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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Tri Junior-Senior High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
458
High
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HENRY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181038001702
Tri Junior-Senior High School
6972 S St Rd 103, Straughn, IN 47387 · (765) 987-7988 · Henry County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Indiana public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
228 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 12% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Henry School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Tri Junior-Senior High School
Tri Junior-Senior High School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri Junior-Senior High School this school | 458 | 49.8% | 26.8% |
| Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School Fairmount | 453 | 49.9% | 32.5% |
| West Washington Jr-Sr High School Campbellsburg | 416 | 49.3% | 42.0% |
| Switzerland Co Senior High School Vevay | 459 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School Montezuma | 471 | 49.7% | 31.4% |
| Sullivan High School Sullivan | 528 | 49.4% | 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 Tri Junior-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #76 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #75 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #77 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #227 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #155 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #344 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #130 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #113 of 133 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
458
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 458 | 32.5 | 14.1:1 | 50% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 34.5 | 13.3:1 | 52% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 31.5 | 13.9:1 | 48% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 39% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 33.5 | 13.4:1 | 42% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 41% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 42% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 14% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri Junior-Senior High School.
About Tri Junior-Senior High School
In Straughn, Indiana, part of Henry County, Tri Junior-Senior High School is a high school. The school's enrollment of 458 students covers grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 44% lower than the average for high schools in Indiana, which is about 816.
Tri Junior-Senior High School is one school in South Henry School Corp, a system of 2 schools with 816 students.
Most students at Tri Junior-Senior High School are White: 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Tri Junior-Senior High School comes in at 9%.
The teaching staff at Tri Junior-Senior High School is 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.1:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. Across public schools in Henry County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Measured against Indiana public high schools, Tri Junior-Senior High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Tri Junior-Senior High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (26.8%) and its predicted rate (40.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Henry County, median household income is about $63,150, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Tri Junior-Senior High School is among the 21 public schools in Henry County.
Tri Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 26.8% is below the 33.2% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Tri Junior-Senior High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 437 in 2020-21 and 458 in 2024-25, a gain of 21 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,970
Census ACS
Median income
$63,150
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,081 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Henry School Corp
- Tri Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Tri Elementary School0.1 mi · 358
- James Whitcomb Riley Elem School4.9 mi · 246
- New Castle High School5.7 mi · 828
- Parker Elementary School5.7 mi · 278
- New Castle Middle School5.7 mi · 627
- Eastwood Elementary School6.3 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Tri Junior-Senior High SchoolHow large is Tri Junior-Senior High School?
Tri Junior-Senior High School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades 06-12.
Is Tri Junior-Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tri Junior-Senior High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Tri Junior-Senior High School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Tri Junior-Senior High School.
How diverse is Tri Junior-Senior High School?
Tri Junior-Senior High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Tri Junior-Senior High School?
Tri Junior-Senior High School is overseen by South Henry School Corp in Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.