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Irvington Preparatory Academy

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Irvington Preparatory Academy ranks 255 th of 429 Indiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana Alternative Schools

Better than 41% of Indiana alternative schools

Summary

Irvington Preparatory Academy is an alternative public charter school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 328 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Irvington Community School district.

Irvington Preparatory Academy faces some unique challenges compared to nearby alternative schools. Its four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 69.0% and 88.4% in recent years, generally lower than the 88.4% rate at Dynamic Minds Academy. Irvington Preparatory Academy also experiences high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 34.6%, significantly higher than the 17.8% rate at Dynamic Minds Academy. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts, Math, and Biology are below 40%, trailing nearby schools like Victory College Prep.

One notable aspect of Irvington Preparatory Academy is its high per-student spending, which has increased from $7,965 in 2020-2021 to $34,521 in 2023-2024. This is significantly higher than the per-student spending at nearby schools like Warren Online Academy ($7,670) and Dynamic Minds Academy ($21,918). The school and district may want to examine how this increased funding is being utilized to address the challenges of low graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and below-average academic performance.

326

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,521

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5751 E University Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46219

(317) 357-5359

District: Irvington Community School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

18.1%

African American:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Indiana avg42%

255^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	43.7	601 of 1016	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	606 of 1020	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	638 of 1016	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	634 of 1031	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	658 of 1027	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	589 of 1033	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	532 of 1046	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.2	619 of 1040	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.4	568 of 1036	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	634 of 1035	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.5	327 of 1015	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	556 of 1025	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.1	374 of 1009	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	368 of 1003	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.4	411 of 996	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.5	488 of 985	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.1	481 of 961	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.8	689 of 959	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.6	253 of 326	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	303 of 489	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	217 of 490	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	242 of 483	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	267 of 470	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	267 of 473	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.2	216 of 472	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.8	121 of 494	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	54.7	237 of 485	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.3	256 of 470	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.9	173 of 444	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	151 of 447	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	257 of 451	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	73.9	93 of 428	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	65.1	144 of 423	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	201 of 392	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.7	329 of 382	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	303 of 375	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	55.3	181 of 370	51.1%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	255 of 429	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	325 of 432	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	298 of 398	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	292 of 409	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	338 of 388	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	345 of 389	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	314 of 385	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.7	278 of 380	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	308 of 394	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.2	278 of 400	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.1	302 of 379	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	279 of 373	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.0	107 of 364	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	24.4	297 of 362	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	334 of 364	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	43.7	247 of 360	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.9	298 of 354	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	35 of 132	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	21.3	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	91 of 125	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	74.6	26 of 125	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	263 of 387	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	295 of 392	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	289 of 388	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	105 of 181	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.0	172 of 184	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	148 of 166	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	144 of 164	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	124 of 377	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	260 of 377	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	266 of 379	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	218 of 386	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	317 of 392	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	300 of 383	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	68 of 111	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	129 of 298	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.8	272 of 285	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	192 of 377	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	251 of 381	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	273 of 375	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	216 of 378	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing42%-12 vs state

Biology40%-6 vs state

Mathematics19%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Irvington Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5751 E University Ave	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	Irvington Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 357-5359	326	29	11.2	70.6%	175 (53.7%)	53 (16.3%)	59 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.7%)								(n/a)	42.0	18.8																			39.7	$34,521	$7,453	$27,068
Victory College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1780 Sloan Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Victory College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 351-1534	1,058	82	12.9	84.1%	117 (11.1%)	628 (59.4%)	234 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.4%)								(n/a)	40.3	9.7	25.6	40.5	22.9	31.1	28.2	41.2	31.6	36.6	50.0	32.5	34.0	25.6	40.5	36.4	20.2	6.8	12.8	2.4	23.3	$13,749	$2,398	$11,352
GEO Next Generation Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4010 N Sherman Drive	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	GEO Next Generation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 608-6220	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	7.4	0.0	6.5	29.2	12.9	7.1	13.5	9.1	12.9	16.1	8.3	16.7	7.1	8.1	0.0	9.5	16.7	0.0	10.5	6.7	7.3	$16,425	$3,612	$12,813
Warren Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10502 E. 21st Street	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(317) 532-1860	492	20	24.6	63.0%	101 (20.5%)	264 (53.7%)	77 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)								(n/a)	22.6	0.0	18.2	25.0	30.0	26.7	17.9	23.3	22.7	0.0	25.0	10.0	6.7	0.0	7.0	6.7	16.7	50.0	34.6	0.0	11.6	$7,670	$723	$6,948
Indiana School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 E 42nd St	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indiana School For The Deaf	No	No	No	No	(317) 550-4800	311	54	5.7	85.5%	190 (61.1%)	30 (9.6%)	45 (14.5%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (10.0%)								(n/a)	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	21.1	16.7	9.3	13.0	3.3	4.6	12.5	7.9	8.0	8.0	6.7	8.3	7.4	4.6	18.2
Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4352 Mitthoeffer Rd	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 939-3787	260	30	8.6	78.8%	44 (16.9%)	153 (58.8%)	42 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.7%)								(n/a)	28.1	0.0	11.8	17.7	17.4	12.5	12.9	13.9	14.2	17.7	17.7	4.4	8.3	6.5	0.0	7.4	11.8	4.2	7.3	8.7	6.8	$15,451	$12,153	$3,298
RISE Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5391 S Shelby St	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Southside Sp Srvs Of Marion County	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-1675	200	16	12.5	55.0%	111 (55.5%)	38 (19.0%)	9 (4.5%)	23 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	10.0			21.4	0.0	0.0	9.4	20.0			7.1	0.0	0.0	7.9		14.3	18.2			$42,785		$42,785
Impact Academy 1	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	320 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4411	56	29	1.9	17.9%	11 (19.6%)	33 (58.9%)	9 (16.1%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0																				$25,683	$4,257	$21,426
Impact Academy 2	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4411	64	29	2.2		44 (68.8%)	13 (20.3%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)								(n/a)	66.7	0.0						0.0	2.7						0.0	5.3						$22,082	$2,861	$19,221
Impact Academy 3	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4411	50	44	1.1		34 (68.0%)	7 (14.0%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)	33.3	0.0					10.0	18.2	12.5					0.0	0.0	0.0						$23,618	$2,861	$20,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Irvington Preparatory Academy

Is Irvington Preparatory Academy a good school?

Irvington Preparatory Academy ranks 255^th of 429 Indiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Irvington Preparatory Academy?

Students at Irvington Preparatory Academy are 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Irvington Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Irvington Preparatory Academy.

What district is Irvington Preparatory Academy in?

Irvington Community School

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