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Schools in Beech Creek Township · Eastern Greene County School District

Beech Creek Township’s public schools score below 65% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

35% of students in Beech Creek Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Beech Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 6 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 0 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 9% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,111 students on the public path
In brief

Beech Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1074 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Beech Creek Township’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Beech Creek Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,435 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Eastern Greene Middle School, then Eastern Greene High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Beech Creek Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Indiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1074)Better than 13%
Towns in Greene County (15)Better than 0%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 565 test results and a graduating class of 80 could put Beech Creek Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Beech Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (565 in math, 565 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Beech Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Eastern Greene Elementary Schoolin BloomfieldC
6–8Eastern Greene Middle Schoolin BloomfieldC
9–12Eastern Greene High Schoolin BloomfieldA

Beech Creek Township’s public schools are run by Eastern Greene County School District, which also serves Center and Jackson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Eastern Greene County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,111 students · 14.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,435IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 41.3% · 565 students tested
Math37%
State average 37.5% · 565 students tested

Beech Creek Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Beech Creek Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beech Creek TownshipC+Eastern Greene County
Highland—Bloomfield
CenterC+Eastern Greene County
Van BurenA−Monroe County Community School Corporation
ClayBSpencer-Owen

Every school in Beech Creek Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Beech Creek Townshipin other towns
Eastern Greene Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bloomfield
C
499 students18:1Rate it →
Eastern Greene Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bloomfield
C
254 students12:1Rate it →
Eastern Greene High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bloomfield
A
358 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Beech Creek Township’s schools

Are Beech Creek Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Beech Creek Township children attend score below 65% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Beech Creek Township in?

Eastern Greene County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,111 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Beech Creek Township kids go to high school?

Eastern Greene High School in Bloomfield, with 358 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Beech Creek Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Eastern Greene County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Beech Creek Township spend per student?

$12,435 in Eastern Greene County School District (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.