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South Side High School

Public Grades 9-12

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 20% of Indiana high schools

Summary

South Side High School is a public high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving roughly 1,405 students in grades 9–12 as part of Fort Wayne Community Schools, where a large share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

For 2025–2026, South Side ranked 331st of 415 Indiana high schools — the 20th percentile, with 1 star — a modest improvement from 378th of 429 (12th percentile) the year before, though the school has stayed in the bottom tier throughout its available ranking history. Among district peers, R Nelson Snider High School (67th percentile, 3 stars) and Northrop High School (33rd percentile, 2 stars) rank higher, while Wayne High School (21st percentile) and North Side High School (18th percentile) are similar or slightly lower. Nearby, East Allen University (71st percentile, 4 stars) and Homestead High School (98th percentile, 5 stars) rank far higher.

Key outcomes: the graduation rate is 78.7%, roughly 10–11 points below district and state rates; chronic absenteeism is 27.1%, above the district's 20.2% and the state's 16.7%, though improved from 36.2% in 2021–2022; and 2025–2026 proficiency was 28.75% in SAT EBRW, 11.25% in SAT Math, and 24.93% in Biology. Math is the clearest gap — less than half the state's 25.6%. South Side has the highest per-pupil spending ($12,528) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.7) among nearby traditional high schools, yet outcomes remain below averages, suggesting resources alone aren't enough. Subgroup results also vary widely: students in special education (10th percentile) and low-income students (16th percentile) rank near the bottom statewide. The most urgent priorities appear to be math proficiency, credit attainment and graduation, and targeted support for the lowest-performing groups.

1,405

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,528

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 S Calhoun St
Fort Wayne, IN 46807

(260) 467-2600

District: Fort Wayne Community Schools

Feeder schools for South Side High School:

Elementary:	Fairfield Elementary School
	Harrison Hill Elementary School
	Indian Village Elementary School
	Merle J Abbett Elementary School
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	South Wayne Elementary School
	Study Elementary School
Middle:	Kekionga Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.1%

African American:

29.0%

White:

16.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (79% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg27%

Indiana avg39%

331^st of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools

274^th of 374Fort Wayne 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
2026	20.0	331 of 415	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	378 of 429	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	368 of 432	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	352 of 398	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	366 of 409	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	335 of 388	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	340 of 389	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	338 of 385	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	339 of 380	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	350 of 394	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	365 of 400	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	367 of 379	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.5	335 of 353	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	357 of 373	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	345 of 364	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.0	321 of 362	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	329 of 364	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	334 of 360	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	329 of 354	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.8	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.5	319 of 349	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	101 of 133	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	86 of 125	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	108 of 125	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	43 of 44	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	44 of 47	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	97 of 122	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	110 of 119	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	79 of 94	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	320 of 395	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	357 of 387	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	345 of 392	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	342 of 388	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	145 of 194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	170 of 181	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	150 of 184	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	140 of 166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	146 of 164	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	326 of 390	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	345 of 377	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	326 of 377	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	336 of 379	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	328 of 397	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	356 of 386	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	355 of 392	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	346 of 383	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	70 of 112	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.3	105 of 111	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	92 of 102	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	97 of 104	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	80 of 94	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	264 of 292	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	280 of 298	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	261 of 289	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	236 of 285	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	102 of 387	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	36.7	246 of 377	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	257 of 381	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	229 of 375	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	260 of 378	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)74th percentile+53 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing29%-23 vs state

Biology25%

Mathematics11%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, September 12, 2014

South Side has been described as a school with low standards. The city of Fort Wayne finds it to be one of the worst schools in the city. I find it very sad. All the news that is broadcasted out into the public gives South Side a rough and "dangerous" vibe. There's rarely any good that is brought up upon this school. I am currently a junior and I'm apart of the class of 2016. Throughout my three years of attending the school, I feel as if I have received a huge benefit from just receiving my education at South Side. I'm involved in the International Baccalaureate program. My school is the only one in the entire city of Fort Wayne that offers that program. It is a high level, rigorous program intended for students who want to go above and beyond the academic curriculum. I feel proud. Many citizens of the city probably even have no idea what the program is.
My school is a place worth looking into and joining in. I don't enjoy the worries that my friends from other schools have towards me. They have this idea in their head that one day I'm not going to make it out of my school safely. I think to myself, there is absolutely no need for me to feel scared as I attend my school, because in the end I know that I'm entering a safe learning environment as it should be. I'm glad of it. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 13, 2009

South Side provides an excellent education in a caring diverse environment. My children graduated from South Side and were well prepared for college. Close Quote

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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 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
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%)	20	331^st of 415 public high schools	20.2%		13	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%	47	28.8	11.3							24.9	$12,528	$1,286	$11,241
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)
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)
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%)	17.9	342^nd of 415 public high schools	17.6%		20.7	341^st of 429 public high schools	20.5%	1	31.9	8.5							20.2	$11,899	$977	$10,922
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%)	20.5	329^th of 415 public high schools	20.7%		24.3	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%	5	28.6	7.4							31.7	$12,486	$1,209	$11,277
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%)	62.2	119^th of 415 public high schools	71.3%		72.9	69^th of 429 public high schools	83.9%	50	61.1	15.3							57.1	$10,830	$655	$10,175
R Nelson Snider High School	Public	9-12	4600 Fairlawn Pass	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4600	1,927	110	17.5	49.7%	809 (42.0%)	465 (24.1%)	331 (17.2%)	122 (6.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	190 (9.9%)	58.3	139^th of 415 public high schools	66.5%		36.8	279^th of 429 public high schools	35.0%	140	52.6	22.1							49.3	$10,520	$994	$9,527
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%)	35.8	276^th of 415 public high schools	33.5%		40	267^th of 429 public high schools	37.8%	9	43.0	17.8							27.5	$10,505	$1,041	$9,463
New Haven Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1300 Green Rd	New Haven	46774	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0220	1,413	92	15.3	65.5%	613 (43.4%)	295 (20.9%)	161 (11.4%)	235 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	107 (7.6%)	16.6	349^th of 415 public high schools	15.9%		14.5	373^rd of 429 public high schools	13.1%	24	25.5	6.9	33.6	35.7	34.5	20.9	26.3	23.3	27.2	$11,522	$913	$10,609
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%)	94.3	7^th of 415 public high schools	98.3%		93.3	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%	1	74.6	47.3							78.4	$11,038	$415	$10,623

Frequently Asked Questions about South Side High School

Is South Side High School a good school?

South Side High School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Side High School?

Students at South Side High School are 37% Hispanic, 29% African American, 16% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

How many students attend South Side High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,405 students attended South Side High School.

What schools feed into South Side High School?

South Side High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairfield Elementary School
Elementary : Harrison Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Indian Village Elementary School
Elementary : Merle J Abbett Elementary School
Elementary : South Wayne Elementary School
Elementary : Study Elementary School
Middle : Kekionga Middle School

What district is South Side High School in?

Fort Wayne Community Schools

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