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Homestead High School

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 98% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Homestead High School is a public high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving 2,408 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the MSD Southwest Allen County Schools district, which is ranked 38th out of 380 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Homestead High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Indiana, placing 8th out of 429 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Homestead High School's 4-year graduation rate of 95.3% in the 2023-2024 school year is significantly above the state average, and its students consistently outperform their peers in the district and the state on standardized tests.

While Homestead High School is a standout performer, the nearby schools in the analysis show a wide range of academic achievement. Schools like Carroll High School and East Allen University also perform well, while others, such as the Fort Wayne Community Schools high schools, struggle to match Homestead's level of academic excellence. Homestead High School's higher spending per student compared to nearby schools suggests that it has access to more resources and funding, which may contribute to its academic success.

2,382

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,038

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4310 Homestead Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46814

(260) 431-2202

District: MSD Southwest Allen County Schls

Feeder schools for Homestead High School:

Elementary:	Aboite Elementary School
	Covington Elementary School
	Deer Ridge Elementary
	Haverhill Elementary School
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	Lafayette Meadow School
	Whispering Meadow Elementary School
Middle:	Summit Middle School
	Woodside Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

African American:

7.3%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Indiana high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg65%

Indiana avg42%

8^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the MSD Southwest Allen County Schls

38^th of 380MSD Southwest Allen County Schls among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	8 of 429	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	12 of 432	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	11 of 398	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	17 of 409	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	9 of 388	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	7 of 389	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	13 of 385	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	12 of 380	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	6 of 394	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	7 of 400	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	80.8	13 of 379	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	5 of 353	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	13 of 373	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	80.7	16 of 364	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	80.8	12 of 362	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	15 of 364	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	15 of 360	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	8 of 354	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	6 of 349	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	92.4	9 of 349	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	5 of 132	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	12 of 132	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	23 of 125	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	95.0	7 of 125	94.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	15 of 44	65.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	10 of 119	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	6 of 94	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	8 of 387	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	8 of 392	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	14 of 388	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	15 of 181	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	16 of 184	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	4 of 166	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	48.2	73 of 164	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	6 of 377	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	21 of 377	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	19 of 379	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	7 of 386	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	18 of 392	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	12 of 383	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	17 of 111	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	24 of 102	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	31 of 94	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	25 of 298	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	51 of 289	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	35 of 285	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	14 of 377	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	16 of 381	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	15 of 375	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	17 of 378	95.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing79%+24 vs state

Biology76%+30 vs state

Mathematics43%+18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 3, 2016

I love Homestead. Great school for my kids. They have about 60 APs and a lot of DC Classes. We have great arts/music programs in the school, perfect for my child. Great neighborhoods neighboring the school. Good prices as well. Many prefer Homestead over Canterbury. Canterbury is overpriced and please I advise you not to waste your money when you can waste it on your children's college. Canterbury also has very few APs. For example, Canterbury restricts a child's potential by not letting them take ap World History freshman year! How absurd! Whereas, my daughter took AP world history her freshman year alongside various honors classes, thus enriching her educational future and challenging her potential. Choose homestead...You won't regret it!!!!! :)) Close Quote

Schools Near Homestead High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)		ILEARN Math (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Homestead High School	Public	9-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	No	No	(260) 431-2202	2,382	136	17.5	22.7%	1,818 (76.3%)	175 (7.3%)	168 (7.1%)	117 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	99 (4.2%)	93.3	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%		92.1	12^th of 432 public high schools	97.2%	4	78.7	43.3					75.8	$11,038	$415	$10,623
eSACS Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	Yes	No	(260) 431-2051	91	21	4.3	25.3%	63 (69.2%)	14 (15.4%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	3 (3.3%)	51.8	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%		54.9	163^rd of 432 public high schools	62.3%	30	52.4	9.5	54.6	56.3	18.2	25.0	69.2	$6,610	$267	$6,343
Amp Lab at Electric Works	Public	11-12	1030 Swinney Ave	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(260) 467-7360	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Side High School	Public	9-12	3601 S Calhoun St	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-2600	1,405	95	14.7	71.5%	227 (16.2%)	408 (29.0%)	521 (37.1%)	119 (8.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (9.0%)	13	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%		15.7	368^th of 432 public high schools	14.8%	10	26.4	6.7					14.3	$12,528	$1,286	$11,241
Anthis Career Center	Public	6-12	1200 S Barr St	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(260) 467-1005	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wayne High School	Public	9-12	9100 Winchester Rd	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6400	1,398	92	15.2	64.7%	356 (25.5%)	446 (31.9%)	291 (20.8%)	171 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (9.5%)	24.3	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%		22.7	335^th of 432 public high schools	22.5%	11	36.5	11.4					24.8	$12,486	$1,209	$11,277
North Side High School	Public	9-12	475 E State St	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-2800	1,383	77	17.9	67.4%	437 (31.6%)	383 (27.7%)	323 (23.4%)	69 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	167 (12.1%)	20.7	341^st of 429 public high schools	20.5%		18.2	351^st of 432 public high schools	18.8%	10	32.3	11.6					20.7	$11,899	$977	$10,922
Northrop High School	Public	9-12	7001 Coldwater Rd	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-2300	2,145	128	16.7	53.8%	941 (43.9%)	454 (21.2%)	412 (19.2%)	124 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	207 (9.7%)	40	267^th of 429 public high schools	37.8%		36.4	280^th of 432 public high schools	35.2%	13	46.1	19.4					29.8	$10,505	$1,041	$9,463
East Allen University	Public	9-12	6501 Wayne Trace	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0240	291	17	17.2	72.2%	58 (19.9%)	26 (8.9%)	39 (13.4%)	156 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	72.9	69^th of 429 public high schools	83.9%		67.2	92^nd of 432 public high schools	78.7%	23	78.3	23.2					55.3	$10,830	$655	$10,175
Carroll High School	Public	9-12	3701 Carroll Rd	Fort Wayne	46818	Allen County	Northwest Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 637-3161	2,623	145	18.0	22.9%	2,027 (77.3%)	97 (3.7%)	167 (6.4%)	172 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	158 (6.0%)	85.8	27^th of 429 public high schools	93.7%		84.9	34^th of 432 public high schools	92.1%	7	75.3	37.1					62.4	$9,546	$320	$9,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Homestead High School

What schools feed into Homestead High School?

Homestead High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aboite Elementary School
Elementary : Covington Elementary School
Elementary : Deer Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Haverhill Elementary School
Elementary : Lafayette Meadow School
Elementary : Whispering Meadow Elementary School
Middle : Summit Middle School
Middle : Woodside Middle School

What district is Homestead High School in?

MSD Southwest Allen County Schls

How many students attend Homestead High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,382 students attended Homestead High School.

Is Homestead High School a good school?

Yes! Homestead High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 429 Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Homestead High School?

Students at Homestead High School are 76% White, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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