Summary:
East Allen County Schools includes five high schools serving 4,523 students: four 7–12 junior/senior high schools — New Haven Junior/Senior High School, Leo Junior/Senior High School, Heritage Junior/Senior High School, and Woodlan Junior/Senior High School — and one 9–12 school, East Allen University. The district overall ranks 204 of 374 districts in Indiana, placing it in the 45th percentile with 2 stars, but that average masks a very wide range of performance from school to school.
Leo is the academic standout: ranked 37 of 415 schools, 91st percentile, 5 stars, with a 99.0% graduation rate, 8.0% chronic absenteeism, and strong scores in every subject, including SAT EBRW at 77.51% and SAT Math at 39.71%. East Allen University is the other bright spot — 4 stars, 71st percentile, a 100.0% graduation rate, the group's highest Biology EOC score at 57.14%, and SAT EBRW of 61.11% — despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 72.16%; its SAT Math of 15.28% is a clear weakness. Woodlan is a steady middle performer (3 stars) with a 93.5% graduation rate and 15.1% chronic absenteeism. Heritage (2 stars) and New Haven (1 star, 16th percentile) sit at the bottom, with New Haven posting 35.2% chronic absenteeism and the weakest SAT ELA and Math results in the group.
Two patterns matter most for families. First, math is the district-wide weak spot: only Leo exceeded the state SAT Math average of 25.6%. Second, chronic absenteeism closely tracks overall performance — Leo (8.0%) and Woodlan (15.1%) have the lowest absence rates and the strongest results, while New Haven (35.2%) and Heritage (27.5%) have the highest. Spending and class size do not simply predict results: Leo has the lowest per-student spending ($10,320) and the highest student-teacher ratio (17.4) yet the best outcomes, while Woodlan spends the most ($12,615) and remains mid-tier.
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