High Schools in Neighbors' New Vistas High School

Neighbors' New Vistas High School is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Portage, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 148 students. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Indiana high schools, with a 1-star rating for the past three school years, indicating significant challenges in ensuring student engagement and academic success.

Demographically, Neighbors' New Vistas High School has a relatively diverse student body, with a majority of White students (54.05%) and significant representation from Hispanic (24.32%) and African American (16.89%) students. However, the school's academic performance is a concern, with only 29.03% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and 0% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's four-year graduation rate of 50.0% for the 2022-2023 school year is also significantly lower than the state average.

Attendance and socioeconomic factors appear to be significant challenges for Neighbors' New Vistas High School, with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 83.8% and a high percentage of students (62.16%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively low academic performance, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 and higher per-student spending of $12,498 for the 2021-2022 school year, suggesting that resources may not be the primary factor limiting student success.