Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Summary:

Elwood Junior-Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Elwood, Indiana, with a student population of 633. The school is part of the Elwood Community School Corporation, which is ranked 310 out of 381 school districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elwood Junior-Senior High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Indiana high schools, with a ranking of 334 out of 431 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are well below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 14.67% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts and 11.11% proficient or better in ILEARN/Math. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 36.1% compared to the state average and nearby high-performing schools like Eastern High School, Hamilton Heights High School, and Madison-Grant Junior/Senior High School.

The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.5% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's poor academic performance. The school's declining performance over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 165 out of 394 Indiana high schools in the 2015-2016 school year to 334 out of 431 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students. Addressing these issues and implementing targeted interventions and support systems could be crucial for improving student outcomes at Elwood Junior-Senior High School.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 1137 N 19th St
       Elwood, IN  46036


(765) 552-9854

District: Elwood Community School Corp

SchoolDigger Rank:
324th of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,772 Help


Feeder schools for Elwood Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Elwood Elementary School
    Elwood Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  633

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.1%
Hispanic:
10.3%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Elwood Junior-Senior High School ranks worse than 85.8% of middle schools in Indiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.21. (See more...)
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Compare Details Elwood Junior-Senior High School ranks worse than 75.2% of high schools in Indiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.07. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.1%), Hispanic (10.3%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elwood Junior-Senior High School is 13.3. (See more...)
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Compare Elwood Junior-Senior High School employs 47.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elwood Junior-Senior High School is $8,772.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elwood Junior-Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elwood Junior-Senior High School 416th of 485 Indiana public middle schools. (See Elwood Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Elwood Junior-Senior High School 324th of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See Elwood Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Elwood Community School Corp:

SchoolDigger ranks Elwood Community School Corp 306th of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elwood Junior-Senior High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 30.32 378th 485 22.1%
2016 24.02 410th 494 17.0%
2017 14.21 410th 472 13.1%
2018 16.13 411th 473 13.1%
2019 11.25 425th 470 9.6%
2021 11.48 432nd 483 10.6%
2022 13.08 424th 490 13.5%
2023 17.73 404th 489 17.4%
2024 14.21 416th 485 14.2%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Elwood Junior-Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 39.32 264th 349 24.4%
2006 33.85 288th 349 17.5%
2007 29.85 301st 354 15.0%
2008 30.88 306th 360 15.0%
2009 32.70 297th 364 18.4%
2010 30.88 258th 362 28.7%
2011 31.34 273rd 364 25.0%
2012 33.14 266th 373 28.7%
2013 12.03 329th 353 6.8%
2014 28.71 288th 379 24.0%
2015 39.31 266th 400 33.5%
2016 55.30 165th 394 58.1%
2017 24.92 308th 380 18.9%
2018 32.28 287th 385 25.5%
2019 21.54 326th 389 16.2%
2021 14.59 349th 388 10.1%
2022 22.87 327th 409 20.0%
2023 25.82 307th 398 22.9%
2024 25.07 324th 431 24.8%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.13 217th 285 23.9%
2024 58.66 87th 289 69.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.87 240th 379 36.7%
2024 25.86 298th 377 21.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.86 348th 388 10.3%
2024 24.00 306th 392 21.9%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.85 217th 383 43.3%
2024 22.74 305th 392 22.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 12.94 340th 378 10.1%
2023 18.05 333rd 375 11.2%
2024 15.46 335th 381 12.1%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Elwood Junior-Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 673 0 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1989 642 0 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1990 652 0 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1991 622 0 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1992 631 0 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1993 662 0 3 11 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1994 656 1 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1995 643 1 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1996 643 1 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1997 625 0 5 4 0 n/a n/a 1 635
1998 631 0 10 14 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1999 614 0 5 23 0 n/a n/a 0 642
2000 595 1 7 20 0 n/a n/a 0 623
2001 598 1 4 12 0 n/a n/a 0 615
2002 579 0 6 10 2 n/a n/a 0 597
2003 579 0 6 10 2 n/a n/a 0 597
2004 577 0 7 17 0 n/a n/a 0 601
2005 585 1 4 15 2 n/a n/a 0 607
2006 571 2 2 19 0 n/a n/a 0 594
2007 556 0 0 13 0 n/a n/a 9 578
2008 537 0 1 21 0 n/a n/a 12 571
2009 504 0 2 13 0 n/a n/a 11 530
2010 480 1 3 22 1 n/a n/a 11 518
2011 474 0 3 28 0 0 5 0 510
2012 429 1 1 28 0 0 8 0 467
2013 424 1 1 33 0 0 12 0 471
2014 414 5 0 24 0 0 12 0 455
2015 594 5 2 39 0 0 18 0 658
2016 609 5 1 46 0 1 22 0 684
2017 591 5 1 42 0 1 19 0 659
2018 580 3 2 39 0 1 15 0 640
2019 581 2 2 42 2 0 19 0 648
2020 551 1 4 30 2 0 10 0 598
2021 564 1 3 37 2 0 12 0 619
2022 578 1 4 42 1 1 10 0 637
2023 562 2 4 48 1 1 15 0 633
2024 545 1 3 65 2 1 16 0 633

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elwood Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 682 33.4 20.4 7.5
1989 651 31.8 20.4 8.9
1990 665 31.6 21.0 7.5
1991 635 30.5 20.8 11.2
1992 641 31.6 20.2 17.5
1993 676 31.4 21.5 17.9
1994 671 32.6 20.6 22.5
1995 655 35.2 18.6 18.3
1996 655 35.2 18.6 18.3
1997 635 n/a 0.0 21.1
1998 655 35.9 18.2 17.4
1999 642 37.7 17.0 27.7
2000 623 37.3 16.7 31.3
2001 615 36.2 17.0 35
2002 597 32.7 18.3 33.8
2003 597 32.7 18.3 33.8
2004 601 30.2 19.9 33.6
2005 607 30.1 20.2 34.6
2006 594 30.6 19.4 39.7
2007 578 n/a n/a 39.7
2008 571 34.0 16.8 43.5
2009 530 33.2 16.0 46.4
2010 518 29.4 17.5 48.5
2011 510 23.5 21.6 51.4
2012 467 26.0 17.9 50.1
2013 471 26.0 18.1 52
2014 455 27.0 16.8 54.9
2015 658 40.0 16.4 63.8
2016 684 35.0 19.5 66.2
2017 659 37.7 17.4 62.2
2018 640 38.0 16.8 71.3
2019 648 38.6 16.7 70.7
2020 598 39.7 15.0 63.5
2021 619 37.2 16.6 56.4
2022 637 40.0 15.9 50.2
2023 633 46.0 13.7 57.5
2024 633 47.5 13.3 66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elwood Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 682 33.4 20.4 7.5
1989 651 31.8 20.4 8.9
1990 665 31.6 21.0 7.5
1991 635 30.5 20.8 11.2
1992 641 31.6 20.2 17.5
1993 676 31.4 21.5 17.9
1994 671 32.6 20.6 22.5
1995 655 35.2 18.6 18.3
1996 655 35.2 18.6 18.3
1997 635 n/a 0.0 21.1
1998 655 35.9 18.2 17.4
1999 642 37.7 17.0 27.7
2000 623 37.3 16.7 31.3
2001 615 36.2 17.0 35
2002 597 32.7 18.3 33.8
2003 597 32.7 18.3 33.8
2004 601 30.2 19.9 33.6
2005 607 30.1 20.2 34.6
2006 594 30.6 19.4 39.7
2007 578 n/a n/a 39.7
2008 571 34.0 16.8 43.5
2009 530 33.2 16.0 46.4
2010 518 29.4 17.5 48.5
2011 510 23.5 21.6 51.4
2012 467 26.0 17.9 50.1
2013 471 26.0 18.1 52
2014 455 27.0 16.8 54.9
2015 658 40.0 16.4 63.8
2016 684 35.0 19.5 66.2
2017 659 37.7 17.4 62.2
2018 640 38.0 16.8 71.3
2019 648 38.6 16.7 70.7
2020 598 39.7 15.0 63.5
2021 619 37.2 16.6 56.4
2022 637 40.0 15.9 50.2
2023 633 46.0 13.7 57.5
2024 633 47.5 13.3 66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Elwood Junior-Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $496 (5.6%) $8,422 (94.4%) $8,918
2020 $338 (4.3%) $7,499 (95.7%) $7,837
2021 $769 (8.8%) $7,935 (91.2%) $8,705
2022 $408 (4.7%) $8,363 (95.3%) $8,772

Data source: Indiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elwood Junior-Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 425th of 470 Middle schoolsRanks 404th of 489 Middle schools
 7.8%
Ranks 326th of 389 High schoolsRanks 307th of 398 High schools
 6.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Elwood Junior-Senior High School)27.719.7
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Elwood Community School Corp)27.719.7
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)49.739.5
 10.2%
7th Grade Math (Elwood Junior-Senior High School)19.111.5
 7.6%
   7th Grade Math (Elwood Community School Corp)19.111.5
 7.6%
   7th Grade Math (Indiana)4232.9
 9.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Elwood Junior-Senior High School)27.324.5
 2.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Elwood Community School Corp)27.324.5
 2.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)50.743.8
 6.9%
8th Grade Math (Elwood Junior-Senior High School)10.910.2
 0.7%
   8th Grade Math (Elwood Community School Corp)10.910.2
 0.7%
   8th Grade Math (Indiana)3831.4
 6.6%
End of Course Biology (Elwood Junior-Senior High School)22.717
 5.7%
   End of Course Biology (Elwood Community School Corp)22.717
 5.7%
   End of Course Biology (Indiana)38.629
 9.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students648633
 2.3%
African American22
American Indian21
 50%
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic4248
 14.3%
Pacific Islander01
White581562
 3.3%
Two or More Races1915
 21.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.7%57.5%
 13.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Elwood Junior-Senior High School

Elwood Junior-Senior High School ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Indiana high schools.

Elwood Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elwood Elementary School
Elementary : Elwood Intermediate School

In the 2023-24 school year, 633 students attended Elwood Junior-Senior High School.

Students at Elwood Junior-Senior High School are 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.


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