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Best Public Schools in Wells County, IN

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Schools

5,106

Students

Districts

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Top rankedNorwell Middle School49^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Lancaster Central School up 21 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bluffton High School 12.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bluffton High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Trl	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	No	No	No	No	(260) 824-3724	507	40	12.6	41.4%	437 (86.2%)	12 (2.4%)	40 (7.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	59.1	137^th of 415 public high schools	67.0%		64.7	111^th of 429 public high schools	74.1%	26	44.9	23.7																			60.1			$13,445	$1,383	$12,061
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Stogdill Rd	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	No	No	No	No	(260) 824-3536	556	40	14.0	52.2%	460 (82.7%)	16 (2.9%)	59 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	65.2	159^th of 486 public middle schools	67.3%		61.4	172^nd of 480 public middle schools	64.2%	13					23.5	47.0	38.5	42.8	37.6			32.7	41.8	36.1	37.5	36.9		48.1	48.1	44.7				$10,254	$162	$10,091
Bluffton-Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 E Spring St	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 824-0333	750	51	14.8	58.0%	605 (80.7%)	22 (2.9%)	83 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	39.6	622^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	38.7%		40	623^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	38.0%	1			35.3	27.4					31.3	51.1	40.7					45.9	35.6		35.6			85.1%		$9,266	$500	$8,766
Lancaster Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	3240 E 300 N	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	Norwell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 565-3135	533	36	14.7	40.7%	459 (86.1%)	7 (1.3%)	42 (7.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	61.9	374^th of 1015 public elementary schools	63.2%		60.5	395^th of 1005 public elementary schools	60.7%	21			39.5	38.8	46.6				42.1	65.4	47.5	50.5				54.2	38.8		38.8	56.3		87.7%		$10,786	$479	$10,307
Norwell High School	Public	9-12	1100 E Us 224	Ossian	46777	Wells County	Norwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 543-2213	753	48	15.6	28.3%	676 (89.8%)	10 (1.3%)	45 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	62.2	118^th of 415 public high schools	71.6%		74.4	62^nd of 429 public high schools	85.5%	56	55.7	25.8																			47.4			$11,904	$267	$11,638
Ossian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 S Jefferson	Ossian	46777	Wells County	Norwell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 622-4179	566	38	14.9	33.9%	510 (90.1%)	7 (1.2%)	31 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	55.9	440^th of 1015 public elementary schools	56.7%		63.6	356^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.6%	84			38.2	45.4	31.8				38.5	56.2	60.5	31.8				49.6	58.8		58.8	37.7		98.8%		$11,038	$546	$10,492
Norwell Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 E Us 224	Ossian	46777	Wells County	Norwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 543-2218	561	41	13.7	36.4%	513 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	87	49^th of 486 public middle schools	89.9%		87.4	45^th of 480 public middle schools	90.6%	4						55.4	56.1	65.5	58.8				53.3	46.5	62.1	53.6		52.7	52.7					$11,859	$300	$11,559
Southern Wells Elementary School	Public	K-6	9120 S 300 W	Poneto	46781	Wells County	Southern Wells Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 728-2121	496	28	17.7	44.6%	471 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35.4	670^th of 1015 public elementary schools	34.0%		37.8	641^st of 1005 public elementary schools	36.2%	29			40.9	35.6	28.6	35.9			35.3	46.5	33.9	27.1	26.9			33.5	28.8	25.6	27.0	30.0		87.1%		$9,393	$195	$9,198
Southern Wells Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9120 S 300 W	Poneto	46781	Wells County	Southern Wells Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 728-5534	384	30	12.8	40.6%	366 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.9	174^th of 415 public high schools	58.1%		74.2	66^th of 429 public high schools	84.6%	108	52.5	30.5					57.8	73.1	65.2					32.4	26.9	29.7					31.2			$13,123	$44	$13,078

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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.

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