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Schools in South Bend · South Bend School District

South Bend’s public schools score below 70% of Washington districts on tests and graduation

29% of students in South Bend’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving South Bend, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% 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
44%
▼ 9 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 11 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.0K
▼ 2% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
WA 17.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
544 students on the public path
In brief

South Bend’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 70 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of South Bend’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,989 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is South Bend High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Washington Digital Academy and Astravo Online Academy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓

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 South Bend’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 30% of Washington school districts. Test scores are below the Washington average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (70)Better than 49%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 267 test results could put South Bend anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 88% of South Bend’s students in the tested grades sat them (266 in math, 268 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Mike Morris ElementarySouth Bend School DistrictNo scores
7–12South Bend High SchoolSouth Bend School DistrictNo scores

South Bend’s public schools are run by South Bend School District. Parts of South Bend (11% of its land) are served by Raymond instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

South Bend School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,102 students · 15.8 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,989WA $18,444 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 53.4% · 268 students tested
Math29%
State average 40.1% · 266 students tested

South Bend vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share South Bend’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South BendCSouth Bend
RaymondCRaymond

Every school in South Bend

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

District schools in South Bendby address
Mike Morris Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
286 students16:1Rate it →
South Bend High School
High · Grades 7–12
258 students16:1Rate it →
Online schools based in South Bendnot counted as local schools
Washington Digital Academy
Grades K–12
Online
458 studentsRate it →
Astravo Online Academy
Grades K–12
Online
100 studentsRate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Astravo Online Acaemy - Washington Online School - Washingto, Pacific County Jail and Washington Online School).

Questions about South Bend’s schools

Are South Bend’s schools good?

On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools South Bend children attend score below 70% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is South Bend in?

South Bend School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,102 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of South Bend are served by Raymond.

How much does South Bend spend per student?

$17,989 in South Bend School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. 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 Washington. Stars are from neighbors.