Norwell High School
1100 East Us 224
Ossian IN, 46777, Wells County
Phone: 260-543-2213
Ranking: 
(46 out of 351, top 13%)*
(46 out of 351, top 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Northern Wells Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 44 | 45 | NA | NA | 49 | 55 | 55 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 778 | 810 | 820 | 855 | 851 | 838 | 842 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 173 | 22.2% | 201 | 24.8% | 200 | 24.4% | 213 | 24.9% | 226 | 26.6% | 221 | 26.4% | 213 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 212 | 27.2% | 192 | 23.7% | 212 | 25.9% | 229 | 26.8% | 211 | 24.8% | 210 | 25.1% | 207 | 24.6% |
| Grade 11: | 191 | 24.6% | 202 | 24.9% | 217 | 26.5% | 201 | 23.5% | 211 | 24.8% | 194 | 23.2% | 229 | 27.2% |
| Grade 12: | 202 | 26.0% | 215 | 26.5% | 191 | 23.3% | 212 | 24.8% | 203 | 23.9% | 213 | 25.4% | 193 | 22.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 392 | 50.4% | 406 | 50.1% | 418 | 51.0% | 445 | 52.0% | 442 | 51.9% | 437 | 52.1% | 434 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 386 | 49.6% | 404 | 49.9% | 402 | 49.0% | 410 | 48.0% | 399 | 46.9% | 387 | 46.2% | 396 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| White: | 719 | 92.4% | 755 | 93.2% | 773 | 94.3% | 816 | 95.4% | 836 | 98.2% | 819 | 97.7% | 818 | 97.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.3% | 21 | 2.6% | 14 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 16.5% | 126 | 15.6% | 145 | 17.7% | 156 | 18.2% | 125 | 14.7% | 89 | 10.6% | 76 | 9.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 7.3% | 76 | 9.4% | 57 | 7.0% | 59 | 6.9% | 51 | 6.0% | 60 | 7.2% | 49 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.88 | 18.28 | 18.22 | NA | NA | 17.20 | 15.30 | 15.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 82% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.1% | 84.2% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60.7% | 72.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Norwell High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.