New Palestine Jr High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · New Palestine, Indiana
New Palestine Jr High School in New Palestine, Indiana enrolled 606 students in 2024-25 with 37.5 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
618 students in 2022-23, 621 students in 2023-24, 606 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.5 to 37.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 618 | 33.5 | 18.4 |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 34.2 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | 606 | 37.5 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Indiana middle schools
Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 301 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Palestine Jr High School enrolled 601 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 301 of the 601 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent11.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.1% of students were White, 4.3% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.1%
- Hispanic4.3%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Black2.3%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at New Palestine Jr High School scored proficient or above: 50% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50% | 55% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in New Palestine
2 public middle schools in New Palestine report 2024-25 enrollment; New Palestine Jr High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Palestine Jr High School | 606 | 16.2 | 20.1% |
| New Palestine Intermediate School | 605 | 20.2 | 24.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about New Palestine Jr High School
- New Palestine Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 605 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Greenfield Central Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.6 miles away: 690 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
- Compare New Palestine Jr High School with New Palestine Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Palestine Community Schools spends per student$9,856 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,856
- The largest public schools in IndianaNew Palestine Jr High School is the number 142 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#142 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about New Palestine Jr High School
How many students attend New Palestine Jr High School?
606 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 618 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in New Palestine, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at New Palestine Jr High School?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is New Palestine Jr High School a Title I school?
New Palestine Jr High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at New Palestine Jr High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at New Palestine Jr High School scored proficient or above: 50% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is New Palestine Jr High School in?
New Palestine Community Schools, NCES district ID 1810710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181071001759 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.