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New Palestine Jr High School

Regular School · New Palestine, IN

New Palestine Jr High School is a regular school school in New Palestine, Indiana, serving grades 07–08 with 606 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
606
Teachers (FTE)
37.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 540 89%
Hispanic/Latino 26 4%
Two or more races 19 3%
Black or African American 14 2%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 606 311M / 295F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 56.0% +19pp 37.0% 603
Reading Proficiency 65.0% +22.8pp 42.2% 605

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.40 grade levels
Math
0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
104 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
32
5.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 606 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 478

New Palestine, IN 46163

Phone: (317)861-4487

District

Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,593

District enrollment: 3,863

NCES ID

181071001759

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD