Excel Center - South Bend

Summary:

Excel Center - South Bend is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in the South Bend, Indiana area, with a total enrollment of 184 students. While the school boasts a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 88.4%, it faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing and SAT/Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and the fact that over half (52.72%) of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch suggest that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may impact student learning and achievement. Additionally, the school's low spending per student of $4,336 and high student-teacher ratio of 26.2 to 1 may contribute to the academic struggles observed.

Overall, while Excel Center - South Bend is doing a commendable job in supporting students and helping them complete their high school education, the data indicates that the school needs to focus on improving academic performance and student achievement, potentially through increased resources, targeted interventions, and strategies to address chronic absenteeism and support economically disadvantaged students.

District Detail

2721 Kenwood Ave
South Bend, IN 46628

(574) 314-5570

SchoolDigger Rank:
371^st of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 296

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excel Center - South Bend	Public, Charter	9-12	2721 Kenwood Avenue	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Excel Center - South Bend	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 314-5570	296	8	37.0	11.5%	61 (20.6%)	123 (41.6%)	90 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	$4,336	$137	$4,199

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Bend Community School Corp	0.2 mi	34	310^th
Success Academy Primary School	0.63 mi	1	335^th
The Portage School of Leaders	1.75 mi	1
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend	1.95 mi	1	307^th
Success Academy at Boys and Girls Club	2.58 mi	1	377^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.

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