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Best Public Schools in Wabash, IN

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Indiana Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,817

Students

Districts

Top rankedSouthwood Elementary School282^nd of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

O J Neighbours Elementary School up 153 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northfield Junior-Senior High School 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Wabash, Indiana is home to a diverse set of 10 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 4 high schools, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. While the overall district performance is mixed, a few standout schools emerge from the data, including Southwood Junior-Senior High School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, and Southwood Elementary School, one of the top-performing elementary schools in the district.

Academically, Southwood Junior-Senior High School and Southwood Elementary School stand out with the highest proficiency rates in ILEARN and SAT tests, while Wabash High School and Northfield Junior-Senior High School have lower proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics. The district-wide four-year graduation rate is 88.4%, matching the state average, but chronic absenteeism rates are higher than the state average across all schools.

Socioeconomic factors appear to play a role, as the schools with the highest free and reduced lunch rates, such as White's Junior-Senior High School and LH Carpenter Early Learning Center, also have the lowest academic proficiency rates. Additionally, there are significant disparities in per-student spending, with Northfield Junior-Senior High School spending the most at $10,756 per student and White's Junior-Senior High School spending the least at $7,113 per student.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heartland Career Center	Public	6-12	79 S 200 W	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Heartland Career Center	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-7481	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
O J Neighbours Elementary School	Public	1-4	1545 N Wabash St	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-2345	385	27	14.5	68.1%	321 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	35.4	672^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	33.1%		19	825^th of 1011 public elementary schools	18.4%	153			29.7	36.9					32.7	31.1	36.1					33.2	42.2		42.2			$10,780	$2,250	$8,530
LH Carpenter Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1101 Colerain St	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 274-0333	176	7	27.0	66.5%	153 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)								(n/a)																						$8,472	$1,063	$7,409
Wabash Middle/High School	Public	5-12	150 Apache Way	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(260) 563-2151	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Metro North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3844 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-8050	285	20	14.1	49.1%	262 (91.9%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)																						$9,317	$689	$8,628
Northfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	154 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	429	33	13.1	43.6%	406 (94.6%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	60.9	134^th of 429 public high schools	68.8%		50.8	195^th of 432 public high schools	54.9%	61	48.4	23.4					35.0	33.3	34.2					40.0	30.2	35.0					58.5	$10,756	$255	$10,501
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 E Sr 124	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-8050	458	29	15.6	49.3%	414 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	70.7	282^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	71.9%		62.2	389^th of 1011 public elementary schools	61.5%	107			36.4	49.1	42.2				42.3	65.2	56.9	51.6				58.0	56.9		56.9	53.1		$9,404	$617	$8,787
Southwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	564 E Sr 124	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	445	32	14.0	33.7%	407 (91.5%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	70.4	79^th of 429 public high schools	81.6%		71.7	72^nd of 432 public high schools	83.3%	7	50.8	25.4				34.6	38.2	42.0	38.5				50.9	42.7	58.0	50.5		36.4	36.4		75.0	$9,996	$214	$9,783
White's Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	5233 S 50 E	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-1150	369	13	28.3	71.0%	284 (77.0%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	5.7	411^th of 429 public high schools	4.2%		10.8	384^th of 432 public high schools	11.1%	27	12.0	0.0						0.0	0.0						8.3	5.6						$7,113	$569	$6,543
Sharp Creek Elementary School	Public	3-6	264 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-8050	270	17	15.6	47.4%	255 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	56.5	441^st of 1005 public elementary schools	56.1%		56.5	453^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	55.2%	12			27.7	36.8	42.5	30.0			34.8	49.2	55.9	50.0	38.3			48.7	48.5	39.0	44.1	45.0		$8,714	$513	$8,201

Cities Near Wabash

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laketon	12.13 mi	1	63^rd
Peru	12.59 mi	5	311^th
Andrews	12.74 mi	1	154^th
North Manchester	13.81 mi	2	153^rd
Denver	13.9 mi	2	306^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.