Enrollment
234
Middle
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD NORTH POSEY CO SCHOOLS·NCES 180795001365
North Posey Junior High School
5800 High School Rd, Poseyville, IN 47633 · (812) 673-4244 · Posey County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
79 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 7 | 137 | 59% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 41% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 North Posey Junior High School
North Posey Junior High School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Posey Junior High School this school | 234 | 33.8% | 57.5% |
| Loogootee Middle School Loogootee | 223 | 37.2% | 52.2% |
| Tecumseh Middle School Lynnville | 213 | 37.6% | 53.4% |
| Cedar Crest Intermediate School Huntingburg | 192 | 34.9% | 63.2% |
| Eastern Hancock Middle School Charlottesville | 299 | 36.1% | 40.0% |
| Lapel Middle School Lapel | 335 | 34.6% | 33.1% |
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 North Posey Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #39 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #67 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #13 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #307 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #50 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.3% | #307 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #271 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #70 of 110 |
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
234
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 234 | 18.8 | 12.5:1 | 34% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 17.8 | 12.5:1 | 37% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 18.3 | 12.4:1 | 30% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 35% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 22% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 27% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 22% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 15 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Posey Junior High School.
About North Posey Junior High School
North Posey Junior High School is a very small middle-grades school serving families in Poseyville, Indiana. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 234 students enrolled. Middle schools in Indiana have about 594 students on average; enrollment here is 61% lower.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in MSD North Posey Co Schools totals 1,455 students.
White students are 96% of those enrolled at North Posey Junior High School. Next come 3% multiracial. That is in line with Posey County, where about 94% of residents are White. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at North Posey Junior High School are from different groups.
The school's 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. Middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1, 3.1 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Posey County is similar, at 36%.
Among Indiana public middle schools, North Posey Junior High School outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
North Posey Junior High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.5%) and its predicted rate (51.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
In Posey County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $78,129, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,454, North Posey Junior High School among them.
North Posey High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from North Posey Junior High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 57.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 234, up from 222 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.5:1, from 11.1:1.
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Posey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,116
Census ACS
Median income
$78,129
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD North Posey Co Schools
- North Posey High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- South Terrace ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other schools in Poseyville
- North Posey High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- North Posey High School0.1 mi · 453
- North Elementary School2.3 mi · 364
- South Terrace Elementary5.0 mi · 404
- Owensville Community School9.8 mi · 396
- Cynthia Heights Elementary School11.2 mi · 451
- Gibson Southern High School11.2 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About North Posey Junior High SchoolHow many students attend North Posey Junior High School?
North Posey Junior High School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does North Posey Junior High School serve?
North Posey Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Posey Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Posey Junior High School is approximately 12.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Posey Junior High School?
Student demographics at North Posey Junior High School are roughly 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Posey Junior High School?
North Posey Junior High School is overseen by MSD North Posey Co Schools in Posey County.
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