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Southern Wells Com Schools

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At a glance

152^ndof 374 Indiana districts▼ 19

Better than 59% of Indiana districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades K-12

9120 S 300 W
Poneto, IN 46781·(765) 728-5537·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 59.4% of districts

Schools

880

Students

Top rankedSouthern Wells Junior-Senior High School174^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Summary:

Southern Wells Com Schools is a two-school district in Indiana serving roughly 880 students across grades K–12: Southern Wells Elementary School (K–6, 496 students) and Southern Wells Junior-Senior High School (7–12, 384 students), with no standalone middle school and no alternative school. The district holds a 3-star rating and ranks 152 of 374, or the 59th percentile. Its profile is split: the junior-senior high posts stronger high-school outcomes, while the elementary school trails the state in most ILEARN subjects and grades.

Southern Wells Junior-Senior High School is the district's clearest standout. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 100.0%, versus 89.7% statewide — 10.3 percentage points above the state — and its SAT scores topped the state in both reported years: Evidence-based Reading and Writing 52.54 vs. 51.9 and Mathematics 30.51 vs. 25.6 in 2025–2026, and 60.29 vs. 54.5 and 44.12 vs. 25.4 in 2024–2025. Middle-grade ELA was also strong (7th grade 57.75 vs. 41.7; 8th grade 73.13 vs. 44). Its ranking slipped from 66 of 429 (85th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025 to 174 of 415 (58th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, with 7th and 8th grade math below the state and chronic absenteeism of 17.6%, above the district's 16.5% and the state's 16.7%. It spends $11,699 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 12.8.

Southern Wells Elementary School shows smaller bright spots against a weaker overall picture. Chronic absenteeism was 15.6%, better than the district and state, and 3rd grade ELA was 40.85, essentially tied with the state's 40.8. But most grades and subjects fell below the state, including 4th grade math (33.9 vs. 52) and 5th grade social studies (30 vs. 47.2). Its rank was 670 of 1015 (34th percentile, 2 stars), down from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024. It spends $8,914 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 17.7 and a 44.56% free/reduced-lunch rate, versus 40.62% at the junior-senior high.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southern Wells Elementary School	Public	K-6	9120 S 300 W	Poneto	46781	Wells County	Southern Wells Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 728-2121	496	28	17.7	44.6%	471 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35.4	670^th of 1015 public elementary schools	34.0%		37.8	641^st of 1005 public elementary schools	36.2%	29			40.9	35.6	28.6	35.9			35.3	46.5	33.9	27.1	26.9			33.5	28.8	25.6	27.0	30.0		$8,914	$262	$8,652
Southern Wells Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9120 S 300 W	Poneto	46781	Wells County	Southern Wells Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 728-5534	384	30	12.8	40.6%	366 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.9	174^th of 415 public high schools	58.1%		74.2	66^th of 429 public high schools	84.6%	108	52.5	30.5					57.8	73.1	65.2					32.4	26.9	29.7					31.2	$11,699	$174	$11,525

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntington County Com School Corp	9.84 mi	10	160^th
Blackford County Schools	9.85 mi	3	134^th
MSD Bluffton-Harrison	10.03 mi	3	139^th
Eastbrook Community School Corp	11.84 mi	5	124^th
Norwell Community Schools	13.84 mi	4	82^nd

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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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