South Central Jr-Sr High School has been ranked No. 178 in Indiana among the 2024 Best Middle School rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings include more than 79,000 public elementary and middle schools across the country. Schools are ranked at the state and district level, with Best Charter Schools and Best Magnet Schools ranked as stand-alone categories.
Principal Jenna Hinkle said, "The staff at SCJSHS works extremely hard to prepare the students for their chosen path. The parents and the community are extremely supportive of the school and the staff. And the students are just awesome. South Central is a great place to thrive and learn."
The methodology focuses on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in mathematics and reading/language arts while accounting for student backgrounds, achievement in core subjects, and how well schools are educating their students. Student-teacher ratios are applied to break ties in the overall score.
The 2024 Best Elementary and Best Middle Schools rankings are based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. For district-level rankings, at least two of the top performing schools must rank in the top 75% of the overall elementary or middle school rankings to qualify for district-level recognition.
Parents, educators and students can see how South Central Jr.-Sr. High School compares to other institutions and how the rankings are calculated on USNews.com.