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New Washington Middle/High School

226 N Hwy 62, New Washington, IN 47162 · (812) 293-3368 · Clark County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Indiana public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 1,131 · STATE 816
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
159 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 65316%
Grade 75416%
Grade 84012%
Grade 95316%
Grade 104313%
Grade 114313%
Grade 124514%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
30592%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
155%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
14845%
Female
18355%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
44.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.6%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 New Washington Middle/High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
New Washington Middle/High School this school33148.0%35.0%
Winamac Community High School
Winamac
34548.7%N/A
Cowan High School
Muncie
31847.2%33.6%
South Putnam High School
Greencastle
35448.9%N/A
South Ripley High School
Versailles
35846.6%N/A
Parke Heritage High School
Rockville
33546.0%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 New Washington Middle/High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Clark County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#42 of 103N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.6%#49 of 104N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#26 of 104N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
331#308 of 392#6 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#73 of 359#2 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.8%#271 of 360#6 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.0%#155 of 373#3 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.8%#163 of 201N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
331
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533126.312.6:148% (159)
2023-243352812.0:145% (152)
2022-2331324.712.7:147% (146)
2020-213232413.5:144% (141)
2017-1834421.116.3:149% (170)
2015-163972416.5:143% (170)
2010-114872718.0:136% (175)
2000-014062615.6:123% (93)
1990-914322815.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Washington Middle/High School.

About New Washington Middle/High School

New Washington Middle/High School is a low-enrollment high school in New Washington, Indiana, administered by Greater Clark County Schools. It teaches 331 students in grades 6 through 12. High schools in Indiana have about 816 students on average; enrollment here is 59% lower.

New Washington Middle/High School is in Greater Clark County Schools, a district with 10,643 students across 17 schools.

The share of White students at New Washington Middle/High School is 92%. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Clark County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.

The school lists 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. The average for high schools in Indiana, 16.6:1, is higher. A total of 159 students, or 48%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Clark County average a similar 50%.

New Washington Middle/High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Indiana public high schools.

New Washington Middle/High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.0% is 6.5 points below the 41.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Clark County, home to about 124,354 people, the median household earns about $74,214 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Clark County number 33, with about 23,765 students.

About 0.1 miles separate New Washington Middle/High School from the closest public school, New Washington Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: New Washington Middle/High School ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 35.0% versus a 43.5% average.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 323 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 331.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students

Quick facts

School name
New Washington Middle/High School
District
Greater Clark County Schools
Address
226 N Hwy 62, New Washington, IN 47162
Phone
(812) 293-3368
County
Clark County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
331
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
159 (48%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180394000672
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Greater Clark County Schools
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Frequently asked questions

About New Washington Middle/High School
How large is New Washington Middle/High School?
New Washington Middle/High School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does New Washington Middle/High School serve?
New Washington Middle/High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Washington Middle/High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Washington Middle/High School is approximately 12.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Washington Middle/High School?
At New Washington Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is New Washington Middle/High School public or private?
New Washington Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greater Clark County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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