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The highest-performing public schools in reading in St. Joseph County, Indiana

51 public schools in St. Joseph County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Northpoint Elementary School leads the list at 83.0%, against a median of 32.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

St. Joseph County, Indiana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

83.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

32.5%

BEST IN READING · ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Northpoint Elementary School	Granger, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	577	83.0%
2	Prairie Vista Elementary School	Granger, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	513	81.3%
3	LaSalle Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Middle	461	73.4%
4	Discovery Middle School	Granger, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Middle	941	71.7%
5	Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch	Granger, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	471	66.0%
6	Horizon Elementary School	Granger, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	679	64.0%
7	Bittersweet Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	494	63.1%
8	Olive Township Elementary School	New Carlisle, IN	New Prairie United School Corp	Elementary	495	61.8%
9	Swanson Traditional School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	399	57.9%
10	Madison Elementary School	Wakarusa, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	117	56.0%
11	Schmucker Middle School	Mishawaka, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Middle	1,041	54.2%
12	Elsie Rogers Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	361	53.9%
13	Walkerton Elementary School	Walkerton, IN	John Glenn School Corporation	Elementary	589	48.8%
14	Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Mishawaka, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Middle	662	48.0%
15	Harold C Urey Middle School	Walkerton, IN	John Glenn School Corporation	Middle	301	47.6%
16	Elm Road Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	503	47.0%
17	Twin Branch Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Elementary	300	46.6%
18	Moran Elementary School	Osceola, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	389	46.0%
19	Kennedy Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	443	44.8%
20	Walt Disney Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	512	41.4%
21	Fred J Hums Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Elementary	327	40.2%
22	Meadow's Edge Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	Elementary	382	37.7%
23	North Liberty School	North Liberty, IN	John Glenn School Corporation	Elementary	474	36.6%
24	Marshall Traditional School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	400	35.8%
25	Battell Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Elementary	291	33.0%
26	Marquette Montessori Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	431	32.5%
27	Beiger Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Elementary	504	31.1%
28	John J Young Middle School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Middle	709	27.0%
29	LaVille Jr-Sr High School	Lakeville, IN	Union-North United School Corp	High	546	26.4%
30	Liberty Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Elementary	446	24.1%
31	Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	South Bend, IN	Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	Elementary	476	23.5%
32	Career Academy Middle School	South Bend, IN	Career Academy Middle School	Middle	414	23.4%
33	Emmons Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Elementary	422	22.9%
34	Clay International Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	496	21.8%
35	Darden Elementary School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	375	21.7%
36	Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	431	21.3%
37	Lasalle Elementary School	Mishawaka, IN	School City of Mishawaka	Elementary	519	20.2%
38	Lincoln Elementary School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	383	18.3%
39	Jefferson Traditional School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Middle	591	17.3%
40	Success Academy Primary School	South Bend, IN	Success Academy Primary School	Elementary	610	17.1%
41	Nuner Fine Arts Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	489	16.1%
42	Harrison Elementary School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	555	14.3%
43	Edison Middle School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	551	12.7%
44	Success Academy at Boys and Girls Club	South Bend, IN	Success Academy at Boys and Girls Club	Elementary	113	10.3%
45	Dickinson Academy	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	309	10.1%
46	Muessel Elementary School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	295	8.0%
47	Wilson Elementary School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	374	7.6%
48	Monroe Elementary School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Elementary	519	7.4%
49	Jackson Middle School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Middle	537	7.1%
50	Navarre Middle School	South Bend, IN	South Bend Community School Corp	Middle	378	5.8%

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