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Cowan High School

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Cowan High School ranks 205 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 51% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Cowan High School is a small public school in Muncie, Indiana, serving 318 students in grades 7–12 as part of the Cowan Community School Corp. In 2025–2026 it ranked 205th of 415 Indiana high schools — the 51st percentile, with 3 stars — placing it near the state median. That reflects a stabilization after a sharp decline: Cowan sat in the 90th percentile in 2018–2019 and the 80th in 2021–2022, then dropped to the 44th–47th percentile in 2022–2024 before recovering to 51st and 3 stars in each of the last two years. Among nearby traditional public high schools, it trails Yorktown High School (85th percentile), Delta High School (80th), Daleville Junior-Senior High School (79th) and Wapahani High School (65th), but leads Shenandoah High School (49th) and Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School (41st).

Math is Cowan's clearest academic weakness. SAT Math was 15.09% in 2025–2026, far below the state's 25.6% and behind Delta, Shenandoah, Daleville, Wapahani and Yorktown, while ILEARN Math trailed the district in each of the last four reported years. Reading looks much stronger — SAT EBRW was 50.94%, close to the state's 51.9%. The graduation rate of 92.3% is above the state's 89.7%, though below several neighboring districts, and chronic absenteeism of 18.2% is above both the state (16.7%) and the district (11.2%), making attendance a real systemic concern.

Subgroup results are uneven: low-income students ranked in the 65th percentile and special education students in the 63rd, both above Cowan's overall 51st, while male students ranked in the 33rd. Resources don't appear to be the limiting factor — the student-teacher ratio of 12.9 is favorable compared with Yorktown's 17.2 and Wapahani's 17.0, and per-student spending of $11,922 is mid-range. About 47.17% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Some comparison schools aren't truly comparable: Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn is selective, and Excel Center - Muncie and Indiana eSchool Academy 6-12 serve very different missions.

318

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,922

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9401 S Nottingham
Muncie, IN 47302

(765) 289-7128

District: Cowan Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Cowan High School:

Elementary:

Cowan Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

Indiana avg39%

Middle school

332^nd of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

205^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

192^nd of 374Cowan 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	332 of 486	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	224 of 480	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	210 of 491	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	298 of 489	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	298 of 490	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	278 of 483	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	296 of 470	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.2	152 of 473	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.8	143 of 472	69.7%	★★★★☆
2016	51.3	279 of 494	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	225 of 485	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.9	242 of 470	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	305 of 444	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	269 of 447	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	327 of 451	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.5	214 of 428	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	109 of 423	74.2%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	30 of 392	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	40 of 382	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	55 of 375	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.5	98 of 370	73.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	205 of 415	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	211 of 429	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	242 of 432	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	210 of 398	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.2	83 of 409	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	174 of 388	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	38 of 389	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	62 of 385	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.4	93 of 380	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	47.5	226 of 394	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	159 of 400	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.6	75 of 379	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	65.3	51 of 353	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	48.6	171 of 373	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.2	171 of 364	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.7	39 of 362	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	67.4	128 of 364	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.9	89 of 360	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.8	60 of 354	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	53 of 349	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	54 of 349	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	138 of 395	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	170 of 387	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	211 of 392	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	284 of 388	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	135 of 390	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	128 of 377	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	148 of 377	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	235 of 379	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	265 of 397	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	224 of 386	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	243 of 392	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	133 of 383	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	109 of 292	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	252 of 387	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	224 of 377	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	249 of 381	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	231 of 375	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.8	80 of 378	78.8%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing51%~ state avg

Biology44%

English Language Arts26%

Math25%

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, December 18, 2014

This school is above average specially the choir they are reading at levels that collage students can't read. That's amazing!!!!! that Tate school can do something amazing as that and my classmate and my self go in and work hard everyday with out teacher we would be able to have choir so thank you Mrs. Camp you are the best teacher ever and we have so many smart people in our school we won volleyball championship 2 years ago. There a bunch of athletic people and things you can do this school is very above average. We can do such amazing things if we work hard enough. And are lunches are very good some days. We mostly have a variety of foods and a lot of extra things you can buy. And are variety show oh my god people are so talented this girl last year she made the evening your awesome her voice songs like an angel but like I said this school is above average like way above average:) 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 Science (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 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
Cowan High School	Public	7-12	9401 S Nottingham	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Cowan Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 289-7128	318	25	12.9	47.2%	288 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	48	205^th of 415 public high schools	50.6%		49.2	211^th of 429 public high schools	50.8%	6	50.9	15.1		20.6	33.9	26.4		25.7	23.2	24.6			44.4	$11,922	$642	$11,280
Excel Center - Muncie	Public, Charter	9-12	1023 W Jackson St	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Excel Center - Muncie	Yes	No	No	No	(765) 283-0916	288	11	26.1	49.0%	190 (66.0%)	59 (20.5%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)								(n/a)														$3,879	$213	$3,667
Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn	Public	10-12	BSU - 301 N Talley Avenue	Muncie	47306	Delaware County	Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn	No	No	No	No	(765) 285-8102	218	29	7.5	14.7%	133 (61.0%)	19 (8.7%)	8 (3.7%)	39 (17.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.3%)	99.8	1^st of 415 public high schools	99.8%		99.6	1^st of 429 public high schools	99.8%		91.6	79.5												$30,739	$141	$30,597
Yorktown High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Tiger Dr	Yorktown	47396	Delaware County	Yorktown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 759-2550	839	49	17.2	33.7%	691 (82.4%)	37 (4.4%)	25 (3.0%)	30 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (6.2%)	75.1	63^rd of 415 public high schools	84.8%		82.8	36^th of 429 public high schools	91.6%	27	63.5	37.5											47.3	$11,273	$450	$10,823
Muncie Area Career Center	Public	6-12	2500 N Elgin	Muncie	47303	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 747-5250	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Wapahani High School	Public	9-12	10401 E Cr 167 S	Selma	47383	Delaware County	Liberty-Perry Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 289-7323	349	21	17.0	50.4%	324 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	57.6	144^th of 415 public high schools	65.3%		48.6	214^th of 429 public high schools	50.1%	70	43.5	18.8											64.0	$13,116	$678	$12,438
Blue River Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4741 N Viking Trail	New Castle	47362	Henry County	Blue River Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 836-4811	289	22	13.4	50.5%	276 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	41.7	243^rd of 415 public high schools	41.4%		30.1	306^th of 429 public high schools	28.7%	63	34.5	15.5		18.2	16.7	17.3		24.2	4.8	13.3			62.2	$12,576	$795	$11,782
Daleville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8400 S Bronco Dr	Daleville	47334	Delaware County	Daleville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 378-3371	435	30	14.7	41.1%	411 (94.5%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	68.3	86^th of 415 public high schools	79.3%		56.4	163^rd of 429 public high schools	62.0%	77	55.7	32.9		47.4	46.2	46.8		44.7	23.1	33.8			46.8	$11,351	$498	$10,853
Shenandoah High School	Public	9-12	7354 W Us 36	Middletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 354-6640	405	29	13.8	44.0%	387 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	46.6	212^th of 415 public high schools	48.9%		53.7	181^st of 429 public high schools	57.8%	31	43.8	26.7											28.1	$12,152	$274	$11,877
Indiana eSchool Academy 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	5100 N. Raider Rd.	MIddletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 354-2266	361	5	72.2	56.2%	274 (75.9%)	36 (10.0%)	26 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	14	354^th of 415 public high schools	14.7%					(n/a)	27.1	5.7	17.7	20.0	5.1	12.4	11.8	8.3	2.5	6.2	41.2	41.2	20.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Cowan High School

What schools feed into Cowan High School?

Cowan High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cowan Elementary School

Is Cowan High School a good school?

Cowan High School ranks 205^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cowan High School?

Students at Cowan High School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Cowan High School in?

Cowan Community School Corp

How many students attend Cowan High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Cowan High School.

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