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What's something Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
551
High
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NETTLE CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180738001261
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School
701 Baker Rd, Hagerstown, IN 47346 · (765) 489-4511 · Wayne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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
16.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
237 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 18% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Nettle Creek School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School this school | 551 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| Paoli Jr & Sr High School Paoli | 542 | 43.5% | 33.7% |
| Central Noble Junior Senior HS Albion | 610 | 43.9% | 36.1% |
| Salem High School Salem | 492 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Monroe Central Jr-Sr High School Parker City | 470 | 42.3% | 38.1% |
| Pike Central High School Petersburg | 450 | 42.7% | N/A |
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 Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #24 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #41 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #10 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #185 of 392 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #242 of 359 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #292 of 360 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #203 of 373 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #53 of 133 | N/A |
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
551
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 43% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 44% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 42% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 41% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 32.4 | 15.5:1 | 36% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 35% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 36% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 18% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 39 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School.
About Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School sits in Hagerstown, Indiana, and is classified as a high school. The school enrolls 551 students in grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Indiana enroll around 816, and this school is 32% below that mark.
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School is one of the 2 schools that make up Nettle Creek School Corporation (1,172 students in total).
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. It is also 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School are from different groups.
Staffing at Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School comes to 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Indiana is similar, at 16.6:1. Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wayne County average 55%.
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Indiana public high schools.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School's results are 3.1 points below predicted: 42.0% against 45.1%.
The county, Wayne County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $55,692, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 9,696 students.
Hagerstown Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.7%; Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School's is 42.0%, ranking 2nd of 6.
NCES assigns Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,397
Census ACS
Median income
$55,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nettle Creek School Corporation
- Hagerstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
Nearby schools
- Hagerstown Elementary School0.6 mi · 621
- Western Wayne Elementary School7.1 mi · 433
- Lincoln Middle/ High School7.2 mi · 306
- Union Junior & High School8.8 mi · 131
- Indiana Digital JR and High School8.8 mi · 4,166
- Indiana Digital Alternative School8.8 mi · 1,238
Frequently asked questions
About Hagerstown Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School?
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School serve?
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School is approximately 16.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School?
At Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nettle Creek School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.