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Norwell High School

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Norwell High School ranks 118 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 72% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Norwell High School is a public school in Ossian, Indiana serving about 753 students in grades 9–12 as part of Norwell Community Schools, a district ranking 82nd of 374 in Indiana (78th percentile, 4 stars). The school has held a 4-star rating in recent years, though its 2025–26 state rank slipped to 118th of 415 (72nd percentile) from 62nd of 429 (86th percentile) in 2024–25. The longer trend is still positive: in 2018–19 Norwell ranked 172nd of 389 (56th percentile, 3 stars).

Graduation is Norwell's headline strength — 100.0% in 2024–25, matching top nearby schools such as Adams Central High School and Bluffton High School. Reading is also a relative strength: SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency was 62.37% in 2024–25 versus the state's 54.5%, and 55.69% in 2025–26 versus 51.9%. Math is different — 33.87% in 2024–25 against the state's 25.4%, but 25.75% in 2025–26, only barely above the state's 25.6%. Chronic absenteeism (13.6%) beats the state (16.7%) but sits far above Homestead High School (0.5%) and Adams Central (6.5%), and above the district's 10.4%.

Resources have grown: per-student spending rose to $12,256 in 2023–24 from $9,852, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 15.6 from 19.9. Subgroup results are uneven. English Language Learner students rank 6th of 122 statewide (95th percentile, 5 stars), and special education results have improved. But low-income students fell to the 16th percentile (1 star) in 2025–26 after 86th percentile (4 stars) the year before — a notable equity concern as free/reduced lunch enrollment climbed to 28.29%. Overall, Norwell is a solid above-average regional school, comparable to Adams Central and Bellmont Senior High School, but trailing Homestead.

753

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,256

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1100 E Us 224
Ossian, IN 46777

(260) 543-2213

District: Norwell Community Schools

Feeder schools for Norwell High School:

Elementary:	Lancaster Central School
	Ossian Elementary
Middle:	Norwell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Indiana avg39%

118^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 374Norwell Community Schools 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	62.2	118 of 415	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	62 of 429	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	70 of 432	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	111 of 398	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	93 of 409	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	107 of 388	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	172 of 389	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	116 of 385	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	103 of 380	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	56.3	157 of 394	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.7	239 of 400	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.3	247 of 379	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	224 of 353	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	169 of 373	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	74 of 364	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	66.2	54 of 362	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.8	40 of 364	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	38 of 360	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	69 of 354	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	73 of 349	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	78.1	50 of 349	85.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	6 of 122	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	125 of 395	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.3	55 of 387	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	69 of 392	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	98 of 388	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	87 of 194	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	34 of 184	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	328 of 390	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	72.0	54 of 377	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	119 of 377	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	154 of 379	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	116 of 397	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	76 of 386	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	86 of 392	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	131 of 383	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	90 of 292	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	136 of 298	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	149 of 289	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.3	62 of 285	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	141 of 387	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	84 of 377	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	93 of 381	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	138 of 375	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	115 of 378	69.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing56%+4 vs state

Biology47%

Mathematics26%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

The overall education and atmosphere at Norwell High School is terrific.
The music program has gotten national recognition for both high school show choirs.
Small town feel with close relationships with students for high achievement and learning. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 8, 2009

Graduated in 82. Great school for athletics, friends and teachers. 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/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
Norwell High School	Public	9-12	1100 E Us 224	Ossian	46777	Wells County	Norwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 543-2213	753	48	15.6	28.3%	676 (89.8%)	10 (1.3%)	45 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	62.2	118^th of 415 public high schools	71.6%		74.4	62^nd of 429 public high schools	85.5%	56	55.7	25.8											47.4	$12,256	$600	$11,656
Bluffton High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Trl	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	No	No	No	No	(260) 824-3724	507	40	12.6	41.4%	437 (86.2%)	12 (2.4%)	40 (7.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	59.1	137^th of 415 public high schools	67.0%		64.7	111^th of 429 public high schools	74.1%	26	44.9	23.7											60.1	$14,306	$1,299	$13,007
Wayne High School	Public	9-12	9100 Winchester Rd	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6400	1,398	92	15.2	64.7%	356 (25.5%)	446 (31.9%)	291 (20.8%)	171 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (9.5%)	20.5	329^th of 415 public high schools	20.7%		24.3	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%	5	28.6	7.4											31.7	$12,486	$1,209	$11,277
Adams Central High School	Public	9-12	222 W Washington St	Monroe	46772	Adams County	Adams Central Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 692-6151	412	31	13.5	24.5%	384 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	61	126^th of 415 public high schools	69.6%		73.7	67^th of 429 public high schools	84.4%	59	55.2	27.6											41.4	$11,326	$526	$10,800
East Allen University	Public	9-12	6501 Wayne Trace	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0240	291	17	17.2	72.2%	58 (19.9%)	26 (8.9%)	39 (13.4%)	156 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	62.2	119^th of 415 public high schools	71.3%		72.9	69^th of 429 public high schools	83.9%	50	61.1	15.3											57.1	$10,830	$655	$10,175
Bellmont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 North Adams Dr	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 724-7121	613	49	12.6	32.5%	522 (85.2%)	10 (1.6%)	63 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	77.2	57^th of 415 public high schools	86.3%		76	56^th of 429 public high schools	86.9%	1	58.0	36.7											58.3	$14,989	$1,893	$13,096
Homestead High School	Public	9-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	No	No	(260) 431-2202	2,382	136	17.5	22.7%	1,818 (76.3%)	175 (7.3%)	168 (7.1%)	117 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	99 (4.2%)	94.3	7^th of 415 public high schools	98.3%		93.3	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%	1	74.6	47.3											78.4	$11,038	$415	$10,623
eSACS Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	Yes	No	(260) 431-2051	91	21	4.3	25.3%	63 (69.2%)	14 (15.4%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	3 (3.3%)	44.6	227^th of 415 public high schools	45.3%		51.8	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	34	46.4	10.7			50.0	46.7			10.0	6.7			55.6	$6,610	$267	$6,343
Southern Wells Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9120 S 300 W	Poneto	46781	Wells County	Southern Wells Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 728-5534	384	30	12.8	40.6%	366 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.9	174^th of 415 public high schools	58.1%		74.2	66^th of 429 public high schools	84.6%	108	52.5	30.5		57.8	73.1	65.2		32.4	26.9	29.7			31.2	$11,699	$174	$11,525
South Side High School	Public	9-12	3601 S Calhoun St	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-2600	1,405	95	14.7	71.5%	227 (16.2%)	408 (29.0%)	521 (37.1%)	119 (8.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (9.0%)	20	331^st of 415 public high schools	20.2%		13	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%	47	28.8	11.3											24.9	$12,528	$1,286	$11,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwell High School

How many students attend Norwell High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Norwell High School.

What is the racial makeup of Norwell High School?

Students at Norwell High School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Norwell High School a good school?

Norwell High School ranks 118^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Norwell High School in?

Norwell Community Schools

What schools feed into Norwell High School?

Norwell High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lancaster Central School
Elementary : Ossian Elementary
Middle : Norwell Middle School

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 25, 2026

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