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Northfield Junior-Senior High School

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Northfield Junior-Senior High School ranks 134 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 69% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Northfield Junior-Senior High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Wabash, Indiana, with a student population of 437. The school is part of the MSD Wabash County Schools district, which is ranked 140 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Northfield Junior-Senior High School has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 116 to 321 out of Indiana high schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 134 out of 429 Indiana high schools, placing it in the top third of the state. While the school's performance on ILEARN assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, its SAT scores are stronger, with 48.44% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to 32.64% for the district. The school's four-year graduation rate of 88.4% is on par with the state average, but it has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 23.8% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Northfield Junior-Senior High School performs better academically than White's Junior-Senior High School, but lags behind the higher-performing Southwood Junior-Senior High School, which is ranked in the top 20% of Indiana high schools. The school's performance for male students is generally stronger than for female students, and its performance for white students is relatively stronger than the overall school performance.

429

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,756

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

154 W 200 N
Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 563-8050

District: MSD Wabash County Schools

Feeder schools for Northfield Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:	Metro North Elementary School
	Sharp Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Indiana median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

218^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

134^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the MSD Wabash County Schools

140^th of 380MSD Wabash County 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	218 of 480	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	283 of 491	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	211 of 489	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	238 of 490	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	269 of 483	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	295 of 470	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	290 of 473	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.2	200 of 472	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	225 of 494	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.7	387 of 485	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.0	372 of 470	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	337 of 444	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.9	258 of 447	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.8	314 of 451	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	211 of 423	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	209 of 392	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.3	155 of 382	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.5	81 of 375	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	40.8	269 of 370	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	134 of 429	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	195 of 432	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	198 of 398	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	179 of 409	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	116 of 388	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	178 of 389	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	224 of 385	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	260 of 380	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.0	321 of 394	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.4	258 of 400	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.7	183 of 379	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.4	217 of 353	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.9	107 of 373	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	40.9	214 of 364	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.9	78 of 362	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	111 of 364	69.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.5	121 of 360	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.1	186 of 354	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.5	178 of 349	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.3	101 of 349	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	160 of 387	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	214 of 392	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	186 of 388	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	90 of 377	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	197 of 377	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	194 of 379	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	126 of 386	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	174 of 392	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	198 of 383	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	174 of 377	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	228 of 381	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	243 of 375	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	227 of 378	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology58%+13 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing48%-6 vs state

Math35%

English Language Arts34%

Mathematics23%~ state avg

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Schools Near Northfield Junior-Senior 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 Science (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 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
Northfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	154 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	429	33	13.1	43.6%	406 (94.6%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	60.9	134^th of 429 public high schools	68.8%		50.8	195^th of 432 public high schools	54.9%	61	48.4	23.4		35.0	33.3	34.2		40.0	30.2	35.0			58.5	$10,756	$255	$10,501
Heartland Career Center	Public	6-12	79 S 200 W	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Heartland Career Center	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-7481	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wabash High School	Public	9-12	580 N Miami St	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-4131	469	29	16.1	58.8%	430 (91.7%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	40.6	261^st of 429 public high schools	39.2%		40.5	261^st of 432 public high schools	39.6%		49.1	11.3											41.1	$9,297	$570	$8,727
White's Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	5233 S 50 E	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-1150	369	13	28.3	71.0%	284 (77.0%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	5.7	411^th of 429 public high schools	4.2%		10.8	384^th of 432 public high schools	11.1%	27	12.0	0.0			0.0	0.0			8.3	5.6				$7,113	$569	$6,543
Southwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	564 E Sr 124	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	445	32	14.0	33.7%	407 (91.5%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	70.4	79^th of 429 public high schools	81.6%		71.7	72^nd of 432 public high schools	83.3%	7	50.8	25.4	34.6	38.2	42.0	38.5	50.9	42.7	58.0	50.5	36.4	36.4	75.0	$9,996	$214	$9,783
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Squire Dr	North Manchester	46962	Wabash County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 982-2196	618	39	15.9	46.9%	516 (83.5%)	7 (1.1%)	67 (10.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	63.4	119^th of 429 public high schools	72.3%		59.4	142^nd of 432 public high schools	67.1%	23	50.5	32.6		34.4	34.0	34.2		31.2	45.0	38.3			47.3	$11,149	$511	$10,638
North Miami Middle/High School	Public	7-12	570 E 900 N	Denver	46926	Miami County	North Miami Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 985-2931	367	29	12.8	45.5%	328 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	49.6	208^th of 429 public high schools	51.5%		43.6	243^rd of 432 public high schools	43.8%	35	52.2	14.5		17.8	18.3	18.1		13.0	13.3	13.2			48.4	$12,543	$109	$12,434
Huntington North High School	Public	9-12	450 MacGahan St	Huntington	46750	Huntington County	Huntington County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 356-6104	1,441	97	14.8	39.4%	1,308 (90.8%)	10 (0.7%)	77 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.7%)	61	133^rd of 429 public high schools	69.0%		66	98^th of 432 public high schools	77.3%	35	54.6	23.3											51.1	$11,479	$534	$10,945
Peru Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	401 N Broadway	Peru	46970	Miami County	Peru Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 472-3301	814	52	15.8	48.2%	680 (83.5%)	25 (3.1%)	47 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.5%)	41.7	254^th of 429 public high schools	40.8%		44.1	238^th of 432 public high schools	44.9%	16	44.1	15.0		27.1	36.4	31.4		24.6	14.6	20.0			43.9	$12,089	$1,060	$11,028
Whitko Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Big Blue Ave	South Whitley	46787	Whitley County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 723-5146	505	59	8.5	45.0%	465 (92.1%)	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	44.2	233^rd of 429 public high schools	45.7%		49.3	204^th of 432 public high schools	52.8%	29	39.7	6.9		28.9	36.0	32.3		30.1	25.7	28.0			72.6	$12,188	$870	$11,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Northfield Junior-Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Northfield Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Northfield Junior-Senior High School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Northfield Junior-Senior High School in?

MSD Wabash County Schools

Is Northfield Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Northfield Junior-Senior High School ranks 134^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northfield Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Northfield Junior-Senior High School.

What schools feed into Northfield Junior-Senior High School?

Northfield Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Metro North Elementary School
Elementary : Sharp Creek Elementary School

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