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Enrollment
445
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WABASH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 181218001948
Southwood Jr-Sr High School
564 E SR 124, Wabash, IN 46992 · (260) 563-8050 · Wabash County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Indiana public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
150 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 6 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 13% |
Student demographics
16%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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Southwood Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwood Jr-Sr High School this school | 445 | 33.7% | 42.8% |
| Triton Central High School Fairland | 472 | 34.7% | N/A |
| Brownstown Central High School Brownstown | 463 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Southmont Sr High School Crawfordsville | 476 | 32.8% | N/A |
| Eastern High School Greentown | 497 | 32.0% | N/A |
| Henryville Jr & Sr High School Henryville | 487 | 33.1% | 29.9% |
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 Southwood Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #22 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #10 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #40 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #235 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #152 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #257 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #282 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #93 of 133 |
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
445
+54 (+14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 445 | 31.7 | 14.0:1 | 34% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 37% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 37% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 31.4 | 13.6:1 | 36% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 27% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 8% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 31 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwood Jr-Sr High School.
About Southwood Jr-Sr High School
Southwood Jr-Sr High School serves students in Wabash, Indiana, as a small high school. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 445 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Indiana average about 816 students.
District-wide, MSD Wabash County Schools has 6 schools and 2,256 students.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Southwood Jr-Sr High School. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic. The White share in Wabash County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Southwood Jr-Sr High School total 31.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 34%. Among public schools in Wabash County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Southwood Jr-Sr High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Indiana public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Southwood Jr-Sr High School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 42.8% actual against 51.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Wabash County show that the median household income is $66,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Southwood Jr-Sr High School is one of 15 public schools in the county.
Southwood Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 33.3%, lower than Southwood Jr-Sr High School's 42.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 445, a 14% increase from 391 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.6 to 14.0 over 4 years.
Discussions about Southwood Jr-Sr High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 429 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
- Wabash Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 429 students
- O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- White's Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Southwood Elementary School0.4 mi · 458
- White's Jr-Sr High School0.4 mi · 369
- Wabash High School5.2 mi · 469
- Wabash Middle School5.2 mi · 433
- LH Carpenter Early Learning Center5.6 mi · 176
- O J Neighbours Elementary School5.6 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southwood Jr-Sr High School?
Southwood Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Southwood Jr-Sr High School serve?
Southwood Jr-Sr High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwood Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southwood Jr-Sr High School is approximately 14.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Southwood Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Southwood Jr-Sr High School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Southwood Jr-Sr High School?
Southwood Jr-Sr High School is overseen by MSD Wabash County Schools in Wabash County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.