R J Baskett Middle School
125 North Broadway St
Gas City IN, 46933, Grant County
Phone: 765-674-8536
Ranking:
(687 out of 1,449, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Mississinewa Community School Corporation
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: | 37 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 629 | 609 | 611 | 567 | 563 | 547 | 518 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 201 | 32.0% | 189 | 31.0% | 221 | 36.2% | 187 | 33.0% | 177 | 31.4% | 183 | 33.5% | 179 | 34.6% |
Grade 7: | 199 | 31.6% | 225 | 36.9% | 191 | 31.3% | 189 | 33.3% | 196 | 34.8% | 179 | 32.7% | 186 | 35.9% |
Grade 8: | 229 | 36.4% | 195 | 32.0% | 199 | 32.6% | 191 | 33.7% | 190 | 33.7% | 185 | 33.8% | 153 | 29.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 320 | 50.9% | 305 | 50.1% | 309 | 50.6% | 287 | 50.6% | 281 | 49.9% | 272 | 49.7% | 259 | 50.0% |
Female: | 309 | 49.1% | 304 | 49.9% | 302 | 49.4% | 280 | 49.4% | 262 | 46.5% | 253 | 46.3% | 244 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 2.9% | 18 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.4% |
Black: | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.4% |
White: | 566 | 90.0% | 545 | 89.5% | 567 | 92.8% | 534 | 94.2% | 534 | 94.8% | 519 | 94.9% | 490 | 94.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 34 | 5.4% | 31 | 5.1% | 20 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 337 | 53.6% | 296 | 48.6% | 280 | 45.8% | 250 | 44.1% | 250 | 44.4% | 217 | 39.7% | 196 | 37.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 9.4% | 79 | 13.0% | 75 | 12.3% | 83 | 14.6% | 74 | 13.1% | 75 | 13.7% | 64 | 12.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.17 | 15.62 | 15.67 | 16.58 | 17.23 | 17.60 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86.6% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 89.1% | N/A |
2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 43% | 37% |
2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 49.7% | 46.9% |
2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 38.7% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 80% |
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* R J Baskett Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.