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Griffth Junior/Senior High School

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Griffth Junior/Senior High School ranks 264 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 38% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Griffth Junior/Senior High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Griffith, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 1,090 students. The school is part of the Griffith Public Schools district, which is ranked 206 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Griffth Junior/Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools, typically between 200-300 out of 400+ schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs better in some student subgroups, ranking in the top half for African American and Hispanic students, but in the bottom half for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 87-94%, generally on par with the state average, but it has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12-19%, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by ILEARN and SAT proficiency rates, is generally below the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels.

When compared to nearby high schools, Griffth Junior/Senior High School generally performs worse than higher-ranked schools like Lake Central High School and Munster High School, but better than lower-ranked schools like Hammond Central High School and West Side Leadership Academy. The school's relatively high percentage of students (around 50%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common indicator of low socioeconomic status, may contribute to its lower academic performance compared to more affluent neighboring districts.

1,112

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,281

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 N Wiggs St
Griffith, IN 46319

(219) 924-4281

District: Griffith Public Schools

Feeder schools for Griffth Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	Beiriger Elementary School
	Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Hispanic:

31.2%

African American:

21.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

269^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2022

From bottom 35% (2022) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

264^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

206^th of 380Griffith Public 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	269 of 480	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	255 of 491	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	236 of 489	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	320 of 490	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	264 of 429	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	277 of 432	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	238 of 398	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	245 of 409	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	246 of 388	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	270 of 389	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	211 of 385	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.5	306 of 380	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	58.1	148 of 394	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	228 of 400	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.0	292 of 379	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	264 of 353	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	301 of 373	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	264 of 364	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.5	217 of 362	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	205 of 364	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.1	81 of 360	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.4	81 of 354	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	54.1	194 of 349	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.2	147 of 349	57.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	52 of 132	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	79 of 132	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	60 of 125	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	92 of 125	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	221 of 387	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	294 of 392	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	232 of 388	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	61 of 181	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	45 of 184	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	48 of 166	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.1	88 of 164	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	205 of 377	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	227 of 377	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	192 of 379	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	265 of 386	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	215 of 392	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	235 of 383	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	265 of 298	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	171 of 289	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	184 of 285	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	203 of 377	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	261 of 381	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	188 of 375	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	120 of 378	68.3%	★★★☆☆

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)66th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing55%~ state avg

Science42%

Biology33%-12 vs state

Math31%

English Language Arts30%

Mathematics11%-14 vs state

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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 Science (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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Griffth Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	600 N Wiggs St	Griffith	46319	Lake County	Griffith Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 924-4281	1,112	70	16.0	55.9%	465 (41.8%)	236 (21.2%)	347 (31.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.8%)	40.4	264^th of 429 public high schools	38.5%		36.8	277^th of 432 public high schools	35.9%	13	54.8	11.5	36.6	21.2	32.6	30.0	44.8	26.0	20.2	30.7	42.1	42.1	33.3	$10,281	$547	$9,735
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%		57.3	153^rd of 432 public high schools	64.6%	2	59.5	21.2											44.4	$11,753	$482	$11,271
Calumet New Technical High School	Public	9-12	3900 Calhoun St	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-6990	620	42	14.9	90.6%	136 (21.9%)	309 (49.8%)	142 (22.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	11.2	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%		15.8	367^th of 432 public high schools	15.0%	16	23.6	4.9											14.1	$14,358	$1,857	$12,500
Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 W Ridge Road	Gary	46408	Lake County	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	125	8	15.6	3.2%	13 (10.4%)	84 (67.2%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0												$6,052	$594	$5,458
Morton Senior High School	Public	9-12	6915 Grand Ave	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7316	1,446	77	18.9	49.0%	122 (8.4%)	669 (46.3%)	570 (39.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%		12	380^th of 432 public high schools	12.0%	16	22.5	1.7											12.3	$11,910	$1,620	$10,290
Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15.3	367^th of 429 public high schools	14.5%					(n/a)	33.3	0.0												$4,789	$93	$4,696
Munster High School	Public	9-12	8808 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-3200	1,474	88	16.6	25.0%	663 (45.0%)	152 (10.3%)	472 (32.0%)	117 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.7%)	90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%		88.6	20^th of 432 public high schools	95.4%	10	83.1	46.6											63.6	$11,384	$376	$11,008
West Side Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	9th & Gerry St	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 413-9870	1,232	69	17.9	62.6%	7 (0.6%)	1,102 (89.4%)	78 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	12.3	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%		7.2	406^th of 432 public high schools	6.0%	26	20.5	9.1											9.4	$21,037	$6,127	$14,910
Lake Central High School	Public	9-12	8400 Wicker Ave	Saint John	46373	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 365-8551	2,926	145	20.2	22.3%	1,875 (64.1%)	243 (8.3%)	609 (20.8%)	87 (3.0%)	7 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (3.6%)	87.7	22^nd of 429 public high schools	94.9%		85.7	29^th of 432 public high schools	93.3%	7	73.9	52.9											61.4	$10,837	$298	$10,539
Merrillville High School	Public	9-12	276 E 68th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 650-5307	2,115	139	15.2	47.3%	125 (5.9%)	1,476 (69.8%)	386 (18.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (5.2%)	28.3	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%		23.5	331^st of 432 public high schools	23.4%	20	37.4	13.1											28.9	$12,245	$663	$11,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Griffth Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Griffth Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Griffth Junior/Senior High School are 42% White, 31% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Griffth Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Griffth Junior/Senior High School ranks 264^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Griffth Junior/Senior High School?

Griffth Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beiriger Elementary School
Elementary : Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School

What district is Griffth Junior/Senior High School in?

Griffith Public Schools

How many students attend Griffth Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,112 students attended Griffth Junior/Senior High School.

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