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New Prairie High School

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New Prairie High School ranks 59 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 86% of Indiana high schools

Summary

New Prairie High School is a grades 9–12 public high school in New Carlisle, Indiana, serving 945 students in the New Prairie United School Corp. It ranks 59th of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026 — the 86th percentile, or 4 stars — placing it in the top roughly 14% of the state. The school has climbed steadily: in 2015–2016 it ranked 210th of 394 (47th percentile, 2 stars), and it has held 4 stars since 2018–2019. About 34.6% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, a lower share than nearby John Glenn High School (40.06%) and far lower than schools in South Bend and Michigan City, which range from about 53% to 68%.

New Prairie and John Glenn High School are the only nearby schools with 4-star ratings and top-quartile state ranks — John Glenn is 61st of 415, essentially the same tier. Other nearby schools sit far lower: Riley High School 350th, Michigan City High School 344th, Washington High School 397th, Career Academy High School 340th, Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend 283rd, Rise Up Academy at Eggleston 407th, and Excel Center - South Bend 416th of 429. New Prairie's 94.4% graduation rate (2024–2025) is above the state's 89.7% and far above most urban neighbors, though below John Glenn's 100%. Chronic absenteeism of 14.6% beats the state's 16.7% and is dramatically better than Riley (43.1%) or Michigan City (46.1%), but trails the district's 9.7% and John Glenn's 11.5%.

Test results show clear strengths and one gap. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency was 67.24% versus the state's 51.9%, and Biology ILEARN was 62.6% — both well above nearby urban schools. SAT Math was 25.43%, about the state average but more than 11 points below John Glenn's 36.99%. Subgroup results stand out: special education students ranked in the 90th percentile and low-income students in the 91st percentile. The school spends $11,360 per student, less than Michigan City ($16,187) and other neighbors, with a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.4 (John Glenn: 14.1) — strong outcomes achieved efficiently.

945

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,360

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5333 N Cougar Rd
New Carlisle, IN 46552

(574) 654-7271

District: New Prairie United School Corp

Feeder schools for New Prairie High School:

Elementary:	Olive Township Elementary School
	Prairie View Elementary School
	Rolling Prairie Elementary School
Middle:	New Prairie Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (52% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Indiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Indiana avg39%

59^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 374New Prairie United 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
2026	76.4	59 of 415	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	83 of 429	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	67 of 432	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	68 of 398	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	94 of 409	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	83 of 388	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	71 of 389	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	137 of 385	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	121 of 380	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.8	210 of 394	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	219 of 400	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	162 of 379	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.0	68 of 353	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	60.4	89 of 373	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	59.7	101 of 364	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	57.3	95 of 362	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	0.0	364 of 364	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	69.0	94 of 360	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	80 of 354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	66.5	100 of 349	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	65.2	115 of 349	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	67 of 395	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	145 of 387	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	63 of 392	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	70 of 388	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	64 of 194	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	44 of 181	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	29 of 184	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	46 of 166	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	31 of 164	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	37 of 390	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	67.0	79 of 377	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	68 of 377	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	102 of 379	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	55 of 397	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	61 of 386	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	99 of 392	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	74 of 383	80.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	6 of 111	94.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	30 of 292	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	74.2	37 of 298	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	38.1	170 of 289	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.7	40 of 285	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	59 of 387	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	98 of 377	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	82 of 381	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	71 of 375	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	107 of 378	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing67%+15 vs state

Biology63%

Mathematics25%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Prairie High School	Public	9-12	5333 N Cougar Rd	New Carlisle	46552	St. Joseph County	New Prairie United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 654-7271	945	51	18.4	34.6%	805 (85.2%)	6 (0.6%)	98 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	76.4	59^th of 415 public high schools	85.8%		69.7	83^rd of 429 public high schools	80.7%	24	67.2	25.4	62.6	$11,360	$882	$10,478
Career Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3801 Crescent Circle	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Career Academy High School	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 299-9800	481	47	10.2	53.8%	214 (44.5%)	166 (34.5%)	53 (11.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	18.3	340^th of 415 public high schools	18.1%		26.5	320^th of 429 public high schools	25.4%	20	35.0	3.9	23.7	$16,034	$5,545	$10,489
Washington High School	Public	9-12	4747 W Washington Ave	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5500	795	73	10.8	65.3%	75 (9.4%)	426 (53.6%)	228 (28.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.7%)	7.4	397^th of 415 public high schools	4.3%		6.1	408^th of 429 public high schools	4.9%	11	21.9	1.6	9.5	$15,710	$3,323	$12,387
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%)								(n/a)				$4,336	$137	$4,199
Michigan City High School	Public	9-12	8466 W Pahs Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2044	1,506	95	15.8	68.3%	604 (40.1%)	533 (35.4%)	208 (13.8%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	149 (9.9%)	17.8	344^th of 415 public high schools	17.1%		19.2	349^th of 429 public high schools	18.6%	5	28.7	9.4	22.5	$16,187	$2,560	$13,627
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%)	34.8	283^rd of 415 public high schools	31.8%		19.6	348^th of 429 public high schools	18.9%	65	46.2	7.7		$12,394	$3,495	$8,899
John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	201 John Glenn Dr	Walkerton	46574	St. Joseph County	John Glenn School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(574) 586-3195	629	45	14.1	40.1%	552 (87.8%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	75.3	61^st of 415 public high schools	85.3%		69.7	84^th of 429 public high schools	80.4%	23	61.0	37.0	50.7	$11,760	$365	$11,396
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%)	15.5	350^th of 415 public high schools	15.7%		15.9	363^rd of 429 public high schools	15.4%	13	30.2	6.5	19.2	$15,942	$2,472	$13,470
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%)	5.9	407^th of 415 public high schools	1.9%		4.4	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%	21	4.9	2.4	8.3	$21,785	$4,499	$17,286
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

Frequently Asked Questions about New Prairie High School

What district is New Prairie High School in?

New Prairie United School Corp

How many students attend New Prairie High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 945 students attended New Prairie High School.

What is the racial makeup of New Prairie High School?

Students at New Prairie High School are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is New Prairie High School a good school?

New Prairie High School ranks 59^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into New Prairie High School?

New Prairie High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Olive Township Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie View Elementary School
Elementary : Rolling Prairie Elementary School
Middle : New Prairie Middle School

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2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025

2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 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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