Summary:
ZIP code 46613 in South Bend, Indiana contains exactly one high school: Riley High School, a public school serving grades 9–12 with 1,238 students in the South Bend Community School Corp. Because it is the only high school in this ZIP code, its performance is best understood by comparing it with its district and with Indiana state averages.
Riley's most encouraging number is its 91.6% graduation rate in 2024–2025, which is above both the district (82.5%) and the state (89.7%). That positive is offset by serious attendance and achievement concerns. Chronic absenteeism stands at 43.1% in 2024–2025 — higher than the district's already-elevated 40.3% and about 2.6 times the state rate of 16.7%. More than two in five students were chronically absent. About 57.43% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $15,942 (2023–2024) with a student-teacher ratio of 12.5 (2024–2025) — resources that do not look minimal on paper, which suggests the challenges run deeper than class size or funding alone.
Academically, Riley ranks near the bottom of Indiana high schools, holding a 1-star rating in all three reported years (percentile ranks of 20 in 2023–2024, 15 in 2024–2025, and 16 in 2025–2026). Test proficiency is low across subjects and below the district in every one. Math is the weakest area: 6.53% of 11th graders met SAT math proficiency in 2025–2026 and 5.58% in 2024–2025, roughly half the district rate and about a quarter of the state rate. SAT reading/writing proficiency was 30.24% in 2025–2026 and 32.67% in 2024–2025, below district and far below state. ILEARN Biology proficiency was about 19% in both years, roughly 27 points below the 2024–2025 state rate. Year-over-year changes were small. The key takeaway for parents: graduation rates are strong relative to the district and state, but attendance and academic proficiency — especially math — are the most urgent areas to examine.
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