Summary:
South Adams Schools in Berne, Indiana, includes just one high school: South Adams High School, which serves grades 9–12 with 347 students. Because it is the only high school in the district, district figures for graduation, absenteeism, and test scores match the school's figures exactly. The district itself is rated 85th of 374 Indiana districts (77th percentile, 4 stars).
The school's biggest strengths are persistence and engagement. Its graduation rate was 100.0% in 2024–25, well above the statewide 89.7%, and chronic absenteeism was 8.3%, roughly half the state's 16.7% and slightly below the district's 9.1%. Academic results in 2024–25 were also strong: 71.43% of students were proficient in Biology versus 45.6% statewide, and SAT Math proficiency was 30.56% versus 25.4% statewide. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 55.56%, close to the state's 54.5%. The student-teacher ratio is small at 11.7 students per teacher, and per-student spending was $14,584 in 2023–24, with 38.9% of students receiving free/reduced lunch.
The latest year, however, shows declines worth watching. SAT Math proficiency fell to 17.86% in 2025–26, now 7.74 points below the state's 25.6%, after being 5.16 points above it the prior year — the largest negative swing in the data. Biology dropped to 57.89% (the state comparison for that year is not provided), and SAT Reading/Writing slipped to 51.19%, just under the state's 51.9%. The school's rank moved from 54th of 429 (87th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–25 to 143rd of 415 (66th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26, still above the median. Attendance and graduation remain excellent; math proficiency is the clearest area to watch.
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