Summary:
Wabash, Indiana has 8 schools — 5 elementary and 3 high schools serving grades 6–12 or 7–12 — split between two districts. MSD Wabash County Schools runs 6 schools with about 2,256 students (66th percentile, 3 stars, rank 127 of 374), while Wabash City Schools runs 2 schools with about 561 students (29th percentile, 1 star, rank 266 of 374). Total listed enrollment is 2,817: 1,574 elementary and 1,243 high school. There are no standalone middle or alternative schools, so the high schools' data includes middle-grade results.
Several schools stand out. Southwood Elementary School is the strongest elementary: 79th percentile, 4 stars, with 2025–2026 proficiency of ELA 52.66%, Math 62.9% and Science 58.82%, plus chronic absenteeism of 12.7% — below the state's 16.7%. Southwood Junior-Senior High School ranks 64 of 415 (85th percentile, 4 stars), with a 98.2% graduation rate and Biology proficiency of 76.27%. Northfield Junior-Senior High School also earns 4 stars (70th percentile) and posts the highest graduation rate at 100.0%. Sharp Creek Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.4% and Math all grades at 54.18%.
At the other end, White's Junior-Senior High School is the clearest outlier: 5th percentile, 0 stars, a 74.7% graduation rate, 59.8% chronic absenteeism, several scores reported as 0%, the highest free/reduced lunch rate (71.0%), the lowest per-pupil spending ($7,113) and the highest student-teacher ratio (28.3). O J Neighbours Elementary School is the lowest-ranked elementary with current data (29th percentile, 1 star), below state in tested grades. Metro North Elementary School and LH Carpenter Early Learning Center have no current rankings or test scores, so their academics can't be assessed here. Notably, one district contains both a top school and the lowest performer, and spending and poverty rates track outcomes loosely rather than perfectly.
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