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Alumni: what's one memory from Greensburg Community Jr High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
404
Middle
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180408000705
Greensburg Community Jr High
505 E Central Ave, Greensburg, IN 47240 · (812) 663-7523 · Decatur County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Indiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
216 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 132 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 34% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Greensburg Community Jr High→Greensburg Community High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Greensburg Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.2%
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 34 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Greensburg Community Jr High
Greensburg Community Jr High's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensburg Community Jr High this school | 404 | 53.5% | 38.4% |
| Corydon Central Jr High School Corydon | 358 | 52.5% | 41.0% |
| Pike Central Middle School Petersburg | 383 | 53.5% | 33.9% |
| Corydon Intermediate School Corydon | 487 | 51.5% | 47.6% |
| Salem Middle School Salem | 352 | 50.9% | 28.4% |
| Greenfield Intermediate School Greenfield | 481 | 52.0% | 42.3% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Greensburg Community Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #158 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #177 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #137 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #223 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #8 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #250 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #133 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #38 of 187 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
404
-79 (-16%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 404 | 38.2 | 10.6:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 35.8 | 11.8:1 | 51% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 49% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 49% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 30.7 | 16.2:1 | 53% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 50% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 48% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 17% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 19 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greensburg Community Jr High.
About Greensburg Community Jr High
Federal records list Greensburg Community Jr High as a middle school in Greensburg, Indiana. The school counts 404 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students.
Greensburg Community Jr High is run by Greensburg Community Schools, whose 3 schools enroll 2,025 students.
The large majority of students at Greensburg Community Jr High, 89%, are White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Greensburg Community Jr High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 at Greensburg Community Jr High, with 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 53% of enrollment. That is close to the 50% average for public schools in Decatur County.
allk12 grades Greensburg Community Jr High a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.7%.
Decatur County census figures show that median household income is about $69,783, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Decatur County, serving about 3,789 students.
Nearest public school: Greensburg Community High School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Greensburg Community Jr High ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Greensburg Community Jr High falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 483 to 404 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.3:1 to 10.6:1.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,422
Census ACS
Median income
$69,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greensburg Community Schools
- Greensburg ElementaryElementary · 975 students
- Greensburg Community High SchoolHigh · 646 students
Other schools in Greensburg
- Greensburg ElementaryElementary · 975 students
- Greensburg Community High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- North Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- South Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- North Decatur Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- South Decatur Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Greensburg Community High School0.5 mi · 646
- Greensburg Elementary0.9 mi · 975
- North Decatur Jr-Sr High School3.0 mi · 441
- North Decatur Elementary School3.2 mi · 496
- South Decatur Elementary School10.5 mi · 467
- South Decatur Jr-Sr High School10.6 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Greensburg Community Jr HighHow large is Greensburg Community Jr High?
Greensburg Community Jr High enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Greensburg Community Jr High serve?
Greensburg Community Jr High serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greensburg Community Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greensburg Community Jr High is approximately 10.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Greensburg Community Jr High?
Student demographics at Greensburg Community Jr High are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Greensburg Community Jr High public or private?
Greensburg Community Jr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greensburg Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.