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Frontier Junior-Senior High School

Q: Is Frontier Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Frontier Junior-Senior High School ranks 72 nd of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 83% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Frontier Junior-Senior High School is a small public school in the Frontier School Corporation, serving about 270 students in grades 7–12 in Chalmers, Indiana, a rural community northwest of Lafayette where roughly 30.74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and per-student spending is $13,940.

Academically, the school ranks 72nd of 415 Indiana schools in 2025–2026 (83rd percentile, 4 stars) — third among nearby schools behind West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School (5th) and William Henry Harrison High School (23rd), and ahead of Tri-County Junior/Senior High School, Delphi Community High School, Twin Lakes Senior High School, Jefferson High School, North White High School, Tippecanoe Online Academy, and Excel Center - Lafayette. Its graduation rate of 97.5% tops Indiana's 89.7% and every listed nearby school, and chronic absenteeism of 6.7% is the lowest among them and far below the state's 16.7%. SAT results are 58.7% proficient in Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 41.3% in Mathematics, both above state averages (51.9% and 25.6%). ILEARN all-grade results are 52.33% in ELA but 38.37% in math, below the district's 44.82%; grade-level math varies, with 8th grade above the state and 7th grade just below. Biology EOC is 48.44%.

Families should know the school's ranking has swung widely — 54th of 409 in 2021–2022, down to 236th of 429 in 2024–2025, then back up — so one year's results deserve caution. Effectiveness rankings also differ by group: male students rank in the 92nd percentile and low-income students in the 71st, while female students sit at the 57th percentile and special education students at the 13th percentile in their only reported year. Class sizes are relatively small, at 11.2 students per teacher.

270

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,940

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109 N Sixth St
Chalmers, IN 47929

(219) 984-5437

District: Frontier School Corporation

Feeder schools for Frontier Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

Frontier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

3.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (47% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Indiana high schools

✓98% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

Indiana avg39%

Middle school

114^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

72^nd of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 374Frontier School Corporation 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
2026	74.2	114 of 486	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	111 of 480	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	61 of 491	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	63 of 489	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	131 of 490	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	132 of 483	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	151 of 470	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	132 of 473	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	85 of 472	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	120 of 494	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	58.1	211 of 485	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	183 of 470	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	158 of 444	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.3	241 of 447	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	316 of 451	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.5	204 of 428	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.7	197 of 423	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.5	166 of 392	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	98 of 382	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	64 of 375	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	68.1	103 of 370	72.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	72 of 415	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	43.4	236 of 429	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	121 of 432	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	136 of 398	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.3	54 of 409	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	171 of 388	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	141 of 389	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	85 of 385	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	53.3	167 of 380	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	204 of 394	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	208 of 400	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	168 of 379	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	87 of 353	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	41.3	218 of 373	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	187 of 364	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.1	62 of 362	82.9%	★★★★☆
2009	85.0	32 of 364	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	77.9	53 of 360	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	65 of 354	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	63.8	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	122 of 349	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	171 of 395	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	219 of 387	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	181 of 392	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	86 of 388	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	114 of 390	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	48.1	192 of 377	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	75 of 377	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	37.1	247 of 379	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	32 of 397	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	38.0	244 of 386	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	81 of 392	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	199 of 383	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	248 of 285	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	86 of 387	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	34.2	257 of 377	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	147 of 381	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	136 of 375	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	66 of 378	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

High school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing59%+7 vs state

English Language Arts52%

Biology48%

Mathematics41%+16 vs state

Math38%

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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
Frontier Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	109 N Sixth St	Chalmers	47929	White County	Frontier School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 984-5437	270	24	11.2	30.7%	254 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	71.6	72^nd of 415 public high schools	82.7%		43.4	236^th of 429 public high schools	45.0%	164	58.7	41.3	51.0	54.1	52.3	34.7	43.2	38.4	48.4	$13,940	$728	$13,212
Twin Lakes Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 S 3rd St	Monticello	47960	White County	Twin Lakes School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 583-7108	620	51	12.2	55.6%	484 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	45	224^th of 415 public high schools	46.0%		48.2	216^th of 429 public high schools	49.7%	8	47.4	21.4							31.2	$12,659	$360	$12,299
William Henry Harrison High School	Public	9-12	5701 N 50 W	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 463-3511	2,194	120	18.3	26.8%	1,621 (73.9%)	103 (4.7%)	287 (13.1%)	80 (3.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	96 (4.4%)	87.7	23^rd of 415 public high schools	94.5%		88.9	16^th of 429 public high schools	96.3%	7	68.7	42.5							65.4	$10,877	$309	$10,568
Delphi Community High School	Public	9-12	301 Armory Rd	Delphi	46923	Carroll County	Delphi Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 564-3481	397	36	10.9	49.1%	327 (82.4%)	5 (1.3%)	52 (13.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	51.3	189^th of 415 public high schools	54.5%		58.5	153^rd of 429 public high schools	64.3%	36	48.5	18.2							48.9	$13,161	$930	$12,231
Tri-County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11298 W 100 S	Wolcott	47995	White County	Tri-County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 279-2105	341	37	9.2	39.9%	288 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	53.2	168^th of 415 public high schools	59.5%		68.3	91^st of 429 public high schools	78.8%	77	48.9	31.9	40.4	41.7	41.0	33.3	20.3	26.7	31.4	$19,046	$40	$19,005
North White High School	Public	9-12	305 E Broadway	Monon	47959	White County	North White School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 253-6638	272	21	12.8	72.1%	127 (46.7%)	2 (0.7%)	139 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	18.2	341^st of 415 public high schools	17.8%		21.4	338^th of 429 public high schools	21.2%	3	37.5	5.4							15.3	$17,248	$451	$16,797
West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 N Grant St	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	West Lafayette Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 746-0400	1,116	77	14.5	20.5%	617 (55.3%)	54 (4.8%)	84 (7.5%)	281 (25.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.0%)	95.8	5^th of 415 public high schools	98.8%		95	6^th of 429 public high schools	98.6%	1	87.2	66.3	58.8	52.9	56.0	71.6	65.8	68.8	76.0	$14,927	$777	$14,150
Excel Center - Lafayette	Public, Charter	9-12	615 N 18th St 2nd Floor	Lafayette	47904	Tippecanoe County	Excel Center - Lafayette	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3641	366	15	24.4	62.0%	144 (39.3%)	101 (27.6%)	91 (24.9%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	4.8	413^th of 415 public high schools	0.5%		11.1	384^th of 429 public high schools	10.5%	29	6.7	0.0								$4,417	$175	$4,242
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1801 S 18th St	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 772-4700	2,042	143	14.2	58.0%	780 (38.2%)	408 (20.0%)	706 (34.6%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	131 (6.4%)	38.2	260^th of 415 public high schools	37.3%		40.6	262^nd of 429 public high schools	38.9%	2	44.6	17.2							30.7	$14,112	$1,320	$12,792
Greater Lafayette Career Academy	Public	5-12	2201 S 18th St	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 474-2481	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier Junior-Senior High School

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

Students at Frontier Junior-Senior High School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Frontier Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Frontier Junior-Senior High School ranks 72^nd of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Frontier Junior-Senior High School?

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

Elementary : Frontier Elementary

What district is Frontier Junior-Senior High School in?

Frontier School Corporation

How many students attend Frontier Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Frontier Junior-Senior High School.

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