Summary
Terre Haute North Vigo High School is a large public high school in Terre Haute, Indiana, serving about 1,486 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Vigo County School Corp, in a city with a relatively high-poverty student population.
In 2025–2026, the school ranks 235th of 415 Indiana high schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars), above its district’s 28th percentile but below the state midpoint. Nearby, South Vermillion High School (67th percentile, 3 stars) and Terre Haute South Vigo High School (56th percentile, 3 stars) rank higher, while Northview High School, West Vigo High School, and others rank lower. Reading/writing is a relative strength: SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency is 51.25%, near the state’s 51.9% and above the district’s 46.25%. Math and science are weaker: SAT Math is 20.64% (state 25.6%, district 19.5%), and Biology ILEARN proficiency is 27.16%, below the district’s 30.12% and far below the 2024–2025 state figure of 45.6%.
Chronic absenteeism is the most urgent concern: 42.6% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, more than double the state’s 16.7% and well above the district’s 27.4%. The graduation rate is 80.7%, below the district’s 83.9% and the state’s 89.7%, though it has improved from 75.0% in 2020–2021. Among traditional comprehensive high schools nearby, that is the lowest; West Vigo High School graduates 93.6%, and Northview High School graduates 91.1%. The school also has the highest student-teacher ratio (14.0) and relatively low per-student spending ($10,941) compared with most neighbors, alongside a high free/reduced lunch rate of 54.71%. A close local benchmark is Terre Haute South Vigo High School, which serves similar enrollment and poverty but ranks higher, graduates more students, and scores higher in SAT Math and Reading/Writing. For parents, the key takeaways are the need to ask about attendance supports, graduation pathways, and math/science help, especially for low-income and special education students.
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