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Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12

336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 22% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Elwood Junior-Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Elwood, Indiana, with 633 students. The school is part of the Elwood Community School Corporation, which is ranked 306 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Elwood Junior-Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Indiana high schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elwood Junior-Senior High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and nearby schools on standardized tests, with only 18.13% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts and 15.46% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 37.9% and 35.9% for 7th grade, and 42.7% and 34.5% for 8th grade, respectively. The school also has relatively low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 91.9% over the past few years, which is below the state average. Additionally, Elwood Junior-Senior High School has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 35.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Eastern High School, Hamilton Heights High School, and Tri Central Middle-High School, Elwood Junior-Senior High School performs significantly worse, with higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 57.5% to 66.67% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its poor performance, but the school's inability to effectively utilize its resources to improve student outcomes is concerning.

650

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,273

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1137 N 19th St
Elwood, IN 46036

(765) 552-9854

District: Elwood Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Elwood Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:	Elwood Elementary School
	Elwood Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

390^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

336^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

306^th of 380Elwood Community School Corp 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	390 of 480	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	418 of 491	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	404 of 489	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	424 of 490	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	432 of 483	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	425 of 470	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	411 of 473	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	410 of 472	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	410 of 494	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.3	378 of 485	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	336 of 429	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	324 of 432	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	307 of 398	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	327 of 409	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	349 of 388	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	326 of 389	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	287 of 385	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	308 of 380	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	55.3	165 of 394	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.3	266 of 400	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.7	288 of 379	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	329 of 353	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	266 of 373	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	273 of 364	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.9	258 of 362	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.7	297 of 364	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.9	306 of 360	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.8	301 of 354	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	288 of 349	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.3	264 of 349	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	316 of 387	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	306 of 392	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	348 of 388	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	123 of 181	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	335 of 377	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	298 of 377	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	240 of 379	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	329 of 386	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	305 of 392	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	217 of 383	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	230 of 298	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.7	87 of 289	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	29.1	217 of 285	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	345 of 377	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	335 of 381	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	333 of 375	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	340 of 378	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology43%~ state avg

Evidence-based Reading and Writing24%-30 vs state

English Language Arts18%

Math15%

Mathematics6%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Elwood Junior-Senior 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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	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
Elwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1137 N 19th St	Elwood	46036	Madison County	Elwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 552-9854	650	51	12.6	70.6%	550 (84.6%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	21.6	336^th of 429 public high schools	21.7%		25.1	324^th of 432 public high schools	25.0%	12	24.3	5.9	18.9	17.1	18.1	21.1	7.5	15.5	43.5	$12,273	$753	$11,520
John H Hinds Career Center	Public	6-12	1105 N 19th St	Elwood	46036	Madison County	Elwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 552-9881	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00
Frankton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 Clyde St	Frankton	46044	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 754-7879	757	43	17.5	49.1%	685 (90.5%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.4%)	65.1	108^th of 429 public high schools	74.8%		61.5	130^th of 432 public high schools	69.9%	22	65.7	26.5	32.7	33.9	33.3	30.9	26.6	28.6	43.2	$9,643	$233	$9,410
Alexandria Monroe Academy and Central Office	Public	7-12	800 N Central	Alexandria	46001	Madison County	Alexandria Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 724-4496	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00
Alexandria-Monroe High School	Public	7-12	1 Burden Ct	Alexandria	46001	Madison County	Alexandria Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 724-4413	620	50	12.4	53.1%	548 (88.4%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	42	249^th of 429 public high schools	42.0%		47.3	217^th of 432 public high schools	49.8%	32	40.9	14.0	27.0	19.6	23.2	28.1	15.2	21.6	47.9	$12,379	$1,002	$11,377
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	11580 S E 00 W	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(765) 853-7003	489	21	22.9	18.4%	300 (61.3%)	85 (17.4%)	69 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	17.7	354^th of 429 public high schools	17.5%		15.4	369^th of 432 public high schools	14.6%	15	33.7	2.9							25.6	$8,737	$204	$8,533
Beacon Online Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant	Public, Virtual	9-12	11580 S E 00w	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 997-7786	83	4	21.6	14.5%	56 (67.5%)	13 (15.7%)	11 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)								(n/a)
Madison-Grant Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11700 S/E 00 W	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 948-4141	453	33	13.7	49.9%	423 (93.4%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	32.1	302^nd of 429 public high schools	29.6%		65.5	106^th of 432 public high schools	75.5%	196	46.4	10.1	32.5	37.7	35.2	36.4	23.5	29.6	30.1	$10,253	$661	$9,592
Tipton High School	Public	9-12	619 S Main St	Tipton	46072	Tipton County	Tipton Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 675-7431	437	35	12.4	36.8%	383 (87.6%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	69.1	89^th of 429 public high schools	79.3%		62	124^th of 432 public high schools	71.3%	35	55.8	31.7							52.4	$13,629	$255	$13,374
Hamilton Heights High School	Public	9-12	25802 Sr 19	Arcadia	46030	Hamilton County	Hamilton Heights School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 984-3551	710	48	14.7	28.3%	652 (91.8%)	9 (1.3%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	80.4	41^st of 429 public high schools	90.4%		76.2	57^th of 432 public high schools	86.8%	16	66.9	30.2							64.9	$11,753	$357	$11,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Is Elwood Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Elwood Junior-Senior High School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Indiana high schools.

What district is Elwood Junior-Senior High School in?

Elwood Community School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Elwood Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School are 85% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Elwood Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Elwood Junior-Senior High School.

What schools feed into Elwood Junior-Senior High School?

Elwood Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elwood Elementary School
Elementary : Elwood Intermediate School

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