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Southwood Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12
64th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 415 Indiana High Schools
Better than 85% of Indiana high schools
Summary

Southwood Junior-Senior High School is a public school in Wabash, Indiana, serving 445 students in grades 6–12 as part of MSD Wabash County Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 64th of 415 Indiana high schools — the 85th percentile with 4 stars — which is notably stronger than its own district's 66th-percentile, 3-star profile. Its 98.2% graduation rate in 2024–2025 is well above the district's 84.6% and the state's 89.7%.

Compared with nearby schools, Southwood holds the strongest latest ranking. Northfield Junior-Senior High School is at the 70th percentile, Maconaquah High School and Oak Hill High School are at the 53rd, Peru Junior/Senior High School at the 46th, Marion High School at the 22nd, and White's Junior-Senior High School at the 5th percentile with 0 stars — even though White's is only 0.4 miles away. Reading is a clear strength: all-grades ELA proficiency was 53.72% versus the district's 42.45%, and SAT reading was 59.68% versus the state's 51.9%. Biology is a standout at 76.27% versus the district's 53.28%. Math is more mixed: SAT math of 22.58% sits below the state's 25.6%, and 7th-grade math trails the state, while 6th- and 8th-grade math exceed it. Chronic absenteeism of 19.0% is better than the district's 24.7% but above the state's 16.7%, and Oak Hill's 9.5% is far lower.

One of the most encouraging findings is that low-income students ranked in the 90th percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, though that same group was only at the 46th percentile with 2 stars the year before, so consistency is worth watching. Southwood spends $9,996 per student, less than most nearby comprehensive high schools, while still producing strong overall results. For families, the main opportunities to watch are math consistency and attendance; the clear strengths are graduation, reading, and biology.

445
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,637
Per pupil spending ?
33.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 564 E Sr 124
       Wabash, IN  46992

(260) 563-8050

District: MSD Wabash County Schools


Feeder schools for Southwood Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Southwood Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.5%
Hispanic:
4.5%
Asian:
1.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Indiana average (48% vs 39% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of Indiana high schools
✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg44%
Indiana avg39%
Middle school
126th of 486
Indiana public middle schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From top 41% (2016) to top 26% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Indiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
64th of 415
Indiana public high schools ?
Top 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From top 23% (2016) to top 15% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3High Schools in the MSD Wabash County Schools
127th of 374MSD 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202671.8126 of 48674.1%★★★★☆
202567.3140 of 48070.8%★★★★☆
202468.6144 of 49170.7%★★★★☆
202368.9141 of 48971.2%★★★★☆
202268.1148 of 49069.8%★★★☆☆
202152.3229 of 48352.6%★★★☆☆
201957.4210 of 47055.3%★★★☆☆
201849.7276 of 47341.6%★★☆☆☆
201743.6299 of 47236.7%★★☆☆☆
201661.4205 of 49458.5%★★★☆☆
201553.4246 of 48549.3%★★☆☆☆
201446.8310 of 47034.0%★★☆☆☆
201334.3340 of 44423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201252.6250 of 44744.1%★★☆☆☆
201147.1291 of 45135.5%★★☆☆☆
201048.8261 of 42839.0%★★☆☆☆
200941.2302 of 42328.6%★☆☆☆☆
200849.3239 of 39239.0%★★☆☆☆
200750.8228 of 38240.3%★★☆☆☆
200671.587 of 37576.8%★★★★☆
200567.8105 of 37071.6%★★★★☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202675.164 of 41584.6%★★★★☆
202570.479 of 42981.6%★★★★☆
202471.772 of 43283.3%★★★★☆
202374.361 of 39884.7%★★★★☆
202269.7116 of 40971.6%★★★★☆
202164.396 of 38875.3%★★★★☆
201966.088 of 38977.4%★★★★☆
201859.0164 of 38557.4%★★★☆☆
201761.4128 of 38066.3%★★★☆☆
201668.792 of 39476.6%★★★★☆
201559.8119 of 40070.3%★★★★☆
201446.2179 of 37952.8%★★★☆☆
201343.5178 of 35349.6%★★★☆☆
201261.681 of 37378.3%★★★★☆
201159.2103 of 36471.7%★★★★☆
201054.4113 of 36268.8%★★★☆☆
200976.467 of 36481.6%★★★★☆
200866.2115 of 36068.1%★★★☆☆
200780.844 of 35487.6%★★★★☆
200676.060 of 34982.8%★★★★☆
200570.382 of 34976.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202665.095 of 39575.9%★★★★☆
202569.677 of 38780.1%★★★★☆
202468.684 of 39278.6%★★★★☆
202365.2102 of 38873.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202679.439 of 39090.0%★★★★★
202544.6204 of 37745.9%★★☆☆☆
202463.0100 of 37773.5%★★★★☆
202364.592 of 37975.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202680.343 of 39789.2%★★★★☆
202564.0103 of 38673.3%★★★★☆
202470.679 of 39279.8%★★★★☆
202378.738 of 38390.1%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202668.680 of 38779.3%★★★★☆
202557.2121 of 37767.9%★★★☆☆
202463.588 of 38176.9%★★★★☆
202367.272 of 37580.8%★★★★☆
202262.1130 of 37865.6%★★★☆☆
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)
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school
White (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)76th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Biology76%
Evidence-based Reading and Writing60%+8 vs state
English Language Arts54%
Math41%
Science40%
Mathematics23%-3 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Southwood Junior-Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Southwood Junior-Senior High School.

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

Elementary : Southwood Elementary School

Students at Southwood Junior-Senior High School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Southwood Junior-Senior High School ranks 64th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataNewOct 28, 2026
2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 28, 2026
2024–25 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026
2023–24 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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