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New Palestine Community Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 606 students in New Palestine Community Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in New Palestine Community School have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
6 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
3,959 Students
288,523 Students
# Teachers
231 Teachers
19,531 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New Palestine Community Schools, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 389 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has increased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#25 out of 395 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
34%
Graduation Rate
97%
88%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)14.5%
23.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.56
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
5%
14%
% Black
2%
14%
% White
89%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,296 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,125. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,001 is less than the state median of $12,758. The school district spending/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$41 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,296
$13,125
Spending / Student
$10,001
$12,758
Best New Palestine Community Schools Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
New Palestine Jr High School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2279 S 600 W
New Palestine, IN 46163
(317) 861-4487
New Palestine, IN 46163
(317) 861-4487
Gr: 7-8 | 606 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
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