Southwood Junior-Senior High School

Summary:

Southwood Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Wabash, Indiana, serving grades 6-12 with a student population of 457. The school is part of the MSD Wabash County Schools district, which is ranked 170 out of 381 districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwood consistently ranks among the top high schools in Indiana, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 7 years. The school's students outperform the district and state averages in ILEARN and SAT assessments, and the school has an exceptionally high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.4% to 98.6% over the past 5 years. However, Southwood has a predominantly white student population, with over 90% of students identifying as white, and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (37.2% in 2022-2023) compared to some nearby schools, such as Marion High School.

When compared to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Northfield Junior-Senior High School and White's Junior-Senior High School, Southwood consistently outperforms them in academic metrics, graduation rates, and overall school rankings, suggesting that it is a standout school within the MSD Wabash County Schools district.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 564 E Sr 124
       Wabash, IN  46992


(260) 563-8050

District: MSD Wabash County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
72nd of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,303 Help


Feeder schools for Southwood Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Southwood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  457

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.8%
Hispanic:
3.3%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.2% Help


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Compare Details Southwood Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 70.3% of middle schools in Indiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.57. (See more...)
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Compare Details Southwood Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 83.3% of high schools in Indiana. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the MSD Wabash County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.71. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Southwood 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 Southwood Junior-Senior High School has the largest high school student body size in the MSD Wabash County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (92.8%), Hispanic (3.3%), two or more races (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the MSD Wabash County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southwood Junior-Senior High School is 14.7, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the MSD Wabash County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Southwood Junior-Senior High School employs 31 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southwood Junior-Senior High School is $10,303, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the MSD Wabash County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southwood Junior-Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwood Junior-Senior High School 144th of 485 Indiana public middle schools. (See Southwood Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Southwood Junior-Senior High School 72nd of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See Southwood Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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MSD Wabash County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks MSD Wabash County Schools 162nd of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Southwood Junior-Senior High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 67.75 105th 370 71.6%
2006 71.53 87th 375 76.8%
2007 50.78 228th 382 40.3%
2008 49.31 239th 392 39.0%
2009 41.24 302nd 423 28.6%
2010 48.84 261st 428 39.0%
2011 47.12 291st 451 35.5%
2012 52.60 250th 447 44.1%
2013 34.32 340th 444 23.4%
2014 46.79 310th 470 34.0%
2015 53.40 246th 485 49.3%
2016 61.37 205th 494 58.5%
2017 43.56 299th 472 36.7%
2018 49.67 276th 473 41.6%
2019 57.44 210th 470 55.3%
2021 52.29 229th 483 52.6%
2022 68.14 148th 490 69.8%
2023 68.87 141st 489 71.2%
2024 68.57 144th 485 70.3%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Southwood Junior-Senior High School

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

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 70.26 82nd 349 76.5%
2006 75.96 60th 349 82.8%
2007 80.83 44th 354 87.6%
2008 66.18 115th 360 68.1%
2009 76.38 67th 364 81.6%
2010 54.43 113th 362 68.8%
2011 59.15 103rd 364 71.7%
2012 61.56 81st 373 78.3%
2013 43.49 178th 353 49.6%
2014 46.21 179th 379 52.8%
2015 59.80 119th 400 70.3%
2016 68.65 92nd 394 76.6%
2017 61.37 128th 380 66.3%
2018 59.02 164th 385 57.4%
2019 65.97 88th 389 77.4%
2021 64.33 96th 388 75.3%
2022 69.73 116th 409 71.6%
2023 74.29 61st 398 84.7%
2024 71.71 72nd 431 83.3%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Southwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.46 92nd 379 75.7%
2024 62.99 100th 377 73.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Southwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 65.25 102nd 388 73.7%
2024 68.56 84th 392 78.6%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Southwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.73 38th 383 90.1%
2024 70.60 79th 392 79.8%
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Rank History for high school White students at Southwood Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 62.12 130th 378 65.6%
2023 67.24 72nd 375 80.8%
2024 63.46 88th 381 76.9%
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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 Southwood 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 605 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1989 611 1 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1990 587 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1991 588 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1992 628 0 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 643
1993 631 0 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 646
1994 625 0 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1995 632 1 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 644
1996 632 1 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 644
1997 592 1 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1998 581 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1999 573 0 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 582
2000 580 2 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2001 565 3 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 576
2002 611 5 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 623
2003 611 5 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 623
2004 576 2 2 4 2 n/a n/a 0 586
2005 579 2 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 590
2006 598 2 1 8 4 n/a n/a 0 613
2007 612 3 1 9 3 n/a n/a 6 634
2008 595 2 0 9 3 n/a n/a 8 617
2009 598 0 2 10 5 n/a n/a 7 622
2010 616 1 2 7 5 n/a n/a 8 639
2011 556 2 1 11 3 2 24 0 599
2012 527 0 1 8 0 2 13 0 551
2013 510 0 0 8 2 1 13 0 534
2014 504 1 0 12 1 1 10 0 529
2015 498 2 0 9 0 0 7 0 516
2016 460 0 0 11 0 0 11 0 482
2017 420 1 1 8 0 0 10 0 440
2018 409 1 2 6 0 0 10 0 428
2019 377 1 2 13 0 0 12 0 405
2020 365 2 2 12 1 0 12 0 394
2021 361 2 2 16 0 0 10 0 391
2022 346 3 4 12 1 0 12 0 378
2023 424 1 4 15 2 0 11 0 457

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 Southwood Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 610 30.0 20.3 0
1989 617 30.9 19.9 6.2
1990 591 30.8 19.1 4.4
1991 596 31.6 18.8 4.4
1992 643 31.5 20.4 11.7
1993 646 31.5 20.5 9.8
1994 638 32.1 19.9 7.4
1995 644 33.4 19.3 8.2
1996 644 33.4 19.3 8.2
1997 603 33.6 17.9 9.1
1998 581 34.0 17.1 7.1
1999 582 32.4 18.0 11
2000 590 32.6 18.1 9
2001 576 32.3 17.8 7.6
2002 623 32.5 19.2 15.7
2003 623 32.5 19.2 15.7
2004 586 32.5 18.0 15.5
2005 590 31.1 19.0 14.9
2006 613 29.9 20.5 16.3
2007 634 n/a n/a 15.9
2008 617 30.0 20.6 16.3
2009 622 30.0 20.7 21.5
2010 639 30.1 21.2 29.8
2011 599 32.5 18.4 26.9
2012 551 35.0 15.7 30.5
2013 534 35.7 14.9 29.8
2014 529 36.3 14.5 28.7
2015 516 35.0 14.7 30.6
2016 482 34.0 14.1 33.8
2017 440 31.6 13.9 32
2018 428 31.4 13.6 36.2
2019 405 32.1 12.5 37
2020 394 28.1 14.0 35.8
2021 391 31.3 12.4 39.4
2022 378 28.5 13.2 37
2023 457 31.0 14.7 37.2

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 Southwood Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 610 30.0 20.3 0
1989 617 30.9 19.9 6.2
1990 591 30.8 19.1 4.4
1991 596 31.6 18.8 4.4
1992 643 31.5 20.4 11.7
1993 646 31.5 20.5 9.8
1994 638 32.1 19.9 7.4
1995 644 33.4 19.3 8.2
1996 644 33.4 19.3 8.2
1997 603 33.6 17.9 9.1
1998 581 34.0 17.1 7.1
1999 582 32.4 18.0 11
2000 590 32.6 18.1 9
2001 576 32.3 17.8 7.6
2002 623 32.5 19.2 15.7
2003 623 32.5 19.2 15.7
2004 586 32.5 18.0 15.5
2005 590 31.1 19.0 14.9
2006 613 29.9 20.5 16.3
2007 634 n/a n/a 15.9
2008 617 30.0 20.6 16.3
2009 622 30.0 20.7 21.5
2010 639 30.1 21.2 29.8
2011 599 32.5 18.4 26.9
2012 551 35.0 15.7 30.5
2013 534 35.7 14.9 29.8
2014 529 36.3 14.5 28.7
2015 516 35.0 14.7 30.6
2016 482 34.0 14.1 33.8
2017 440 31.6 13.9 32
2018 428 31.4 13.6 36.2
2019 405 32.1 12.5 37
2020 394 28.1 14.0 35.8
2021 391 31.3 12.4 39.4
2022 378 28.5 13.2 37
2023 457 31.0 14.7 37.2

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 Southwood Junior-Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $29 (0.3%) $9,178 (99.7%) $9,207
2020 $32 (0.3%) $9,358 (99.7%) $9,390
2021 $385 (3.7%) $10,108 (96.3%) $10,494
2022 $193 (1.9%) $10,110 (98.1%) $10,303

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

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

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 210th of 470 Middle schoolsRanks 141st of 489 Middle schools
 15.8%
Ranks 88th of 389 High schoolsRanks 61st of 398 High schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Southwood Junior-Senior High School)57.153.3
 3.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (MSD Wabash County Schools)44.339.6
 4.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)49.739.5
 10.2%
7th Grade Math (Southwood Junior-Senior High School)39.740
 0.3%
   7th Grade Math (MSD Wabash County Schools)37.135.4
 1.7%
   7th Grade Math (Indiana)4232.9
 9.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Southwood Junior-Senior High School)46.435.2
 11.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (MSD Wabash County Schools)45.132.4
 12.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)50.743.8
 6.9%
8th Grade Math (Southwood Junior-Senior High School)35.723.9
 11.8%
   8th Grade Math (MSD Wabash County Schools)36.425.4
 11%
   8th Grade Math (Indiana)3831.4
 6.6%
End of Course Biology (Southwood Junior-Senior High School)47.348.2
 0.9%
   End of Course Biology (MSD Wabash County Schools)41.834.5
 7.3%
   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 Students405457
 12.8%
African American11
American Indian02
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic1315
 15.4%
Pacific Islander00
White377424
 12.5%
Two or More Races1211
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37%37.2%
 0.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Southwood Junior-Senior High School

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

Elementary : Southwood Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 457 students attended Southwood Junior-Senior High School.

Southwood Junior-Senior High School ranks 72nd of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Southwood Junior-Senior High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.


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