.1 mi · 331
- Wilbur Wright Elementary School4.7 mi · 305
- Eastwood Elementary School5.6 mi · 257
- Parker Elementary School6.4 mi · 278
- New Castle Middle School6.7 mi · 627
- New Castle High School6.7 mi · 828
Frequently asked questions
About Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High SchHow many students attend Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch?
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 07-12.
Is Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch have?
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch?
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch?
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is overseen by Blue River Valley Schools in Henry County.
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