R J Baskett Middle School

R J Baskett Middle School, an average-sized middle-grades school in Gas City, Indiana, one of the schools within Mississinewa Community School Corp, instructs 507 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Mississinewa Community School Corp (2,453 students total), R J Baskett Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, R J Baskett Middle School reports that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest is composed of 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, R J Baskett Middle School lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting R J Baskett Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Grant County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, R J Baskett Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.5%; this one delivers 30.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,522 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. R J Baskett Middle School is one of 30 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 10,743 students).

Mississinewa High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around R J Baskett Middle School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), R J Baskett Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R J Baskett Middle School has declined 9%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 80% across the same window.

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