Summary:
Blackford County Schools has only one high school, Blackford Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. Located in the rural Blackford County area, the school has a predominantly White student population and generally performs better than the district average in English Language Arts, but has more mixed results in mathematics. The school maintains a commendable 93.4% four-year graduation rate, but faces challenges with a relatively high 23.3% chronic absenteeism rate.
Academically, Blackford Junior-Senior High School has shown proficiency rates in English Language Arts that exceed the Blackford County Schools district average, while its math proficiency rates have been more variable, with some grades performing better and others performing worse than the district. The school's 11th-grade SAT performance is on par with the district in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, but lags behind in Mathematics.
In terms of school rankings and ratings, Blackford Junior-Senior High School has fluctuated between a 2 and 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, and its statewide ranking has ranged from 197 to 233 out of 431 Indiana high schools. While the school's overall performance is relatively strong, the variability in its academic results and the high chronic absenteeism rate suggest areas for potential improvement and closer examination.
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