📍 808 S Twyckenham Dr, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 46615
Adams High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Bend, St. Joseph County. The school has 1,976 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Bend Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 124.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Adams High School enrolls 1,976 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 124.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 678 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 621 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 480 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 149 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 45 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,112 of the school's 1,976 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,007 qualify for free lunch and 105 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Adams High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 10, state house district 6.
Adams High School is one of 31 schools in South Bend Community School Corp, based in South Bend, Indiana. The district serves 13,580 students district-wide and employs 1,128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,976 students, Adams High School is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize