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Enrollment
507
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSISSINEWA COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180687001190
R J Baskett Middle School
125 N Broadway St, Gas City, IN 46933 · (765) 674-8536 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Indiana public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
344 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 6 | 157 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 36% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Students here typically continue to
R J Baskett Middle School→Mississinewa High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mississinewa Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 R J Baskett Middle School
R J Baskett Middle School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R J Baskett Middle School this school | 507 | 67.9% | 30.6% |
| Jennings County Middle School North Vernon | 572 | 65.0% | 31.4% |
| Otter Creek Middle School Terre Haute | 670 | 66.3% | 22.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Terre Haute | 686 | 65.2% | 29.0% |
| Mitchell Jr High School Mitchell | 336 | 67.0% | 19.5% |
| Wabash Middle School Wabash | 433 | 60.7% | 32.0% |
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 R J Baskett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #227 of 324 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #245 of 325 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #205 of 325 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #174 of 334 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #96 of 314 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #186 of 315 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #37 of 330 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #102 of 187 | N/A |
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
507
-62 (-11%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 507 | 37.5 | 13.5:1 | 68% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 70% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 68% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 62% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 40.6 | 13.8:1 | 62% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 60% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 59% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 37% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R J Baskett Middle School.
About R J Baskett Middle School
R J Baskett Middle School is the name of a mid-sized middle school in Gas City, Indiana. It enrolls 507 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Mississinewa Community School Corp totals 2,453 students.
White students account for 80% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
R J Baskett Middle School lists 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.5 students per teacher. Middle schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.6:1. About 68% of students at R J Baskett Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Grant County averages 57%, lower than here.
R J Baskett Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Indiana public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, R J Baskett Middle School is 3.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 30.6%. Predicted: 27.5%.
In Grant County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $53,522 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. The county has 30 public schools and about 10,743 students.
The closest school to R J Baskett Middle School is Mississinewa High School, located about 0.7 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of R J Baskett Middle School. On proficiency, R J Baskett Middle School is ahead of the 26.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 62 students, from 569 to 507.
R J Baskett Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,295
Census ACS
Median income
$53,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mississinewa Community School Corp
- Mississinewa High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Grant County Special Ed CoopCombined
Other schools in Gas City
- Mississinewa High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
- Grant County Special Ed CoopCombined
Nearby schools
- Mississinewa High School0.7 mi · 760
- Westview Elementary School1.0 mi · 513
- Northview Elementary School1.2 mi · 673
- John L McCulloch Junior High Sch3.4 mi · 455
- Frances Slocum Elem School3.9 mi · 473
- Marion High School4.2 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About R J Baskett Middle SchoolHow many students attend R J Baskett Middle School?
R J Baskett Middle School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 06-08.
Is R J Baskett Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
R J Baskett Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at R J Baskett Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at R J Baskett Middle School.
How diverse is R J Baskett Middle School?
R J Baskett Middle School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is R J Baskett Middle School public or private?
R J Baskett Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mississinewa Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.