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Munster High School

Public Grades 9-12

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 96% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Munster High School is a 9–12 public high school in Munster, Indiana, part of the School Town of Munster, serving about 1,474 students in a suburban community in northwest Indiana. It is consistently one of Indiana's top-ranked high schools: in 2025–2026 it ranked 17th of 415 high schools statewide — 96th percentile, 5 stars — a rating it has earned every year in the available rank history going back to 2015–2016. The district itself ranks 9th of 374 Indiana districts.

Current results are strong across the board. The graduation rate is 98.0%, well above the state's 89.7%, and chronic absenteeism is only 8.8% versus 16.7% statewide. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency is 77.06%, and SAT Math is 48.32% — more than double the state's 25.6%. ILEARN Biology proficiency is 65.7%. Compared with nearby schools, the gap is wide: Highland High School ranks at the 50th percentile with 23.79% SAT Math, while Hammond Academy of Science & Technical reaches the 70th percentile but only 20.29% in SAT Math. Calumet New Technical High School posts a 97.2% graduation rate but 40.9% chronic absenteeism and 4.38% SAT Math. Munster combines high graduation, low absenteeism, and high test scores in a way no nearby school matches.

A few trends are worth watching. Biology proficiency climbed from 36.73% in 2022–2023 to 65.7%, while SAT Math fell from 66.59% in 2022–2023 to 46.61% in 2024–2025 before a slight rebound — still far above state averages but not back to earlier levels. Effectiveness across student groups is broadly strong, including for low-income students (10th of 390, 97th percentile) and special education students (17th of 292, 94th percentile). Munster spends $11,384 per student, mid-range locally, while West Side Leadership Academy spends $21,037 with far lower outcomes — suggesting Munster gets strong results through effective practices rather than higher spending.

1,474

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,364

Per pupil spending ?

25.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8808 Columbia Ave
Munster, IN 46321

(219) 836-3200

District: School Town of Munster

Feeder schools for Munster High School:

Elementary:	Ernest R Elliott Elementary School
	Frank H Hammond Elementary School
	James B Eads Elementary School
Middle:	Wilbur Wright Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

Hispanic:

32.0%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (64% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Indiana high schools

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg67%

Indiana avg39%

17^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 374School Town of Munster 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
2026	90.6	17 of 415	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	10 of 429	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	20 of 432	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	18 of 398	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	12 of 409	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	20 of 388	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	11 of 389	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	8 of 385	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	7 of 380	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	8 of 394	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	83.1	14 of 400	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	81.8	9 of 379	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	83.7	7 of 353	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.4	8 of 373	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	11 of 364	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	76.0	24 of 362	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.6	25 of 364	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	89.0	14 of 360	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	89.5	11 of 354	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	12 of 349	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	90.1	13 of 349	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	8 of 133	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	10 of 132	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	3 of 132	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	8 of 125	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	5 of 125	96.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	8 of 42	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	6 of 49	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	7 of 122	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	14 of 395	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	10 of 387	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	14 of 392	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	22 of 388	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	3 of 194	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	2 of 181	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	7 of 184	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	6 of 166	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	9 of 164	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	10 of 390	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	10 of 377	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	22 of 377	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	16 of 379	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	22 of 397	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	13 of 386	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	24 of 392	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	15 of 383	96.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	13 of 112	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	91.6	8 of 111	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	12 of 102	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	7 of 104	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	7 of 94	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	17 of 292	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	71.9	44 of 298	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	95.2	11 of 289	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	25 of 285	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	8 of 387	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	12 of 377	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	17 of 381	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	18 of 375	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	8 of 378	97.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing77%+25 vs state

Biology66%

Mathematics48%+23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

MHS provides an unmatched academic and extracurricular experience. The We the People team placed top 10 in the nation for 3 of the past 4 years. DECA competes internationally every year, and students usually walk away with top 20 finalist medallions. The Speech and Debate program is one of the largest in the country, and students compete at Nationals every year. The band and athletic teams are also top-ranked in the state. The student body is very diverse. There are many high-quality courses, and graduates go on to colleges like Yale, MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Columbia, and UChicago. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Top facilities and constantly improving them even more. Athletics are great, but there is too much politics involved. The #1 high school in Northwest Indiana overall. Very competent faculty & staff including the administration (with the exception of 1 or 2 employees). Taxes in the district are high, but you get what you pay for. And what you get is a top school district! The one thing I am not too fond of is the student body. Way too many rich snobs! However, the overall educational environment is safe. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Excellent schools, but the school district as a whole is affluent so you will pay the price to get in! But it is worth it! 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	90.6	17^th of 415 public high schools	95.9%		90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	7	77.1	48.3											65.7	$13,364	$281	$13,083
Highland Online Public Education (HOPE)	Public	6-12	9145 Kennedy Avenue	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 922-7400	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	47.5	209^th of 415 public high schools	49.6%		57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%	54	50.4	23.8											29.7	$11,327	$116	$11,210
Hammond Central High School	Public	9-12	5926 Calumet Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2442	1,814	86	21.1	52.3%	104 (5.7%)	668 (36.8%)	972 (53.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (3.5%)	9	385^th of 415 public high schools	7.2%		9.3	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%	7	24.0	2.0											10.1	$8,889	$1,022	$7,867
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%)								(n/a)														$4,463	$108	$4,354
Area Career Center	Public	6-12	5727 Sohl Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	No	(219) 933-2428	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
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%)	10.2	379^th of 415 public high schools	8.7%		8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%	17	27.6	2.9											6.8	$9,659	$1,046	$8,613
Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	33 Muenich Ct	Hammond	46320	Lake County	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 852-0500	578	47	12.2	68.0%	45 (7.8%)	110 (19.0%)	405 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	61.5	123^rd of 415 public high schools	70.4%		64	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%	7	52.2	20.3	29.3	40.0	39.4	36.2	30.3	23.2	24.2	25.9	32.3	32.3	59.4	$11,532	$1,198	$10,334
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%)	12.4	363^rd of 415 public high schools	12.5%		11.2	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%	20	28.5	4.4											14.4	$16,504	$1,547	$14,957
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%)								(n/a)														$5,500	$203	$5,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Munster High School

What is the racial makeup of Munster High School?

Students at Munster High School are 45% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Munster High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,474 students attended Munster High School.

Is Munster High School a good school?

Yes! Munster High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 415 Indiana high schools.

What district is Munster High School in?

School Town of Munster

What schools feed into Munster High School?

Munster High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ernest R Elliott Elementary School
Elementary : Frank H Hammond Elementary School
Elementary : James B Eads Elementary School
Middle : Wilbur Wright Middle School

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