Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

Summary:

Argos Community Junior-Senior High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in the small town of Argos, Indiana, with a student population of 331. The school is part of the Argos Community Schools district, which is ranked 154 out of 381 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Argos Community Junior-Senior High School has a strong academic foundation, with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate ranging from 84.2% to 89.8% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the state average and compares favorably to nearby schools like Oregon-Davis Junior-Senior High (82.3%) and Culver Community Middle/High School (89.4%). The school also outperforms the state and district averages in several key test score metrics, including ILEARN English Language Arts proficiency and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency.

However, Argos Community Junior-Senior High School faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.0% in 2021-2022 to 17.6% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern compared to nearby schools. Additionally, the school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating over the past several years, and varying performance among different student subgroups. While Argos generally outperforms nearby schools like Oregon-Davis Junior-Senior High and Culver Community Middle/High School, schools like John Glenn High School and Triton Junior-Senior High School have consistently higher rankings and performance metrics.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 500 Yearick Ave
       Argos, IN  46501


(574) 892-5137

District: Argos Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
144th of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,629 Help


Feeder schools for Argos Community Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Argos Community Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  5.0 Help
Number of students:  95

Racial breakdown:

White:
90.5%
Hispanic:
6.3%
Two or more races:
3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Argos Community Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 61.6% of middle schools in Indiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.07. (See more...)
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Compare Details Argos Community Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 66.6% of high schools in Indiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.88. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (90.5%), Hispanic (6.3%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School is 5. (See more...)
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Compare Argos Community Junior-Senior High School employs 19 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School is $9,629.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Argos Community Junior-Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Argos Community Junior-Senior High School 186th of 485 Indiana public middle schools. (See Argos Community Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Argos Community Junior-Senior High School 144th of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See Argos Community Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Argos Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Argos Community Schools 151st of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 59.35 160th 370 56.8%
2006 69.00 103rd 375 72.5%
2007 65.37 124th 382 67.5%
2008 82.97 37th 392 90.6%
2009 90.84 14th 423 96.7%
2010 78.43 68th 428 84.1%
2011 80.17 56th 451 87.6%
2012 75.27 76th 447 83.0%
2013 64.68 157th 444 64.6%
2014 62.78 187th 470 60.2%
2015 73.02 108th 485 77.7%
2016 61.34 206th 494 58.3%
2017 55.57 221st 472 53.2%
2018 74.63 99th 473 79.1%
2019 84.87 53rd 470 88.7%
2021 56.64 201st 483 58.4%
2022 60.34 188th 490 61.6%
2023 59.85 186th 489 62.0%
2024 60.07 186th 485 61.6%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 69.47 86th 349 75.4%
2006 66.25 101st 349 71.1%
2007 82.73 36th 354 89.8%
2008 57.60 176th 360 51.1%
2009 47.03 242nd 364 33.5%
2010 69.93 38th 362 89.5%
2011 55.38 125th 364 65.7%
2012 69.70 47th 373 87.4%
2013 59.56 83rd 353 76.5%
2014 44.42 191st 379 49.6%
2015 76.06 33rd 400 91.8%
2016 67.98 97th 394 75.4%
2017 60.41 135th 380 64.5%
2018 81.15 46th 385 88.1%
2019 55.50 147th 389 62.2%
2021 67.41 81st 388 79.1%
2022 57.28 174th 409 57.5%
2023 44.37 216th 398 45.7%
2024 58.88 144th 431 66.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.23 73rd 379 80.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.71 7th 16 56.3%
2023 31.78 280th 388 27.8%
2024 57.94 130th 392 66.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.26 10th 18 44.4%
2023 57.10 130th 383 66.1%
2024 54.15 151st 392 61.5%
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Rank History for high school White students at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 48.39 195th 378 48.4%
2023 31.74 267th 375 28.8%
2024 47.48 178th 381 53.3%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Indiana Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Open Quote Argos Community Schools are a throw-back to good discipline, high expectations and family. Their state testing scores are traditionally the highest of all the schools in the county--an over twenty year record. In 2009-2010, 30+% of graduates passed an Advanced Placement Exam. This places little Argos in the top 30 or 40 schools in the entire state. Despite not being a wealthy district, Argos has been one of the few schools in our county to grow with out-of-district students looking for something better. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 308 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1989 304 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 305
1990 303 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 305
1991 270 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 271
1992 285 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1993 324 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 325
1994 333 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 334
1995 328 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1996 328 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1997 344 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 346
1998 329 0 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1999 339 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 341
2000 351 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 354
2001 371 2 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 377
2002 339 3 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2003 339 3 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2004 322 5 3 7 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2005 333 5 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 347
2006 330 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2007 290 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 4 298
2008 283 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 4 295
2009 282 0 1 10 0 n/a n/a 4 297
2010 285 0 1 11 0 n/a n/a 8 305
2011 296 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 311
2012 289 0 0 11 0 0 9 0 309
2013 283 0 1 13 0 0 5 0 302
2014 270 1 3 12 0 0 8 0 294
2015 265 1 2 15 0 0 7 0 290
2016 284 2 0 16 0 0 7 0 309
2017 282 2 0 14 1 0 6 0 305
2018 286 3 0 16 1 0 9 0 315
2019 282 3 0 16 0 0 7 0 308
2020 304 1 0 16 0 0 6 0 327
2021 321 3 0 16 1 0 6 0 347
2022 307 2 2 19 0 0 5 0 335
2023 305 2 2 15 0 0 7 0 331
2024 86 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 95

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 310 20.2 15.3 7.7
1989 305 20.2 15.0 8.2
1990 305 20.4 14.9 9.2
1991 271 19.8 13.6 8.9
1992 286 18.9 15.1 12.2
1993 325 19.6 16.6 10.5
1994 334 20.3 16.5 11.1
1995 333 20.7 16.1 11.7
1996 333 20.7 16.1 11.7
1997 346 21.1 16.4 13.9
1998 333 20.7 16.1 9.3
1999 341 21.0 16.2 19.9
2000 354 21.9 16.2 18.9
2001 377 22.0 17.1 18.3
2002 348 21.5 16.2 24.4
2003 348 21.5 16.2 24.4
2004 338 20.0 16.9 37.6
2005 347 20.7 16.8 29.4
2006 336 22.0 15.3 24.7
2007 298 n/a n/a 30.3
2008 295 22.2 13.3 29.9
2009 297 21.0 14.1 33.1
2010 305 20.2 15.0 43.4
2011 311 19.7 15.7 44.1
2012 309 21.2 14.5 44
2013 302 20.4 14.7 42.1
2014 294 22.6 12.9 43.2
2015 290 21.0 13.8 38.6
2016 309 19.0 16.2 35.3
2017 305 19.0 16.0 33.1
2018 315 20.0 15.7 39.7
2019 308 21.4 14.3 42.2
2020 327 24.0 13.6 41.6
2021 347 24.2 14.3 46.7
2022 335 25.0 13.4 40.9
2023 331 25.0 13.2 50.5
2024 95 19.0 5.0 46.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 310 20.2 15.3 7.7
1989 305 20.2 15.0 8.2
1990 305 20.4 14.9 9.2
1991 271 19.8 13.6 8.9
1992 286 18.9 15.1 12.2
1993 325 19.6 16.6 10.5
1994 334 20.3 16.5 11.1
1995 333 20.7 16.1 11.7
1996 333 20.7 16.1 11.7
1997 346 21.1 16.4 13.9
1998 333 20.7 16.1 9.3
1999 341 21.0 16.2 19.9
2000 354 21.9 16.2 18.9
2001 377 22.0 17.1 18.3
2002 348 21.5 16.2 24.4
2003 348 21.5 16.2 24.4
2004 338 20.0 16.9 37.6
2005 347 20.7 16.8 29.4
2006 336 22.0 15.3 24.7
2007 298 n/a n/a 30.3
2008 295 22.2 13.3 29.9
2009 297 21.0 14.1 33.1
2010 305 20.2 15.0 43.4
2011 311 19.7 15.7 44.1
2012 309 21.2 14.5 44
2013 302 20.4 14.7 42.1
2014 294 22.6 12.9 43.2
2015 290 21.0 13.8 38.6
2016 309 19.0 16.2 35.3
2017 305 19.0 16.0 33.1
2018 315 20.0 15.7 39.7
2019 308 21.4 14.3 42.2
2020 327 24.0 13.6 41.6
2021 347 24.2 14.3 46.7
2022 335 25.0 13.4 40.9
2023 331 25.0 13.2 50.5
2024 95 19.0 5.0 46.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $258 (3.1%) $8,045 (96.9%) $8,303
2020 $389 (4.4%) $8,366 (95.6%) $8,755
2021 $782 (8.6%) $8,281 (91.4%) $9,062
2022 $714 (7.4%) $8,916 (92.6%) $9,629

Data source: Indiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Argos Community Junior-Senior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 53rd of 470 Middle schoolsRanks 186th of 489 Middle schools
 26.8%
Ranks 147th of 389 High schoolsRanks 216th of 398 High schools
 16.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Argos Community Junior-Senior High School)62.550
 12.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Argos Community Schools)62.550
 12.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)49.739.5
 10.2%
7th Grade Math (Argos Community Junior-Senior High School)4538.9
 6.1%
   7th Grade Math (Argos Community Schools)4538.9
 6.1%
   7th Grade Math (Indiana)4232.9
 9.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Argos Community Junior-Senior High School)81.642.4
 39.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Argos Community Schools)81.642.4
 39.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)50.743.8
 6.9%
8th Grade Math (Argos Community Junior-Senior High School)60.521.2
 39.4%
   8th Grade Math (Argos Community Schools)60.521.2
 39.4%
   8th Grade Math (Indiana)3831.4
 6.6%
End of Course Biology (Argos Community Junior-Senior High School)37.335.7
 1.6%
   End of Course Biology (Argos Community Schools)37.335.7
 1.6%
   End of Course Biology (Indiana)38.629
 9.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students308331
 7.5%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian02
Hispanic1615
 6.3%
Pacific Islander00
White282305
 8.2%
Two or More Races77
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.2%50.5%
 8.2%


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Argos Community Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Argos Community Elementary

Students at Argos Community Junior-Senior High School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 95 students attended Argos Community Junior-Senior High School.

Argos Community Junior-Senior High School ranks 144th of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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