Summary:
ZIP code 46036 in Elwood, Indiana contains exactly one high school, Elwood Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 7–12 with 650 students as part of the Elwood Community School Corp district.
As the only high school in the area, Elwood Junior-Senior High School is the sole option for local families, and its data shows a mix of positives and challenges. On the positive side, its 2024–25 graduation rate of 90.9% is slightly above Indiana's 89.7% and matches the district. However, the school ranks in the bottom quartile statewide — 318th of 374 districts (15th percentile, 1 star) — and has held a 1-star rating in each of the last three reported years, with its percentile rank slipping from 25 in 2023–24 to 21 in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at 28.9%, well above the state's 16.7% and slightly above the district's 27.8%. About 70.62% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $12,273, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.6.
Proficiency is below the state in every comparable assessment. In 2025–26, 8th grade ELA was 15.74% versus the state's 44.0%, 7th grade ELA 16.28% versus 41.7%, SAT ERW 31.52% versus 51.9%, and SAT Math 8.70% versus 25.6%. Year over year, Math All Grades improved (+2.16 points) along with SAT ERW (+7.26) and SAT Math (+2.82), but ELA All Grades fell 2.15 points and Biology End of Course dropped sharply by 13.22 points, from 43.48% to 30.26%. The school also fell below its district in 2025–26 All Grades ELA (15.98% vs 18.61%) and Math (17.62% vs 23.39%). Overall, the graduation rate is a bright spot, but attendance and proficiency remain key areas of concern.
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