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Elkhart High School

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Elkhart High School ranks 315 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 27% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Elkhart High School is a public high school located in Elkhart, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,195 students. The school is part of the Elkhart Community Schools district, which is ranked 293 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elkhart High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 6.34% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to the state average of 29% and the district average of 6.92%. Similarly, in the 2021-2022 school year, only 34.5% of students were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 50.51% and the district average of 33.29%. The school has also had relatively low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.9% in 2022-2023 to 88.4% in 2023-2024, which are below the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Adams High School in the South Bend Community School Corp and Mishawaka High School in the School City of Mishawaka, Elkhart High School generally performs worse on academic measures, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's challenges may be exacerbated by its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

3,073

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,150

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2608 California Rd
Elkhart, IN 46514

(574) 262-5600

District: Elkhart Community Schools

Feeder schools for Elkhart High School:

Elementary:	Beardsley Elementary School
	Bristol Elementary School
	Cleveland Elementary School
	Eastwood Elementary School
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	Mary Beck Elementary School
	Mary Daly Elementary School
	Mary Feeser Elementary School
	Monger Elementary School
	Osolo Elementary School
	Pinewood Elementary School
	Riverview Elementary School
	Roosevelt STEAM Academy
	Woodland Elementary School
Middle:	North Side Middle School
	Pierre Moran Middle School
	West Side Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

34.6%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 17% Indiana)

!Biology scores 20 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Indiana avg42%

315^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 17% (2021) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

293^rd of 380Elkhart Community Schools 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	27.0	315 of 429	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	322 of 432	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	329 of 398	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	300 of 409	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	321 of 388	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	104 of 132	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	72 of 132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	80 of 125	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	80 of 125	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	65 of 119	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	87 of 94	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	318 of 387	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	309 of 392	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	321 of 388	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	125 of 181	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	154 of 184	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	117 of 164	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	281 of 377	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	301 of 377	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	326 of 379	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	303 of 386	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	307 of 392	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	332 of 383	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	85 of 111	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	68 of 102	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	92 of 104	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	66 of 94	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	222 of 298	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	205 of 289	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	243 of 285	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	244 of 377	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	247 of 381	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	283 of 375	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	190 of 378	49.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing41%-14 vs state

Biology25%-20 vs state

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkhart High School	Public	9-12	2608 California Rd	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5600	3,073	199	15.4	50.2%	1,064 (34.6%)	391 (12.7%)	1,368 (44.5%)	40 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	206 (6.7%)	27	315^th of 429 public high schools	26.6%		25.6	322^nd of 432 public high schools	25.5%	7	40.8	10.6	25.5	$15,150	$1,859	$13,291
Elkhart Area Career Center	Public	6-12	2424 California Rd	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5650	0	43	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Excel Center - Elkhart	Public, Charter	9-12	1 Blazer Blvd	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Excel Center - Elkhart	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 404-7109	260	11	23.6	8.1%	45 (17.3%)	32 (12.3%)	174 (66.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0		$2,712		$2,712
Jimtown High School	Public	9-12	59021 Cr 3 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Baugo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 295-2343	546	42	12.8	40.5%	414 (75.8%)	15 (2.7%)	84 (15.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	56	165^th of 429 public high schools	61.5%		62.9	118^th of 432 public high schools	72.7%	47	52.8	27.4	42.2	$14,161	$597	$13,564
Penn High School	Public	9-12	56100 Bittersweet Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-7961	3,687	189	19.5	31.1%	2,546 (69.1%)	320 (8.7%)	347 (9.4%)	220 (6.0%)	9 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (6.6%)	86.8	25^th of 429 public high schools	94.2%		87.2	23^rd of 432 public high schools	94.7%	2	72.0	43.5	61.5	$9,872	$474	$9,398
Concord Community High School	Public	9-12	59117 Minuteman Way	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 875-6524	1,727	97	17.7	54.0%	656 (38.0%)	106 (6.1%)	875 (50.7%)	12 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.3%)	41.7	251^st of 429 public high schools	41.5%		36.7	279^th of 432 public high schools	35.4%	28	48.7	17.0	30.5	$11,231	$1,105	$10,126
Mishawaka High School	Public	9-12	1202 Lincolnway E	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-7300	1,327	90	14.7	31.3%	849 (64.0%)	190 (14.3%)	150 (11.3%)	8 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.1%)	41.5	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%		36.8	278^th of 432 public high schools	35.6%	21	46.5	16.4	37.6	$12,758	$650	$12,108
Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence	Public, Virtual	7-12	1402 S Main St.	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(574) 254-4500	162	12	13.5	67.9%	111 (68.5%)	12 (7.4%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)								(n/a)
Adams High School	Public	9-12	808 S Twyckenham Dr	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5300	1,966	130	15.1	48.5%	634 (32.2%)	561 (28.5%)	568 (28.9%)	41 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (8.0%)	41.4	258^th of 429 public high schools	39.9%		43.2	246^th of 432 public high schools	43.1%	12	49.0	17.0	31.0	$12,765	$2,490	$10,275
Rise Up Academy at Eggleston	Public	9-12	740 N Eddy Street	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3500	149	22	6.8	67.1%	19 (12.8%)	71 (47.7%)	46 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.7%)	4.4	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%		5.4	421^st of 432 public high schools	2.5%	7	7.9	0.0	0.0	$21,785	$4,499	$17,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkhart High School

What district is Elkhart High School in?

Elkhart Community Schools

How many students attend Elkhart High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,073 students attended Elkhart High School.

What schools feed into Elkhart High School?

What is the racial makeup of Elkhart High School?

Students at Elkhart High School are 45% Hispanic, 35% White, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Elkhart High School a good school?

Elkhart High School ranks 315^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

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2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025

2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025

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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