Lewis Cass Schools

Lewis Cass Schools is a small Indiana district with three schools serving PK–12 — Lewis Cass Elementary School (PK–5), Lewis Cass Junior High School (6–8), and Lewis Cass High School (9–12) — enrolling 1,283 students in total.

Attendance and outcomes differ sharply by school level. The elementary school has the standout attendance result: chronic absenteeism of 2.3% in 2024–25, far below the district’s 10.3% and the state’s 16.7%. The junior high is at 17.3%, and the high school is at 16.7%. On tests, the elementary school’s 5th grade math (48.57%) and social studies (47.62%) are above state, but its 4th grade ELA, math, and science are far below state. The junior high has the highest current rank percentile among the three schools at 48th, and it outperforms the district in ELA and science, but its 7th grade math is weak (23.53% vs. state 35.9%). The high school has a 98.9% graduation rate, well above the state’s 89.7%, and SAT ERW is near or above state, but SAT math is low at 15.22% in 2025–26, down from 21.33% and below the state’s 25.6%.

Spending and staffing do not line up simply with results. The high school spends the most per student ($12,850) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.1), yet its math is the weakest relative to state and its rank fell from 3 stars to 2 stars. The junior high spends the least ($9,989) and has the highest student-teacher ratio (16.4), yet it has the highest current rank percentile. District-wide, the district is ranked 234th of 374, in the 37th percentile with 2 stars. Free/reduced lunch is highest at the elementary school (57.19%), then the junior high (51.81%), then the high school (43.56%). Overall, families will see strong elementary attendance, a high school graduation strength, and a junior high rank bright spot, but also clear math concerns and uneven grade-level performance.