The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Social studies. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Crestview Middle School
Crestview Middle School is a regular public school serving grades six through eight in Huntington, Indiana, part of the Huntington County Community School Corporation. The school sits just outside the city limits, a pattern the district follows with its other middle school and several elementary campuses. Huntington itself is a small, car-dependent county seat on the Wabash River, with a manufacturing and agricultural economy, a Catholic publishing house, and a private university that adds a modest college-town dimension. The housing market has seen some appreciation in recent years, and the population has been essentially flat.
Academically, Crestview’s state test results from the most recent school year show that on the ILEARN assessments, a notable share of students scored proficient or above in math and English language arts, and a similar share in science. Proficiency in each subject was in the mid-to-upper thirty percent range. That means a majority of students did not reach the proficient benchmark, which is a soft spot a parent may want to explore further with the school. The school tested a large number of students, and participation rates were high, so the results reflect nearly the entire grade-level cohort. No more recent social studies data was available; the most recent social studies assessment was from several years ago under a different test and is not comparable. The district itself has only one middle school of this type within Huntington County, so there is no direct local comparison group for proficiency.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and Black students. Just under half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a meaningful portion of families face economic stress. The school does not report data on students with disabilities or English learners, nor does it provide information on discipline, staffing, attendance, or chronic absenteeism, so a family concerned about those areas would need to contact the school directly.
Crestview is not a charter or magnet school; it operates as a traditional public school within a small-city district that has seen few major recent changes publicly reported. The district’s two middle schools draw from different attendance zones, and the high school is located within Huntington. No program offerings such as advanced courses, arts, or career pathways were provided in the available data.
For a family considering this school, the central takeaway is that Crestview serves a moderately sized middle school population in a stable community, with academic outcomes on state tests that fall below a majority-proficient threshold. The economic diversity of the student body is clear. Parents looking for a school with strong test scores or a wide array of specialized programs will want to look into what supports and enrichment the school offers in practice, since the data on that is absent. The city’s limited public transportation and campus location outside town mean that getting to and from school and activities will almost certainly require personal vehicles.
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