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Cascade Senior High School

Q: Is Cascade Senior High School a good school?

Cascade Senior High School ranks 60 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 86% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Cascade Senior High School is a public high school located in Clayton, Indiana, serving 546 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Mill Creek Community School Corporation, which is ranked 61 out of 380 school districts in the state, Cascade Senior High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Indiana, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with a statewide ranking between 17 and 69 over the past 10 years. Cascade Senior High School has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including male students (top 45 in the state), white students (top 66), and low socioeconomic status students (top 23). The school's performance for special education students is also noteworthy, ranking in the top 35 in the state. Additionally, Cascade Senior High School has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 100% over the past few years, which are above the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Brownsburg High School, Tri-West Senior High School, and South Putnam High School, Cascade Senior High School stands out as a top performer, outpacing these schools in various academic metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. While the school has consistently delivered strong academic outcomes, there may be opportunities for further improvement, particularly in areas like chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 10.6% to 19.2% in recent years.

537

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,508

Per pupil spending ?

25.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6565 S Cr 200 W
Clayton, IN 46118

(317) 539-9315

District: Mill Creek Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Cascade Senior High School:

Elementary:	Mill Creek East Elementary
	Mill Creek West Elementary
Middle:	Cascade Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Indiana high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Indiana avg42%

60^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 380Mill Creek 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	60 of 429	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	53 of 432	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	54 of 398	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	38 of 409	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	17 of 388	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	20 of 389	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	69 of 385	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	101 of 380	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	89.1	16 of 394	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	82.6	16 of 400	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	70.8	45 of 379	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	63.2	66 of 353	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	60.9	83 of 373	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	58.5	109 of 364	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	65 of 362	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.4	84 of 364	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	48 of 360	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	84 of 354	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.8	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆
2005	79.1	46 of 349	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	105 of 387	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	58 of 392	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	52 of 388	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	23 of 377	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.5	61 of 377	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	49 of 379	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	45 of 386	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	62 of 392	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	66 of 383	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	35 of 298	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	42.1	149 of 289	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.2	34 of 285	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	83 of 377	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	72 of 381	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	66 of 375	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	49 of 378	87.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology64%+18 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing64%+9 vs state

Mathematics26%~ state avg

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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
Cascade Senior High School	Public	9-12	6565 S Cr 200 W	Clayton	46118	Hendricks County	Mill Creek Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 539-9315	537	39	13.7	25.9%	491 (91.4%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.4%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	75.3	60^th of 429 public high schools	86.0%		77.4	53^rd of 432 public high schools	87.7%	7	63.5	26.3											63.7	$11,508	$156	$11,352
Danville Community High School	Public	9-12	100 Warrior Way	Danville	46122	Hendricks County	Danville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 745-6431	853	45	19.1	29.3%	704 (82.5%)	68 (8.0%)	45 (5.3%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	75.9	57^th of 429 public high schools	86.7%		78.1	52^nd of 432 public high schools	88.0%	5	76.1	44.8											47.0	$11,940	$257	$11,684
Monrovia High School	Public	9-12	205 S Chestnut St	Monrovia	46157	Morgan County	Monroe-Gregg School District	No	No	No	No	(317) 996-2258	489	32	15.1	40.1%	421 (86.1%)	34 (7.0%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	41.7	253^rd of 429 public high schools	41.0%		42	254^th of 432 public high schools	41.2%	1	43.6	17.3											39.5	$12,470	$431	$12,039
Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	1 Red Pride Dr	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 839-7711	1,856	86	21.5	29.7%	1,408 (75.9%)	177 (9.5%)	128 (6.9%)	61 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (4.4%)	80.6	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%		85.4	31^st of 432 public high schools	92.8%	9	73.7	43.2											48.0	$9,813	$368	$9,445
Mooresville High School	Public	9-12	550 N Indiana St	Mooresville	46158	Morgan County	Mooresville Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-9203	1,372	69	20.0	40.1%	1,227 (89.4%)	38 (2.8%)	49 (3.6%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.6%)	49.7	206^th of 429 public high schools	52.0%		44	239^th of 432 public high schools	44.7%	33	51.1	25.2											28.3	$10,965	$446	$10,520
Avon High School	Public	9-12	7575 E Cr 150 S	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5000	3,523	191	18.4	43.0%	1,747 (49.6%)	910 (25.8%)	446 (12.7%)	201 (5.7%)	5 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	211 (6.0%)	81.4	38^th of 429 public high schools	91.1%		82.8	40^th of 432 public high schools	90.7%	2	67.5	43.3											52.8	$11,043	$379	$10,664
Eminence Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6760 N Sr 42	Eminence	46125	Morgan County	Eminence Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 528-2221	148	17	8.7	54.1%	143 (96.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	11.2	382^nd of 429 public high schools	11.0%		28.9	311^th of 432 public high schools	28.0%	71	15.0	0.0	17.7	36.8	20.0	24.6	17.7	42.1	4.0	19.7	35.3	35.3	27.3	$16,656		$16,656
Area 30 Career Center	Public	6-12	One North Calbert Way - Suite	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	Area 30 Career Center Edu Inter	No	No	No	No	(765) 653-3515	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Old National Trail Special Services	Public	9-12	1 N Calbert Way - Suite B	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	Old National Trail Special Serv Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(765) 653-2781	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Brownsburg High School	Public	9-12	1000 S Odell St	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-2258	3,355	172	19.4	32.8%	2,031 (60.5%)	721 (21.5%)	291 (8.7%)	114 (3.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	194 (5.8%)	90.7	11^th of 429 public high schools	97.4%		91.1	14^th of 432 public high schools	96.8%	3	72.3	39.0											76.3	$17,579	$438	$17,141

Frequently Asked Questions about Cascade Senior High School

What district is Cascade Senior High School in?

Mill Creek Community School Corp

What schools feed into Cascade Senior High School?

Cascade Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mill Creek East Elementary
Elementary : Mill Creek West Elementary
Middle : Cascade Middle School

How many students attend Cascade Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Cascade Senior High School.

Is Cascade Senior High School a good school?

Cascade Senior High School ranks 60^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cascade Senior High School?

Students at Cascade Senior High School are 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025

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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