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Norwell High School

Q: Is Norwell High School a good school?

Norwell High School ranks 62 nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 86% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Norwell High School is a public high school located in Ossian, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 745 students. The school is part of the Norwell Community Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Norwell High School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating strong academic performance.

Norwell High School has demonstrated strong academic performance, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in various standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 62.37% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and 33.87% were proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. These scores are higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Norwell High School has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 98.5% over the past few years, which are above the state and district averages.

When comparing Norwell High School to nearby schools, such as Homestead High School, which is part of the MSD Southwest Allen County Schools district, Norwell is performing at a higher level academically. Norwell High School also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 21.77% to 25.64% over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools. However, the school's performance for students with special needs is mixed, suggesting that the school may need to focus on improving educational outcomes for this student population.

753

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,256

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 40th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Indiana high schools

✓100% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Indiana avg42%

62^nd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 380Norwell 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
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%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing62%+8 vs state

Biology53%+8 vs state

Mathematics34%+8 vs state

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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

Schools Near Norwell High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math 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%)	74.4	62^nd of 429 public high schools	85.5%		72.2	70^th of 432 public high schools	83.8%	8	62.4	33.9							53.4	$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%)	64.7	111^th of 429 public high schools	74.1%		72.8	65^th of 432 public high schools	85.0%	46	53.1	31.0							50.0	$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%)	24.3	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%		22.7	335^th of 432 public high schools	22.5%	11	36.5	11.4							24.8	$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%)	73.7	67^th of 429 public high schools	84.4%		67.7	87^th of 432 public high schools	79.9%	20	59.3	36.3							53.3	$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%)	72.9	69^th of 429 public high schools	83.9%		67.2	92^nd of 432 public high schools	78.7%	23	78.3	23.2							55.3	$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%)	76	56^th of 429 public high schools	86.9%		76.8	55^th of 432 public high schools	87.3%	1	69.3	34.7							48.6	$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%)	93.3	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%		92.1	12^th of 432 public high schools	97.2%	4	78.7	43.3							75.8	$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%)	51.8	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%		54.9	163^rd of 432 public high schools	62.3%	30	52.4	9.5		54.6	56.3		18.2	25.0	69.2	$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%)	74.2	66^th of 429 public high schools	84.6%		57.3	152^nd of 432 public high schools	64.8%	86	60.3	44.1	32.4	44.1	38.1	26.8	38.2	32.4	45.8	$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%)	13	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%		15.7	368^th of 432 public high schools	14.8%	10	26.4	6.7							14.3	$12,528	$1,286	$11,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwell High School

Is Norwell High School a good school?

Norwell High School ranks 62^nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Norwell High School in?

Norwell Community Schools

How many students attend Norwell High School?

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

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

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.

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