High Schools in Shelby Eastern Schools

The Shelby Eastern Schools district in Indiana is home to two high schools: Morristown Junior-Senior High School and Waldron Junior-Senior High School. While both schools serve grades 7-12, they exhibit notable differences in academic performance and student demographics.

Waldron Junior-Senior High School stands out as the higher-performing school, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger compared to Morristown Junior-Senior High School's 3-star rating. Waldron also boasts a higher graduation rate of 97.0% versus Morristown's 97.7%. However, Morristown Junior-Senior High School has a more diverse student population, with 5.62% of students identifying as non-White, compared to 3.69% at Waldron Junior-Senior High School.

Despite these differences, both schools maintain high four-year graduation rates. However, Waldron Junior-Senior High School faces a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 14.3%, compared to 9.7% at Morristown Junior-Senior High School. Additionally, Morristown Junior-Senior High School outperforms Waldron Junior-Senior High School on most ILEARN and SAT proficiency metrics, particularly in mathematics.