Indiana high school SAT results for 2026 show how hard the College Board's college-readiness benchmarks are to reach. On the state SAT, taken by 80,934 juniors in the class of 2027, 51.9% met the reading-and-writing benchmark, 25.6% met the math benchmark, and only 24.4% met both. West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School had the highest rate of any school with at least 100 test takers: 65.2% met both.
The figures come from the Indiana Department of Education's (IDOE) 2026 SAT Grade 11 statewide, corporation and school files, covering all graduation-cohort-2027 testers during the state administration. Groups under 10 students are suppressed. IDOE reports benchmark rates, not average scores.
Statewide, spring 2026 (class of 2027)
| Measure | Indiana |
|---|---|
| Juniors tested | 80,934 |
| Met reading and writing benchmark | 51.9% |
| Met math benchmark | 25.6% |
| Met both | 24.4% (19,755 students) |
Source: Indiana Department of Education, 2026 SAT Grade 11 Statewide Summary.
Top 25 Indiana high schools by share meeting both benchmarks
High schools with at least 100 test takers.
| # | High school | School corporation | Tested | Reading/writing | Math | Both |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School | West Lafayette Community Schools | 187 | 87.2% | 66.3% | 65.2% |
| 2 | Zionsville Community High School | Zionsville Community Schools | 581 | 86.7% | 64.4% | 63.5% |
| 3 | Carmel High School | Carmel Clay Schools | 1,266 | 83.1% | 63.8% | 62.5% |
| 4 | Hamilton Southeastern High School | Hamilton Southeastern Schools | 807 | 79.3% | 59.0% | 57.1% |
| 5 | Fishers High School | Hamilton Southeastern Schools | 944 | 74.2% | 55.5% | 53.4% |
| 6 | Bloomington High School South | Monroe County Community Schools | 401 | 69.6% | 54.1% | 52.1% |
| 7 | Westfield High School | Westfield-Washington Schools | 759 | 76.2% | 53.1% | 50.6% |
| 8 | Munster High School | School Town of Munster | 327 | 77.1% | 48.3% | 47.7% |
| 9 | Valparaiso High School | Valparaiso Community Schools | 515 | 73.4% | 48.3% | 47.0% |
| 10 | Homestead High School | MSD Southwest Allen County | 556 | 74.6% | 47.3% | 46.2% |
| 11 | Tri-West Senior High School | North West Hendricks Schools | 154 | 68.2% | 47.4% | 45.5% |
| 12 | Gibson Southern High School | South Gibson School Corporation | 180 | 70.6% | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 13 | Penn High School | Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation | 869 | 71.7% | 43.5% | 42.9% |
| 14 | Lake Central High School | Lake Central School Corporation | 603 | 66.0% | 46.3% | 42.5% |
| 15 | Crown Point High School | Crown Point Community School Corporation | 758 | 68.5% | 43.8% | 42.3% |
| 16 | Castle High School | Warrick County School Corporation | 480 | 72.3% | 44.2% | 42.1% |
| 17 | Brownsburg High School | Brownsburg Community School Corporation | 838 | 75.8% | 43.4% | 42.0% |
| 18 | Chesterton Senior High School | Duneland School Corporation | 462 | 74.2% | 43.1% | 41.3% |
| 19 | William Henry Harrison High School | Tippecanoe School Corporation | 501 | 68.7% | 42.5% | 41.3% |
| 20 | Plainfield High School | Plainfield Community School Corporation | 451 | 69.2% | 43.2% | 41.2% |
| 21 | Heritage Hills High School | North Spencer County School Corporation | 148 | 64.9% | 43.2% | 41.2% |
| 22 | NorthWood High School | Wa-Nee Community Schools | 201 | 72.1% | 41.8% | 40.8% |
| 23 | Center Grove High School | Center Grove Community School Corporation | 703 | 74.3% | 41.4% | 40.7% |
| 24 | Danville Community High School | Danville Community School Corporation | 227 | 68.7% | 41.4% | 40.1% |
| 25 | Avon High School | Avon Community School Corporation | 855 | 65.3% | 41.8% | 40.0% |
Source: Indiana Department of Education, 2026 SAT Grade 11 School Results. 222 high schools had at least 100 test takers; their median share meeting both benchmarks was 21.2%.
Hamilton County schools hold four of the top seven: Carmel, Hamilton Southeastern, Fishers and Westfield. Only 7 of the 222 schools had half or more of their juniors meet both benchmarks; 40 had fewer than 10%.
Two smaller schools did even better: the Signature School (87.9% of 91 test takers) and the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities (74.7% of 83).
Largest school corporations
School corporations with at least 1,000 test takers.
| School corporation | Tested | Met both benchmarks |
|---|---|---|
| Carmel Clay Schools | 1,266 | 62.5% |
| Hamilton Southeastern Schools | 1,751 | 55.1% |
| Archdiocese of Indianapolis | 1,189 | 37.8% |
| Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation | 1,485 | 21.2% |
| Perry Township Schools | 1,162 | 15.7% |
| Fort Wayne Community Schools | 1,954 | 13.0% |
| MSD Wayne Township | 1,053 | 11.0% |
| MSD Lawrence Township | 1,264 | 10.7% |
| Indiana Connections Academy | 1,017 | 5.3% |
| Indianapolis Public Schools | 1,116 | 3.6% |
| Union School Corporation | 1,077 | 2.1% |
Source: Indiana Department of Education, 2026 SAT Grade 11 Corporation Results.
What the benchmarks mean
The College Board's college-readiness benchmarks are 480 in reading and writing and 530 in math. Because the SAT is Indiana's state test for juniors, these rates describe whole classes, not just students who chose to test.
What this means for you
- The SAT matters for Indiana Pre-Admissions, which matches students on SAT scores as well as GPA. See Indiana Pre-Admissions.
- Applying to Purdue? It expects an SAT, ACT or CLT score; the middle 50% SAT for 2026 admits was 1230-1480.
- Compare your school against the state's 24.4%.