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Schools in Granger · Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, South Bend Community School Corporation

Granger’s public schools score below 54% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Granger, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

#415of 592 Indiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 2 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 4 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 7 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 30% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024 · South Bend Community School Corporation
Students per teacher
14.9
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
24,514 students on the public path
In brief

Granger’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 324 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Granger’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation spends $11,327 per student and South Bend Community School Corporation $17,729, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Granger’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Indiana school districts, #415 of 592 Indiana towns. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (324)Better than 17%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 13,325 test results and a graduating class of 1,158 could put Granger anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Granger’s students in the tested grades sat them (13,320 in math, 13,331 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Granger, with each school’s own grade.

28 schools teach K in Granger’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
679 students20:1Rate it →
Northpoint Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
577 students19:1Rate it →
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
555 students13:1Rate it →
Edison Middle School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · South Bend
D
551 students10:1Rate it →
Monroe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
D−
519 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
513 students17:1Rate it →
Walt Disney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mishawaka
B−
512 students16:1Rate it →
Elm Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
B+
503 students16:1Rate it →
Clay International Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · South Bend
D
496 students13:1Rate it →
Bittersweet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
A+
494 students21:1Rate it →
Nuner Fine Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D
489 students14:1Rate it →
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
471 students22:1Rate it →
Kennedy Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
B+
443 students15:1Rate it →
Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
D−
431 students11:1Rate it →
Marquette Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · South Bend
D
431 students16:1Rate it →
Marshall Traditional School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · South Bend
C−
400 students12:1Rate it →
Swanson Traditional School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
B+
399 students14:1Rate it →
Moran Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Osceola
A
389 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
383 students13:1Rate it →
Meadow's Edge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
A−
382 students14:1Rate it →
Darden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D
375 students12:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
D−
374 students13:1Rate it →
Elsie Rogers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
B+
361 students17:1Rate it →
McKinley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D
315 students20:1Rate it →
Dickinson Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · South Bend
D−
309 students9:1Rate it →
Coquillard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
305 students10:1Rate it →
Muessel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
295 students12:1Rate it →
Madison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wakarusa
A
117 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Granger runs its own schools through grade 12 (Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation). From grade PK, students attend the South Bend Community School Corporation, shared with Centre, Clay, German, Greene, Indian Village, Portage, Roseland, South Bend and Warren. Its elementary school is in Granger. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Granger

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Penn-Harris-Madison School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 11,329 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,327IN $13,688 · FY2024
A+
South Bend Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 28 schools · 13,569 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$17,729IN $13,688 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation62%
State average 41.3% · 5848 students tested
Math · PK–12, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation59%
State average 37.5% · 5853 students tested
Reading · PK–12, South Bend Community School Corporation21%
State average 41.3% · 7483 students tested
Math · PK–12, South Bend Community School Corporation14%
State average 37.5% · 7467 students tested

Granger vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Granger’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GrangerB−Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation PK–12 · South Bend Community School Corporation PK–12
MishawakaA−Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation PK–12 · Mishawaka School City PK–12
HarrisA+Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
PennA+Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation

All 3 neighbors share Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation with Granger for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Milton, MI borders Granger but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Granger

40 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Grangerin other towns
Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
679 students20:1Rate it →
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
555 students13:1Rate it →
Elm Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
B+
503 students16:1Rate it →
Clay International Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · South Bend
D
496 students13:1Rate it →
Bittersweet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
A+
494 students21:1Rate it →
Nuner Fine Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D
489 students14:1Rate it →
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
471 students22:1Rate it →
Marquette Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · South Bend
D
431 students16:1Rate it →
Marshall Traditional School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · South Bend
C−
400 students12:1Rate it →
Swanson Traditional School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
B+
399 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
383 students13:1Rate it →
Meadow's Edge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
A−
382 students14:1Rate it →
Darden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D
375 students12:1Rate it →
Elsie Rogers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mishawaka
B+
361 students17:1Rate it →
McKinley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D
315 students20:1Rate it →
Coquillard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
305 students10:1Rate it →
Muessel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Bend
D−
295 students12:1Rate it →
Northpoint Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
577 students19:1Rate it →
Edison Middle School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · South Bend
D
551 students10:1Rate it →
Monroe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
D−
519 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
513 students17:1Rate it →
Walt Disney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mishawaka
B−
512 students16:1Rate it →
Kennedy Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
B+
443 students15:1Rate it →
Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
D−
431 students11:1Rate it →
Moran Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Osceola
A
389 students18:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Bend
D−
374 students13:1Rate it →
Dickinson Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · South Bend
D−
309 students9:1Rate it →
Madison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wakarusa
A
117 students11:1Rate it →
Schmucker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mishawaka
B+
1,041 students19:1Rate it →
Discovery Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
941 students21:1Rate it →
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mishawaka
C+
662 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson Traditional School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Bend
D
591 students16:1Rate it →
Jackson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Bend
D−
537 students12:1Rate it →
LaSalle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Bend
B−
461 students14:1Rate it →
Navarre Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Bend
D−
378 students9:1Rate it →
Penn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mishawaka
A+
3,687 students20:1Rate it →
Adams High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Bend
B
1,966 students15:1Rate it →
Riley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Bend
C
1,238 students13:1Rate it →
Washington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Bend
C−
795 students11:1Rate it →
Rise Up Academy at Eggleston
High · Grades 9–12 · South Bend
D
149 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Granger’s schools

Are Granger’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Granger children attend score below 54% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #415 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Granger in?

Two districts: Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation runs grades PK–12, and South Bend Community School Corporation runs grades PK–12, shared with Centre, Clay, German, Greene, Indian Village, Portage, Roseland, South Bend and Warren.

Where do Granger kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Penn High School, Adams High School, Riley High School, Washington High School and Rise Up Academy at Eggleston.

What is Granger’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in South Bend Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Granger spend per student?

$11,327 in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and $17,729 in South Bend Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.