High Schools in Nettle Creek School Corporation

The Nettle Creek School Corporation in Indiana is home to a single high school, Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. This school has seen steady improvements in its academic performance and statewide ranking over the past few years, though it faces some challenges in certain areas.

Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School has outperformed the Nettle Creek School Corporation average in English Language Arts proficiency, with 49.18% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year compared to the district's 44.68%. However, the school has underperformed the district in Math proficiency, with only 23.37% of students proficient or better compared to the district's 37.57%. The school's four-year graduation rate is 84.4%, which is a positive indicator, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.5% is relatively high and may be an area of concern.

Economically, Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School serves a significant population of students from low-income families, with 42.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic factor may impact the school's academic performance and other outcomes. Despite these challenges, the school has seen its statewide ranking improve from 229th out of 409 Indiana high schools in 2021-2022 to 77th out of 431 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding increase in its SchoolDigger star rating from 2 to 4 out of 5.