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Penn High School

Public Grades 9-12

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 96% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Penn High School is a large public high school in Mishawaka, Indiana, serving 3,687 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. Its district ranks 34th of 374 Indiana districts (91st percentile, 5 stars), and the school itself ranks 15th of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026 (96th percentile, 5 stars). Penn's performance is not a one-year spike: across the years shown, it has never fallen below the 94th percentile statewide and has earned 5 stars every year since at least 2015–2016.

The gap between Penn and its neighbors is wide. The next-strongest nearby school, Jimtown High School, sits at the 81st percentile, while Adams High School (45th), Mishawaka High School (31st), Elkhart High School (23rd), and Riley High School (16th) land in the bottom half of the state. Penn's proficiency beats the statewide figures in every subject reported: 71.69% in SAT reading and writing (state 51.9%), 43.5% in SAT math (state 25.6%), and 71.44% in Biology. Its 97.5% graduation rate tops every nearby school and the state's 89.7%, and its 8.0% chronic absenteeism rate is less than half the state rate of 16.7% — nearby schools range from 26.1% to 86.1%.

Penn serves a broad range of students well: in 2025–2026, every reported student group earned 4 or 5 stars, with percentiles running from 76th to 96th, and special education, English learner, and low-income students all rank well above average. Penn also has the largest enrollment, the highest student-teacher ratio (19.5), and the lowest per-student spending ($9,872) among nearby schools with data, yet produces the best results — an efficiency outlier rather than proof of cause. Two items worth monitoring: the free/reduced lunch rate rose from 24.93% in 2023–2024 to 31.14% in 2024–2025, and SAT math proficiency has hovered in the low-to-mid 40s while reading and biology stay much higher. Even so, math remains 17.9 points above the state average.

3,687

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,037

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

56100 Bittersweet Rd
Mishawaka, IN 46545

(574) 259-7961

District: Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp

Feeder schools for Penn High School:

Elementary:	Bittersweet Elementary School
	Elm Road Elementary School
	Elsie Rogers Elementary School
	Horizon Elementary School
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	Madison Elementary School
	Mary Frank Harris Elementary School
	Meadow's Edge Elementary School
	Moran Elementary School
	Northpoint Elementary School
	Prairie Vista Elementary School
	Walt Disney Elementary School
Middle:	Discovery Middle School
	Schmucker Middle School
	Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

9.4%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Indiana high schools

✓98% 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 school62%

District avg62%

Indiana avg39%

15^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 374Penn-Harris-Madison 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	15 of 415	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	25 of 429	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	23 of 432	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	17 of 398	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	22 of 409	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	19 of 388	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	15 of 389	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	15 of 385	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	14 of 380	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	12 of 394	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	70.5	54 of 400	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	65.7	67 of 379	82.3%	★★★★☆
2013	70.6	35 of 353	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	73.1	36 of 373	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	67.6	52 of 364	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	62.0	74 of 362	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	87.2	24 of 364	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.4	18 of 360	95.0%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	19 of 354	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.7	20 of 349	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	83.9	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	17 of 133	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	13 of 132	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	28 of 132	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	10 of 125	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	12 of 125	90.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	13 of 44	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	18 of 122	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	22 of 119	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	5 of 94	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	3 of 74	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	16 of 395	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	29 of 387	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	26 of 392	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	17 of 388	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	16 of 194	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	10 of 181	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	36 of 184	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	32 of 166	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	28 of 164	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	18 of 390	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	36 of 377	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	33 of 377	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	15 of 379	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	14 of 397	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	25 of 386	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	25 of 392	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	20 of 383	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	10 of 112	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	67.9	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	14 of 102	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	22 of 104	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	20 of 94	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	21 of 292	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.3	22 of 298	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	55 of 289	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	50 of 285	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	19 of 387	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	28 of 377	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	30 of 381	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	21 of 375	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	27 of 378	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)76th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing72%+20 vs state

Biology71%

Mathematics44%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Penn is a great school. Both my kids went there and graduated with a full year of college credits at Purdue. The school is large so for almost any interest your child has, there is a group of kids who want to hang out. The teachers were great too. Most were willing to come in before school or stay after to help even if my kids just wanted to clarify their understanding. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Penn High School keeps so much to themselves. No one in the community knows what's really going on there. 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 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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Penn High School	Public	9-12	56100 Bittersweet Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-7961	3,687	189	19.5	31.1%	2,546 (69.1%)	320 (8.7%)	347 (9.4%)	220 (6.0%)	9 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (6.6%)	91.1	15^th of 415 public high schools	96.4%		86.8	25^th of 429 public high schools	94.2%	10	71.7	43.5									71.4	$11,037	$640	$10,397
Mishawaka High School	Public	9-12	1202 Lincolnway E	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-7300	1,327	90	14.7	31.3%	849 (64.0%)	190 (14.3%)	150 (11.3%)	8 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.1%)	33.4	285^th of 415 public high schools	31.3%		41.5	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%	28	38.8	16.5									32.0	$13,870	$401	$13,470
Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence	Public, Virtual	6-12	1402 S Main St.	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(574) 254-4500	162	12	13.5	67.9%	111 (68.5%)	12 (7.4%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)	14.7	353^rd of 415 public high schools	14.9%					(n/a)	29.6	3.7			7.7	16.7			0.0	4.2		$7,541	$314	$7,227
Elkhart High School	Public	9-12	2608 California Rd	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5600	3,073	199	15.4	50.2%	1,064 (34.6%)	391 (12.7%)	1,368 (44.5%)	40 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	206 (6.7%)	24	320^th of 415 public high schools	22.9%		27	315^th of 429 public high schools	26.6%	5	35.3	12.0									24.1	$16,187	$1,425	$14,762
Jimtown High School	Public	9-12	59021 Cr 3 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Baugo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 295-2343	546	42	12.8	40.5%	414 (75.8%)	15 (2.7%)	84 (15.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	69.4	79^th of 415 public high schools	81.0%		56	165^th of 429 public high schools	61.5%	86	61.1	25.4									53.8	$12,079	$367	$11,712
Elkhart Area Career Center	Public	6-12	2424 California Rd	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5650	0	43	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adams High School	Public	9-12	808 S Twyckenham Dr	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5300	1,966	130	15.1	48.5%	634 (32.2%)	561 (28.5%)	568 (28.9%)	41 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (8.0%)	44.2	230^th of 415 public high schools	44.6%		41.4	258^th of 429 public high schools	39.9%	28	43.0	20.8									39.4	$13,702	$1,330	$12,372
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	$30,373	$7,585	$22,788
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	$15,809	$1,341	$14,468
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										$17,006	$1,572	$15,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn High School

What district is Penn High School in?

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp

Is Penn High School a good school?

Yes! Penn High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 415 Indiana high schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Penn High School?

Students at Penn High School are 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Penn High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,687 students attended Penn High School.

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