The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in Social studies. The lowest is 34% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Greensburg Community Jr High
Greensburg Community Jr High serves grades six through eight in the Greensburg Community Schools district, and it is a regular public school. The school is located in Greensburg, the county seat of Decatur County, a place set among rolling cornfields roughly halfway between Indianapolis and Cincinnati along I-74. The town functions as a regional commerce center, with a historic downtown centered on the courthouse square and a blend of manufacturing employment from a Honda assembly plant and a Delta Faucet facility, along with a traditional small-town retail core. The population has grown modestly over recent decades, driven in part by the Honda plant’s presence.
The student body at this junior high is predominantly white, reflecting the broader community’s composition. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a mix of family economic circumstances common in the area. The school enrolls a modest number of students across the three middle grades, with the counts in each grade level fairly even. Data on students with Individualized Education Programs and those who are English learners was not available in the source records, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about its special education and language support offerings.
State assessment results from the ILEARN tests are available for the most recent school year. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient or above level was below the midpoint of what the state reported, and the same was true for English language arts. Science results, which are tested in a single middle-grade year, were similarly positioned. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among the two districts in Decatur County. These results give a picture of a school where core academic proficiency is modest, and families may want to explore what academic interventions and enrichment are in place, particularly in subjects where the school is working to improve.
The school’s participation rate on the math and English language arts tests was very high, which strengthens confidence in the data. The social studies results are from an older assessment and a different test format, so they are not comparable to current performance.
Because Greensburg Community Jr High serves only middle school grades, there is no high school graduation rate data for this campus. The school’s location on Central Avenue places it within the town’s footprint. Greensburg’s downtown historic district and courthouse square provide a civic anchor, and the community benefits from proximity to two major metropolitan areas via the interstate. Housing in the Greensburg area, as measured by a recent estimate, falls slightly above the state benchmark and below the national benchmark, reflecting a relatively attainable market for many buyers.
No recent parent-relevant changes, such as boundary adjustments, program launches, or policy shifts, were found in publicly available sources for the Greensburg Community Schools district. The district appears to have been stable in its operations in the period reviewed.
For a family considering this school, the picture is of a middle school in a small manufacturing and agricultural county seat, where the student body is largely white and economically mixed, and where state proficiency rates sit modestly relative to state averages. The school serves as the middle-grade feeder within a single district system, and the community offers a low-cost housing market and a traditional downtown setting. A parent may wish to follow up with the school on specific academic support programs and elective or extracurricular offerings, as those details were not part of the available data.
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