📍 125 N Broadway St, Gas City, Grant County, 46933
R J Baskett Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gas City, Grant County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mississinewa Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
R J Baskett Middle School enrolls 514 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.7% Two or more races and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 415 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 514 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
R J Baskett Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-50, state senate district 19, state house district 31.
R J Baskett Middle School is one of 5 schools in Mississinewa Community School Corp, based in Gas City, Indiana. The district serves 2,453 students district-wide and employs 152 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 514 students, R J Baskett Middle School is close to the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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