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Enrollment
429
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WABASH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 181218001945
Northfield Jr-Sr High School
154 W 200 N, Wabash, IN 46992 · (260) 563-8050 · Wabash County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Indiana public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
187 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MSD Wabash County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
35.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northfield Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Jr-Sr High School this school | 429 | 43.6% | 34.6% |
| Hauser Jr-Sr High School Hope | 435 | 43.9% | 32.8% |
| Shenandoah High School Middletown | 405 | 44.0% | N/A |
| Northeastern High School Fountain City | 426 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Pike Central High School Petersburg | 450 | 42.7% | N/A |
| N Judson-San Pierre Jr Sr High Sch North Judson | 443 | 43.1% | 33.2% |
Matched among Indiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northfield Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #44 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #35 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #56 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #249 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #108 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #332 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #196 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #148 of 201 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 429 | 32.7 | 13.1:1 | 44% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 31.5 | 13.9:1 | 45% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 44% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 43% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 32.2 | 14.0:1 | 43% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 31% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 10% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 31 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northfield Jr-Sr High School.
About Northfield Jr-Sr High School
Northfield Jr-Sr High School is a small high school in Wabash, Indiana, (ZIP code 46992). Its 429 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 816 average for high schools in Indiana.
District-wide, MSD Wabash County Schools has 6 schools and 2,256 students.
At Northfield Jr-Sr High School, White students make up 95% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Northfield Jr-Sr High School comes in at 10%.
Federal data list 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Northfield Jr-Sr High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 44%. On average, public schools in Wabash County report 52%.
allk12 grades Northfield Jr-Sr High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Northfield Jr-Sr High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.6% is 10.1 points below the 44.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Wabash County, median household income is about $66,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 15 public schools operate in Wabash County, serving about 5,096 students.
The nearest public school is Sharp Creek Elementary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Northfield Jr-Sr High School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Northfield Jr-Sr High School comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 418 to 429. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.1:1, from 11.3:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,844
Census ACS
Median income
$66,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Wabash County Schools
- Southwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- White's Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Metro North Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Sharp Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Wabash/Miami Area Prog ExcptCombined
Other schools in Wabash
- Wabash High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Wabash Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- White's Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Sharp Creek Elementary School0.1 mi · 270
- O J Neighbours Elementary School3.0 mi · 385
- Wabash Middle School3.7 mi · 433
- Metro North Elementary School3.7 mi · 285
- Wabash High School3.7 mi · 469
- LH Carpenter Early Learning Center4.0 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Northfield Jr-Sr High School?
Northfield Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Northfield Jr-Sr High School serve?
Northfield Jr-Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northfield Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northfield Jr-Sr High School is approximately 13.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northfield Jr-Sr High School?
At Northfield Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Northfield Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Northfield Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MSD Wabash County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.