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Mishawaka High School

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Mishawaka High School ranks 257 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 40% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Mishawaka High School is a public high school in Mishawaka, Indiana, serving 1,437 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the School City of Mishawaka district, which is ranked 240 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mishawaka High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools, with a 2-star rating for most of the past five years. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male and Hispanic students performing relatively better than female, African American, and multi-racial students. Mishawaka High School's four-year graduation rates have been relatively stable, ranging from 85.7% to 89.9% over the past five years, but the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 45.2%. Academically, Mishawaka High School's test scores have been below the state and district averages in most subjects and grade levels.

While Mishawaka High School's performance is generally better than that of nearby schools like Washington High School and Elkhart High School, it lags behind the high-performing Penn High School, which is located just a few miles away and is ranked among the top 25 high schools in Indiana. Addressing the school's challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and uneven performance across student subgroups, could be key to improving Mishawaka High School's overall academic outcomes.

1,327

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,758

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1202 Lincolnway E
Mishawaka, IN 46544

(574) 254-7300

District: School City of Mishawaka

Feeder schools for Mishawaka High School:

Elementary:	Battell Elementary School
	Beiger Elementary School
	Emmons Elementary School
	Fred J Hums Elementary School
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	Lasalle Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
	Twin Branch Elementary School
Middle:	John J Young Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

African American:

14.3%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Indiana avg42%

257^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

240^th of 380School City of Mishawaka 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	41.5	257 of 429	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	278 of 432	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	278 of 398	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	299 of 409	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	281 of 388	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	219 of 389	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	269 of 385	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.3	186 of 380	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	199 of 394	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.7	226 of 400	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.6	205 of 379	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.5	260 of 353	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	270 of 373	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	321 of 364	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	275 of 362	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.9	238 of 364	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	233 of 360	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	194 of 354	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	183 of 349	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	259 of 349	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	42 of 132	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	98 of 132	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	73 of 125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	112 of 125	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	281 of 387	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	262 of 392	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	273 of 388	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	103 of 181	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	88 of 184	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	126 of 166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	140 of 164	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	147 of 377	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	244 of 377	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	232 of 379	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	208 of 386	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	270 of 392	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	268 of 383	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	79 of 111	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	84 of 102	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	68 of 104	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	72 of 94	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	145 of 298	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	89 of 289	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	145 of 285	49.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	241 of 377	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	255 of 381	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	256 of 375	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	280 of 378	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)68th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing46%-8 vs state

Biology38%-8 vs state

Mathematics16%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Mishawaka High School is the real MISHAWAKA secondary school. It provides a great sense of community and it's teachers are superb. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

A fantastic school with wonderful administrators, teachers, staff, and coaches willing to put the time and effort into making sure every child is learning and constantly improving in their lives on a daily basis. MHS guidance office and work development office is second to none in the Mishawaka community. The school is constantly striving to improve ISTEP+ scores, SAT scores, ACT scores, and overall graduation rate. The school has been NCA (North Central Association) accredited since the High School inception. My family and many other families have attended Mishawaka High School throughout the years and are extremely proud to be a graduate of MHS.

The wrestling team has won the state championship on numerous occasions and was ranked in the top fifteen nationally in 2010.

The MHS alumni network is another important part of MHS that is working and striving to connect current graduates to job opportunities and college/universities in the state of Indiana.

This is a remarkable school that I would highly recommend to any parent or employer looking to move into the Mishawaka community. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mishawaka High School	Public	9-12	1202 Lincolnway E	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-7300	1,327	90	14.7	31.3%	849 (64.0%)	190 (14.3%)	150 (11.3%)	8 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.1%)	41.5	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%		36.8	278^th of 432 public high schools	35.6%	21	46.5	16.4	37.6	$12,758	$650	$12,108
Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence	Public, Virtual	7-12	1402 S Main St.	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(574) 254-4500	162	12	13.5	67.9%	111 (68.5%)	12 (7.4%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)								(n/a)
Penn High School	Public	9-12	56100 Bittersweet Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-7961	3,687	189	19.5	31.1%	2,546 (69.1%)	320 (8.7%)	347 (9.4%)	220 (6.0%)	9 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (6.6%)	86.8	25^th of 429 public high schools	94.2%		87.2	23^rd of 432 public high schools	94.7%	2	72.0	43.5	61.5	$9,872	$474	$9,398
Adams High School	Public	9-12	808 S Twyckenham Dr	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5300	1,966	130	15.1	48.5%	634 (32.2%)	561 (28.5%)	568 (28.9%)	41 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (8.0%)	41.4	258^th of 429 public high schools	39.9%		43.2	246^th of 432 public high schools	43.1%	12	49.0	17.0	31.0	$12,765	$2,490	$10,275
Rise Up Academy at Eggleston	Public	9-12	740 N Eddy Street	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3500	149	22	6.8	67.1%	19 (12.8%)	71 (47.7%)	46 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.7%)	4.4	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%		5.4	421^st of 432 public high schools	2.5%	7	7.9	0.0	0.0	$21,785	$4,499	$17,286
Riley High School	Public	9-12	1902 Fellows St	South Bend	46613	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5100	1,238	99	12.5	57.4%	319 (25.8%)	492 (39.7%)	302 (24.4%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (9.0%)	15.9	363^rd of 429 public high schools	15.4%		20.1	345^th of 432 public high schools	20.1%	18	32.7	5.6	18.6	$15,942	$2,472	$13,470
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend	Public, Charter	9-12	635 S Lafayette Blvd	South Bend	46601	St. Joseph County	Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend	Yes	No	No	No	(765) 494-7872	138	14	9.8	61.6%	54 (39.1%)	29 (21.0%)	44 (31.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	19.6	348^th of 429 public high schools	18.9%		36	281^st of 432 public high schools	35.0%	67	23.1	3.9	35.1	$12,394	$3,495	$8,899
Clay High School	Public	9-12	19131 Darden Rd	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4900	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$19,967	$2,944	$17,022
Excel Center - South Bend	Public, Charter	9-12	2721 Kenwood Avenue	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Excel Center - South Bend	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 314-5570	296	8	37.0	11.5%	61 (20.6%)	123 (41.6%)	90 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0		$4,336	$137	$4,199
Jimtown High School	Public	9-12	59021 Cr 3 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Baugo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 295-2343	546	42	12.8	40.5%	414 (75.8%)	15 (2.7%)	84 (15.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	56	165^th of 429 public high schools	61.5%		62.9	118^th of 432 public high schools	72.7%	47	52.8	27.4	42.2	$14,161	$597	$13,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Mishawaka High School

What district is Mishawaka High School in?

School City of Mishawaka

What is the racial makeup of Mishawaka High School?

Students at Mishawaka High School are 64% White, 14% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mishawaka High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,327 students attended Mishawaka High School.

Is Mishawaka High School a good school?

Mishawaka High School ranks 257^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Mishawaka High School?

Mishawaka High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Battell Elementary School
Elementary : Beiger Elementary School
Elementary : Emmons Elementary School
Elementary : Fred J Hums Elementary School
Elementary : Lasalle Elementary School
Elementary : Liberty Elementary School
Elementary : Twin Branch Elementary School
Middle : John J Young Middle School

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