Summary:
Angola, Indiana is served by five schools — three elementaries, one middle school, and one high school — all part of MSD Steuben County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,393 students. The district itself sits mid-pack statewide, rated 179th of 374 Indiana districts (52nd percentile, 3 stars), but that average hides wide variation: school-level rank percentiles run from the 30th percentile at Carlin Park Elementary School to the 73rd percentile at Angola High School.
Ryan Park Elementary School is the strongest elementary, with 2025–2026 proficiency above the district in ELA (47.15%), math (46.35%), and science (56.92%), plus the lowest elementary free/reduced-lunch rate (45.05%) and the lowest per-student spending ($9,854). Angola High School posts a 97.7% graduation rate against the state's 89.7%, with SAT scores above state in both reported years and a rank that has climbed to the 73rd percentile and 4 stars. Its main warning sign is chronic absenteeism of 25.1%, well above the district's 17.7%. Angola Middle School stands out for Biology EOC proficiency of 93.94% in 2025–2026, far above comparisons, though its ELA is below state in grades 6–8.
Carlin Park Elementary faces the steepest challenges: three straight years at 1 star, the lowest elementary ELA (26.52%) and math (30.3%), the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (68.75%), the highest spending ($12,416) and the highest student-teacher ratio (14.5) — higher spending does not track with higher results here. Hendry Park Elementary School has the lowest absenteeism in the city at 9.9% and solid math, but weak science (32.14%). Overall, Ryan Park and Angola High are the strongest performers, the middle school mixes strengths with ELA gaps, and Carlin Park needs the most support.
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