Middle · Indiana

South Putnam Middle School

South Putnam Middle School, a public middle school in Greencastle, Indiana: grades 6–8, 268 students, 14.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of South Putnam Community Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 268
Teachers (FTE): 18.0
Students per teacher: 14.9
Grades: 6–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 51% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 14.8 · 334 schools compared

More students per teacher than 53% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 88% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 527 · 335 schools compared

Smaller than 79% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Indiana: 41%

45%proficient

−5.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 38% · 335 middle schools compared

269 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

51%proficient

+11.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 36% · 335 middle schools compared

270 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: South Putnam Community Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with South Putnam Community Schools.

Location

Address: 1780 E US Hwy 40, Greencastle, IN 46135
Phone: (765)653-3148
County: Putnam County

Quality of life in Putnam County Schools in Putnam County

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Greencastle Middle School	6–8	383	12.2	39%	37%	4.2 mi
Cloverdale Middle SchoolFree meals for all	5–8	297	15.2	36%	30%	5.1 mi
North Putnam Middle School	6–8	299	12.7	41%	30%	14.3 mi
Cascade Middle School	6–8	332	12.7	43%	46%	14.9 mi
Monrovia Middle School	6–8	337	13.3	28%	26%	18.0 mi
Danville Middle School	5–8	870	17.9	54%	55%	18.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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