For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 434 students in Caston School Corporation School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Caston School Corporation School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
2 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
848 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
58 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Caston School Corporation School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#286 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
34%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
5%
14%
% Black
n/a
14%
% White
92%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,196 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,222. The school district revenue/student has declined by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,134 is less than the state median of $12,852. The school district spending/student has declined by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,196
$13,222
Spending / Student
$9,134
$12,852
Best Caston School Corporation School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Caston Jr-sr High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
9815 S State Rd 25
Rochester, IN 46975
(574) 857-3505
Rochester, IN 46975
(574) 857-3505
Grades: 6-12
| 434 students
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