📍 4741 N Viking Trail, New Castle, Henry County, 47362
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Castle, Henry County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue River Valley Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 5 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch enrolls 320 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 320 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 26, state house district 54.
Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is one of 2 schools in Blue River Valley Schools, based in New Castle, Indiana. The district serves 620 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch is close to the district average of about 310 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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