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Riley High School

Public Grades 9-12

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 16% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Riley High School is a grades 9–12 comprehensive high school enrolling 1,238 students on Fellows Street in South Bend, Indiana, part of the South Bend Community School Corp. It is rated 1 star and ranked 350th of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 16th percentile; the district is also rated 1 star and ranked 320th of 374 districts. Riley has held a 1-star rating every year since 2015–2016, with percentile ranks generally between the 15th and 28th.

The school's clearest strength is its graduation rate: 91.6% in 2024–2025, above the district's 82.5% and the state's 89.7%, and higher than Adams High School (89.6%), Washington High School (65.1%), and Mishawaka High School (88.7%). Test proficiency, though, is weak. SAT Math proficiency is 6.53% — about half the district rate and roughly one-quarter of the state rate — while SAT Reading and Writing is 30.24% and Biology ILEARN End of Course is 19.17%. Chronic absenteeism is 43.1%, far above the state's 16.7%, though improved from 59.0% in 2020–2021.

Compared with nearby schools, Riley outperforms Washington High School and Rise Up Academy at Eggleston but trails Adams High School, Mishawaka High School, and especially Penn High School (96th percentile). Riley spends $15,942 per student with a 12.5 student-teacher ratio — more money and smaller classes than Penn, which spends about $6,000 less per student yet posts much higher proficiency. Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: low-income students rank near the 10th percentile, and English Language Learner and Special Education effectiveness has fluctuated sharply in recent years.

1,238

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,809

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1902 Fellows St
South Bend, IN 46613

(574) 393-5100

District: South Bend Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Riley High School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary School
	Marshall Traditional School
	Monroe Elementary School
Middle:	Jackson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.7%

White:

25.8%

Hispanic:

24.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 15% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Indiana avg39%

350^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the South Bend Community School Corp

320^th of 374South Bend Community 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	15.5	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	363 of 429	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	345 of 432	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	317 of 398	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	294 of 409	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	305 of 388	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	301 of 389	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	292 of 385	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	315 of 380	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	317 of 394	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	351 of 400	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	351 of 379	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	322 of 353	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	286 of 373	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	311 of 364	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	295 of 362	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.6	298 of 364	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	320 of 360	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	320 of 354	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	319 of 349	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	95 of 122	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	84 of 119	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	28 of 94	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	34 of 74	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	347 of 395	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	344 of 387	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	336 of 388	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	155 of 194	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	158 of 181	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	116 of 184	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	117 of 166	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	130 of 164	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	351 of 390	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	359 of 377	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	336 of 377	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	310 of 379	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	346 of 397	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	348 of 386	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	325 of 392	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	287 of 383	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	93 of 112	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	106 of 111	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	94 of 102	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	66 of 104	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	83 of 94	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	161 of 292	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	216 of 298	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.6	58 of 289	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	113 of 285	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	261 of 387	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	256 of 377	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	233 of 381	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	204 of 375	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	147 of 378	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+29 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing30%-22 vs state

Biology19%

Mathematics7%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

My daughter had a choice between Riley and Adams. She shadowed at both schools and picked Riley! I was kind of worried with the schools grade at 1st but now she is a sophomore and her decision to attend Riley is the Best decision she could of made! The teachers actually care about what they are teaching! Mr. Henderson the principal is the Greatest! I have never seen a principal attend athletic events! Mr. Henderson not only attends these events but takes pictures with the athletes, students, and fans! Riley’s engineering program is one of the best as well as the CTE program! My daughter is college ready as a sophomore taking honors advanced and AP classes! She’s a straight A student and participates in 2 sports. Please don’t look at Riley’s ratings and think this is a bad school because it’s actually one of the best High schools in SBCSC! 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
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
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
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)												$3,111	$25	$3,086
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
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	$17,009	$1,824	$15,185
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
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)												$00
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	$15,232	$1,809	$13,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Riley High School

How many students attend Riley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,238 students attended Riley High School.

What schools feed into Riley High School?

Riley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Marshall Traditional School
Elementary : Monroe Elementary School
Middle : Jackson Middle School

Is Riley High School a good school?

Riley High School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Riley High School?

Students at Riley High School are 40% African American, 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Riley High School in?

South Bend Community School Corp

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