Blackford Junior High School
800 West Van Cleve St
Hartford City IN, 47348, Blackford County
Phone: 765-348-7590
Ranking: 
(837 out of 1,449, bottom 42%)*
(837 out of 1,449, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Blackford County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 279 | 271 | 293 | 299 | 363 | 360 | 363 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 140 | 50.2% | 134 | 49.4% | 138 | 47.1% | 157 | 52.5% | 119 | 32.8% | 120 | 33.3% | 118 | 32.5% |
| Grade 8: | 139 | 49.8% | 137 | 50.6% | 155 | 52.9% | 142 | 47.5% | 123 | 33.9% | 116 | 32.2% | 125 | 34.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 163 | 58.4% | 160 | 59.0% | 156 | 53.2% | 155 | 51.8% | 184 | 50.7% | 171 | 47.5% | 173 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 116 | 41.6% | 111 | 41.0% | 137 | 46.8% | 144 | 48.2% | 161 | 44.4% | 175 | 48.6% | 180 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 263 | 94.3% | 263 | 97.0% | 280 | 95.6% | 286 | 95.7% | 349 | 96.1% | 351 | 97.5% | 352 | 97.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 45.9% | 122 | 45.0% | 120 | 41.0% | 116 | 38.8% | 148 | 40.8% | 114 | 31.7% | 107 | 29.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 6.8% | 26 | 9.6% | 23 | 7.8% | 28 | 9.4% | 44 | 12.1% | 45 | 12.5% | 39 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.44 | 15.06 | 16.28 | 14.52 | 13.38 | 14.00 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 73% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 73.8% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.3% | 65.7% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 72% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 76% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | 58% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 80% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Blackford Junior High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.