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Alumni: what's one memory from Caston Jr-Sr High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
435
High
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTON SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180141000207
Caston Jr-Sr High School
9815 S State Rd 25, Rochester, IN 46975 · (574) 857-3505 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
264 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 6 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 12% |
Student demographics
17%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 Caston School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
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 Caston Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caston Jr-Sr High School this school | 435 | 60.7% | 43.9% |
| Mitchell High School Mitchell | 424 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Wabash High School Wabash | 469 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School Gaston | 435 | 57.7% | 33.7% |
| Crawford County High School Marengo | 369 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Rochester Community High School Rochester | 567 | 58.2% | 27.7% |
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 Caston Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #21 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #30 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #21 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #241 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #86 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #250 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #53 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.3% | #10 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
435
+68 (+19%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 61% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 57% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 60% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 44% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 27.6 | 11.7:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 43% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 40% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 20% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caston Jr-Sr High School.
About Caston Jr-Sr High School
Caston Jr-Sr High School is the name of a small high school in Rochester, Indiana. The school had 435 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Indiana is about 816, so this school runs 47% smaller than that.
Federal data list 2 schools in Caston School Corporation, with 816 students enrolled.
Caston Jr-Sr High School enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Fulton County is about 90% White. By the diversity index, Caston Jr-Sr High School comes in at 17%.
Federal staffing data show 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at Caston Jr-Sr High School and a ratio of 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 61% of students. That is close to the 61% average for public schools in Fulton County.
allk12 grades Caston Jr-Sr High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Caston Jr-Sr High School's results are 11.3 points above predicted: 43.9% against 32.6%.
Census estimates describe Fulton County this way: median household income is about $61,360, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fulton County number 7 and enroll about 2,763.
The next-closest public school is Caston Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Caston Jr-Sr High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 19%, from 367 to 435.
The Caston Jr-Sr High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,312
Census ACS
Median income
$61,360
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caston School Corporation
- Caston Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester Community High SchoolHigh · 567 students
- Caston Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Rochester Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- George M Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Caston Elementary School0.0 mi · 381
- Berry Preschool10.3 mi · 122
- Rochester Community Middle School10.4 mi · 353
- Rochester Community High School10.5 mi · 567
- Columbia Elementary School10.7 mi · 325
- The Academy at Logansport Community School10.9 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Caston Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Caston Jr-Sr High School?
Caston Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Caston Jr-Sr High School serve?
Caston Jr-Sr High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caston Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caston Jr-Sr High School is approximately 12.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Caston Jr-Sr High School?
At Caston Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Caston Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Caston Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caston School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.