Summary:
Whitley County Con Schools serves about 3,686 students in seven schools in and around Columbia City, Indiana — four elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one small K–12 alternative school. The district ranks 151 of 374 statewide, at the 60th percentile with 3 stars. Enrollment is top-heavy: Columbia City High School holds 32.6% of students and Indian Springs Middle School 21.6%, while all four elementaries together account for 45.4%.
Northern Heights Elementary School is the strongest elementary for math (55.64% proficient, versus 40.68% district-wide) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 2.7%. Coesse School posts the best elementary English/language arts result at 50.7% even though it has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (48.45%). Indian Springs Middle School climbed from the 48th to the 66th percentile and beats the district in ELA and science. Columbia City High School graduates 94.9% of students, above the state's 89.7%, and its SAT reading score (53.99%) tops the state, though SAT math (23.19%) trails the state's 25.6%.
Mary Raber Elementary School is the lowest performer — 36.63% ELA, 32.67% math, 30% science — yet it improved from the 21st to the 33rd percentile. Little Turtle Elementary School has the district's weakest elementary ELA (38.13%) but solid math (48.16%). Two patterns stand out: math fades in the upper grades (Indian Springs math is 33.33% versus the district's 40.68%), and 5th-grade social studies is weak everywhere, with all four elementaries below the state's 47.2%. Attendance is a district strength, with every reported school below the state's 16.7% chronic absenteeism. Spending does not track results: Mary Raber spends the most ($11,540) with the lowest proficiency. Eagleview Online has no reported school-level test scores, so its achievement cannot be judged here.
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