New Palestine Intermediate School

As a mid-sized junior high in New Palestine, Indiana, New Palestine Intermediate School instructs 605 students from grades 5 through 6, run under New Palestine Community Schools.

Across the 6 schools in New Palestine Community Schools (3,959 students total), New Palestine Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, New Palestine Intermediate School lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. Compared to Hancock County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, New Palestine Intermediate School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at New Palestine Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, New Palestine Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 52.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hancock County put the typical household earns roughly $93,186 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hancock County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,779 students), New Palestine Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

New Palestine Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, New Palestine Intermediate School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

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