Is Wawasee High School a good school?

Wawasee High School ranks 93 rd of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wawasee High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 909 students attended Wawasee High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wawasee High School?

Students at Wawasee High School are 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Wawasee High School?

Wawasee High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Milford Elementary School Elementary : North Webster Elementary School Elementary : Syracuse Elementary School Middle : Wawasee Middle School

Wawasee High School

Summary:

Wawasee High School is a public high school located in Syracuse, Indiana, serving 909 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, which is ranked 150 out of 381 school districts in the state.

Wawasee High School stands out for its relatively high graduation rates, ranging from 83% to 91.1% over the past few years, which are generally higher than the nearby schools like Central Noble Junior Senior High School and Westview Junior-Senior High School. The school's students have also performed better than the state average on several standardized tests, including the SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, and ILEARN Biology. Additionally, Wawasee High School has ranked highly in the state for the performance of its special education and low socioeconomic status student subgroups.

However, the school's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, and it has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 23.4% in 2020-2021 to 42.1% in 2021-2022. While Wawasee High School generally outperforms its nearby counterparts, such as Northridge High School and Concord Community High School, the school's performance for its African American and Asian student subgroups is less clear, and the school may need to address the chronic absenteeism issue to maintain and potentially improve its overall effectiveness.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1 Warrior Path - Bldg 1
Syracuse, IN 46567

(574) 457-3147

District: Wawasee Community School Corp

SchoolDigger Rank:
93^rd of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,184

Feeder schools for Wawasee High School:

Elementary:	Milford Elementary School
	North Webster Elementary School
	Syracuse Elementary School
Middle:	Wawasee Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 909

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wawasee High School ranks better than 78.4% of high schools in Indiana. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.18. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wawasee High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.6%), Hispanic (13.1%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wawasee High School is 12.9. (See more...)

Compare Wawasee High School employs 69.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wawasee High School is $13,184.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wawasee High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wawasee High School 93^rd of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See Wawasee High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Wawasee Community School Corp:

SchoolDigger ranks Wawasee Community School Corp 152^nd of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wawasee High School

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Rank History for all students at Wawasee High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile
2005	56.66	173^rd	349	50.4%
2006	44.60	243^rd	349	30.4%
2007	46.00	236^th	354	33.3%
2008	59.60	163^rd	360	54.7%
2009	73.60	81^st	364	77.7%
2010	51.69	128^th	362	64.6%
2011	69.43	48^th	364	86.8%
2012	68.63	56^th	373	85.0%
2013	59.54	85^th	353	75.9%
2014	38.44	228^th	379	39.8%
2015	60.06	117^th	400	70.8%
2016	43.16	250^th	394	36.5%
2017	47.40	206^th	380	45.8%
2018	46.16	233^rd	385	39.5%
2019	57.90	134^th	389	65.6%
2021	45.64	204^th	388	47.4%
2022	40.67	258^th	409	36.9%
2023	47.92	191^st	398	52.0%
2024	67.18	93^rd	431	78.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wawasee High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.73	95^th	285	66.7%
2024	93.80	15^th	289	94.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wawasee High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.18	181^st	379	52.2%
2024	73.94	58^th	377	84.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Wawasee High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.40	203^rd	388	47.7%
2024	58.80	125^th	392	68.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Wawasee High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.26	168^th	383	56.1%
2024	70.88	77^th	392	80.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wawasee High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile
2022	9.03	156^th	164	4.9%
2023	55.92	59^th	166	64.5%
2024	86.86	20^th	184	89.1%

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Rank History for White students at Wawasee High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile
2022	36.49	249^th	378	34.1%
2023	37.67	226^th	375	39.7%
2024	55.47	135^th	381	64.6%

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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.

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wawasee High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	946	5	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	989
1989	904	6	4	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	952
1990	850	6	5	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	898
1991	842	6	9	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	896
1992	889	3	8	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	937
1993	917	2	9	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	965
1994	914	2	7	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	959
1995	1018	5	8	21	1	n/a	n/a	12	1065
1996	1018	5	8	21	1	n/a	n/a	12	1065
1997	1034	9	12	33	2	n/a	n/a	1	1091
1998	1045	4	8	32	2	n/a	n/a	0	1091
1999	999	2	6	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2000	994	2	6	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	1028
2001	1028	1	6	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	1063
2002	1059	1	6	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	1108
2003	1059	1	6	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	1108
2004	1032	3	7	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2005	1032	2	6	41	5	n/a	n/a	0	1086
2006	1052	3	7	42	3	n/a	n/a	0	1107
2007	995	1	8	57	2	n/a	n/a	34	1097
2008	971	1	2	58	4	n/a	n/a	35	1071
2009	960	2	6	58	2	n/a	n/a	44	1072
2010	928	3	7	58	3	n/a	n/a	36	1035
2011	870	9	5	76	5	0	16	0	981
2012	835	7	3	78	5	0	17	0	945
2013	802	8	4	87	7	0	25	0	933
2014	802	7	5	89	4	0	28	0	935
2015	834	5	5	87	4	0	27	0	962
2016	858	4	4	112	3	0	24	0	1005
2017	808	2	2	106	4	0	23	0	945
2018	772	3	3	107	5	0	20	0	910
2019	789	6	5	107	4	0	28	0	939
2020	770	6	5	106	5	1	27	0	920
2021	803	5	4	106	5	1	25	0	949
2022	774	5	3	120	4	1	32	0	939
2023	760	3	1	119	2	0	24	0	909

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 Wawasee High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	989	49.5	19.9	4.8
1989	952	52.2	18.2	4.9
1990	898	51.9	17.3	6.1
1991	896	50.7	17.6	8.5
1992	937	50.9	18.4	9.8
1993	965	49.9	19.3	9.3
1994	959	50.1	19.1	8.8
1995	1065	53.6	19.9	6.4
1996	1065	53.6	19.9	6.4
1997	1091	55.8	19.6	6.9
1998	1091	56.2	19.4	6.5
1999	1048	57.0	18.4	9.4
2000	1028	56.6	18.2	8.9
2001	1063	56.5	18.8	9.3
2002	1108	58.4	19.0	16
2003	1108	58.4	19.0	16
2004	1087	59.4	18.3	18
2005	1086	59.0	18.4	18.1
2006	1107	55.7	19.9	19.6
2007	1097	n/a	n/a	24.5
2008	1071	57.6	18.6	28.9
2009	1072	57.7	18.6	28.3
2010	1035	58.1	17.7	36.5
2011	981	56.8	17.2	35.7
2012	945	60.9	15.5	37.5
2013	933	57.5	16.2	39.9
2014	935	57.0	16.4	35.9
2015	962	56.0	17.1	31.8
2016	1005	56.0	17.9	34
2017	945	63.4	14.9	33.1
2018	910	63.2	14.3	38.2
2019	939	69.5	13.5	35.6
2020	920	64.3	14.2	39.2
2021	949	66.9	14.1	38.3
2022	939	64.7	14.5	n/a
2023	909	69.9	12.9	44.4

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 Wawasee High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	989	49.5	19.9	4.8
1989	952	52.2	18.2	4.9
1990	898	51.9	17.3	6.1
1991	896	50.7	17.6	8.5
1992	937	50.9	18.4	9.8
1993	965	49.9	19.3	9.3
1994	959	50.1	19.1	8.8
1995	1065	53.6	19.9	6.4
1996	1065	53.6	19.9	6.4
1997	1091	55.8	19.6	6.9
1998	1091	56.2	19.4	6.5
1999	1048	57.0	18.4	9.4
2000	1028	56.6	18.2	8.9
2001	1063	56.5	18.8	9.3
2002	1108	58.4	19.0	16
2003	1108	58.4	19.0	16
2004	1087	59.4	18.3	18
2005	1086	59.0	18.4	18.1
2006	1107	55.7	19.9	19.6
2007	1097	n/a	n/a	24.5
2008	1071	57.6	18.6	28.9
2009	1072	57.7	18.6	28.3
2010	1035	58.1	17.7	36.5
2011	981	56.8	17.2	35.7
2012	945	60.9	15.5	37.5
2013	933	57.5	16.2	39.9
2014	935	57.0	16.4	35.9
2015	962	56.0	17.1	31.8
2016	1005	56.0	17.9	34
2017	945	63.4	14.9	33.1
2018	910	63.2	14.3	38.2
2019	939	69.5	13.5	35.6
2020	920	64.3	14.2	39.2
2021	949	66.9	14.1	38.3
2022	939	64.7	14.5	n/a
2023	909	69.9	12.9	44.4

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 Wawasee High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$282 (2.9%)	$9,352 (97.1%)	$9,634
2020	$311 (2.9%)	$10,488 (97.1%)	$10,800
2021	$396 (3.9%)	$9,821 (96.1%)	$10,217
2022	$764 (5.8%)	$12,420 (94.2%)	$13,184

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wawasee High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 134^th of 389 High schools	Ranks 191^st of 398 High schools	13.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Wawasee High School)	45.5	34	11.5%
End of Course Biology (Wawasee Community School Corp)	45.5	34	11.5%
End of Course Biology (Indiana)	38.6	29	9.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	939	909	3.2%
African American	6	3	50%
American Indian	4	2	50%
Asian	5	1	80%
Hispanic	107	119	11.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	789	760	3.7%
Two or More Races	28	24	14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	35.6%	44.4%	8.9%

Schools Near Wawasee High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)				ILEARN Math (2024)				ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wawasee High School	Public	9-12	1 Warrior Path - Bldg 1	Syracuse	46567	Kosciusko County	Wawasee Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 457-3147	909	70	12.9	44.4%	760 (83.6%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (13.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	67.2	93^rd of 431 public high schools	78.4%		47.9	191^st of 398 public high schools	52.0%	98	56.7	29.8									46.9	$13,184	$764	$12,420
Fairfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	67530 Us 33	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 831-2184	861	53	16.1	23.9%	753 (87.5%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	63	117^th of 431 public high schools	72.9%		71.8	70^th of 398 public high schools	82.4%	47	53.1	27.7		52.3	44.9	48.7		39.5	28.4	34.0	46.0	$9,702	$367	$9,335
West Noble High School	Public	9-12	5094 N Us 33	Ligonier	46767	Noble County	West Noble School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 894-3191	697	46	15.3	53.7%	314 (45.1%)	1 (0.1%)	369 (52.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	40.3	263^rd of 431 public high schools	39.0%		30.4	290^th of 398 public high schools	27.1%	27	40.8	12.6									44.1	$9,608	$184	$9,423
Goshen High School	Public	9-12	401 Lincolnway East	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 533-8651	2,004	108	18.5	64.0%	654 (32.6%)	56 (2.8%)	1,211 (60.4%)	16 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	64 (3.2%)	39	271^st of 431 public high schools	37.1%		30	292^nd of 398 public high schools	26.6%	21	41.7	16.3									35.0	$10,980	$785	$10,194
North Wood High School	Public	9-12	2101 N Main St	Nappanee	46550	Elkhart County	Wa-Nee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 773-4127	917	56	16.3	31.0%	758 (82.7%)	23 (2.5%)	93 (10.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	69.3	82^nd of 431 public high schools	81.0%		79.6	42^nd of 398 public high schools	89.4%	40	53.7	35.6									47.0	$11,089	$515	$10,574
Warsaw Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Ln	Warsaw	46580	Kosciusko County	Warsaw Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 371-5099	2,104	145	14.4	43.0%	1,463 (69.5%)	52 (2.5%)	486 (23.1%)	29 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	68 (3.2%)	51.2	192^nd of 431 public high schools	55.5%		57.6	140^th of 398 public high schools	64.8%	52	48.2	23.4									33.4	$10,523	$571	$9,951
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	56779 Northridge Dr	Middlebury	46540	Elkhart County	Middlebury Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 825-2142	1,390	74	18.8	30.5%	1,138 (81.9%)	15 (1.1%)	183 (13.2%)	17 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.2%)	61	133^rd of 431 public high schools	69.1%		65.8	89^th of 398 public high schools	77.6%	44	58.1	26.1									39.4	$9,354	$363	$8,991
Concord Community High School	Public	9-12	59117 Minuteman Way	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 875-6524	1,785	104	17.1	50.9%	717 (40.2%)	118 (6.6%)	845 (47.3%)	19 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.6%)	36.7	279^th of 431 public high schools	35.3%		32.9	283^rd of 398 public high schools	28.9%	4	47.7	12.2									26.6	$10,113	$384	$9,729
Central Noble Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	302 Cougar Ct	Albion	46701	Noble County	Central Noble Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 636-2117	654	48	13.7	46.0%	619 (94.6%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	51.1	193^rd of 431 public high schools	55.2%		38.3	250^th of 398 public high schools	37.2%	57	50.5	14.0	30.1	39.5	36.6	35.6	42.5	43.2	40.2	42.0	50.0	$12,177	$1,471	$10,707
Westview Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1635 S 600 W	Topeka	46571	LaGrange County	Westview School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 768-4146	743	45	16.6	29.2%	684 (92.1%)	4 (0.5%)	36 (4.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	89.8	17^th of 431 public high schools	96.1%		77.9	47^th of 398 public high schools	88.2%	30	63.6	44.3		49.7	48.8	49.3		55.0	54.9	55.0	73.4	$11,523	$841	$10,683

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