Summary:
ZIP code 46613 in South Bend, Indiana is home to two public schools, both part of the South Bend Community School Corp: Riley High School, which serves grades 9–12 with 1,238 students, and Lincoln Elementary School, which serves prekindergarten through grade 5 with 383 students. Together they enroll roughly 1,621 students. Both schools currently hold 1 star, and their district ranks 320 of 374 in Indiana, at the 14th percentile.
The two schools present different pictures. Riley High School stands out for its graduation rate of 91.6% in 2024–2025, above the district's 82.5% and the state's 89.7%, but its test proficiency is very low, especially in math: SAT Math was 6.53% in 2025–2026 versus 12.12% in the district and 25.6% statewide. Lincoln Elementary School has improved, moving from the 5th percentile to the 16th percentile in state rankings and from 0 stars to 1 star. Its all-grades math proficiency is 31.25%, well above the district's 18.46%, with 3rd-grade math at 45% and 4th-grade math at 36.17% — but 5th-grade math falls to 11.32%, and English language arts is below district averages in every tested grade.
Both schools face a shared and serious attendance challenge. Chronic absenteeism was 43.1% at Riley High School and 44.9% at Lincoln Elementary School, compared with 40.3% in the district and 16.7% statewide. Free or reduced lunch rates are 57.43% at Riley and 71.8% at Lincoln, and per-student spending is $15,942 and $16,604 respectively, with both schools at a 12.5 student-teacher ratio.
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