Mississinewa High School

1 Indian Trl, Gas City IN, 46933 | Mississinewa Community School Corporation | 765-674-2248
  • grades 9-12
  • students 816
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 35% 26% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Gas City
  • Ranked #0 of 2605 in Indiana
Proficiency Averages
40%Gas City
46%Indiana

Mississinewa High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Mississinewa Community School Corporation" in Gas City, IN. There are a total of 816 students and 49 teachers at Mississinewa High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Mississinewa High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 34.5%, which is 26% lower than the Indiana average.

Mississinewa High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students816
Teachers49
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment172
Taking some courses169
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses47
Passing no courses110

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Mississinewa High School, there are a total of 172 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 169 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All22%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School20-24%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School45-49%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Mississinewa High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIndianaNational
White 90.6% 89.3% 71.6% 51.1%
Black 1.3% 1.4% 11.5% 15.9%
Asian 0.9% 0.6% 2.0% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4% 3.3% 10.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.0% 4.7% 4.4% 3.1%

Gas City demographics profile

StatisticGas CityIndianaNational
Population5,7566,732,219328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,14518891
Median age40.937.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)62%56%55%
Speak English97%92%79%
Speak Spanish1%5%13%

Education level achieved in Gas City

IndexGas CityIndianaNational
Completed 8th grade84.2%84.6%84.3%
Completed high school79.1%82.9%83.0%
Completed some college42.1%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree18.8%33.0%38.5%
Completed bachelors10.6%24.6%30.3%
Completed masters3.4%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.4%2.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Mississinewa High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.