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Christel House Academy South

Public, Charter Grades K-8

855^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Christel House Academy South is a public charter elementary school serving 514 students in grades K-8 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school is part of the Christel House Academy South District, which is ranked 325 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Christel House Academy South consistently ranks in the bottom 30% of Indiana elementary schools, with proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts, Math, and Science significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 16.38% in ELA, 17.56% in Math, and 12.04% in Science, compared to state averages of 40.3%, 51.5%, and 43.2% respectively. The school's graduation rates have been improving, reaching 95.4% in 2023-2024, but are still below the state average. The school has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 73.15% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and a relatively high per-student spending of $13,956 in 2022-2023.

The nearby schools, such as Daniel Webster School 46, Invent Learning Hub, and Bethel Park Elementary, also perform poorly academically, with proficiency rates well below state averages. However, some nearby schools, like William McKinley School 39 and James A Garfield School 31, have higher academic performance, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state averages in certain subjects and grade levels. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Christel House Academy South and the nearby schools suggest that student engagement and attendance are significant issues that need to be addressed.

513

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,128

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2717 S East St
Indianapolis, IN 46225

(317) 783-4690

District: Christel House Academy South

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.3%

White:

19.3%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Indiana avg38%

Elementary school

855^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

445^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

325^th of 380Christel House Academy South among Indiana districts

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
2025	15.5	855 of 1005	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	896 of 1011	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	772 of 1016	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	697 of 1020	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	710 of 1016	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	680 of 1031	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	651 of 1027	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.3	434 of 1033	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.4	718 of 1046	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	700 of 1040	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	635 of 1036	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	747 of 1035	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.9	540 of 1015	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.9	535 of 1025	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	350 of 1009	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.8	520 of 1003	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	609 of 996	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	713 of 985	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	876 of 961	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	869 of 959	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	445 of 480	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	450 of 491	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	390 of 489	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	384 of 490	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	280 of 483	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	378 of 470	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	382 of 473	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	378 of 472	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	407 of 494	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.3	266 of 485	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.9	338 of 470	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	334 of 444	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	65.7	152 of 447	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	204 of 451	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	175 of 428	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.4	98 of 423	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	22.3	347 of 392	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.0	318 of 382	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	333 of 375	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	309 of 388	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	266 of 389	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	306 of 385	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.3	250 of 380	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.3	218 of 394	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	290 of 400	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	360 of 379	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	322 of 373	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math18%

English Language Arts16%

Science12%

Social Studies8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Christel House Academy South	Public, Charter	K-8	2717 S East St	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Christel House Academy South	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 783-4690	513	35	14.8	80.3%	99 (19.3%)	80 (15.6%)	304 (59.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	15.5	855^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.9%		13.3	896^th of 1011 public elementary schools	11.4%	41	16.3	11.3	32.2	10.9	8.6	19.1	16.4	20.4	28.3	35.6	7.3	11.4	6.0	17.6	13.2	10.9	12.0	8.5	$13,128	$4,744	$8,383
Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	1202 E Troy Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Adelante Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4272	451	34	13.2	81.4%	100 (22.2%)	150 (33.3%)	172 (38.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	22.3	796^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.1	834^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.5%	38	43.9	20.8	11.5	7.7	30.0	16.7	20.7	63.4	39.6	19.2	23.1	20.0	18.2	28.8	10.4	5.8	8.0	5.8	$13,239	$4,034	$9,204
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Wade St	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4234	328	33	9.9	64.6%	114 (34.8%)	73 (22.3%)	103 (31.4%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	9.4	926^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.9%		16.9	849^th of 1011 public elementary schools	16.0%	77	15.6	3.5	20.0				13.8	20.0	10.3	17.1				16.5	6.9		6.9	11.4	$19,834	$3,632	$16,202
James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Lincoln St	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4231	173	25	6.8	65.3%	63 (36.4%)	43 (24.9%)	40 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (13.3%)	36.3	666^th of 1005 public elementary schools	33.7%		22.8	783^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	22.6%	117	26.1	52.2	25.0				34.3	26.1	47.8	20.8				31.4	39.1		39.1	25.0	$23,449	$3,430	$20,019
Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Dawson St	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4219	259	24	10.7	71.8%	47 (18.1%)	92 (35.5%)	102 (39.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	5.7	983^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	2.2%		7.1	969^th of 1011 public elementary schools	4.2%	14	14.0	9.1	4.3				9.2	22.0	6.8	8.5				12.8	6.8		6.8	0.0	$21,329	$3,598	$17,731
SE Neighborhood School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 S Barth Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	SE Neighborhood School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 423-0204	588	58	10.1	88.1%	232 (39.5%)	113 (19.2%)	182 (31.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.4%)	16.5	847^th of 1005 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.3	905^th of 1011 public elementary schools	10.5%	58	15.2	16.4	25.4	21.5	20.6	10.9	18.4	24.2	16.4	26.9	16.9	23.8	6.3	19.2	10.9	15.4	13.3	23.9	$15,255	$1,931	$13,324
Invent Learning Hub	Public, Charter	K-8	1849 E Pleasant Run Pkwy S Dr	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Invent Learning Hub	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 832-4900	221	19	11.6	94.1%	48 (21.7%)	69 (31.2%)	85 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	7	963^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	4.2%		6.9	972^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	3.9%	9	13.5	18.8	0.0	4.4	15.4	0.0	9.0	19.4	18.8	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.7	12.5	4.4	7.7	5.6	$17,850	$5,000	$12,850
Bethel Park Elementary \| pilotED Schools	Public, Charter	K-6	2710 Bethel Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	pilotED Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 438-5426	225			68.0%	37 (16.4%)	111 (49.3%)	54 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.2%)	9.6	925^th of 1005 public elementary schools	8.0%		11.6	914^th of 1011 public elementary schools	9.6%	11	8.1	8.3	12.0	24.0			12.2	27.0	22.2	8.0	12.0			18.7	13.9	12.0	13.1	4.0	$13,415	$1,476	$11,939
William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	1733 Spann Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4239	386	27	14.2	70.2%	147 (38.1%)	63 (16.3%)	134 (34.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	34.6	679^th of 1005 public elementary schools	32.4%		32.7	698^th of 1011 public elementary schools	31.0%	19	25.5	28.1	26.2				26.6	41.8	38.6	39.3				39.9	35.1		35.1	26.2	$17,722	$3,365	$14,357
Edison School of the Arts 47	Public, Magnet	K-8	777 White River Pkwy W Drive	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4992	617	37	16.6	62.6%	88 (14.3%)	224 (36.3%)	248 (40.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.9%)	12.1	891^st of 1005 public elementary schools	11.3%		13.3	897^th of 1011 public elementary schools	11.3%	6	10.8	26.2	21.3	13.9	25.4	27.3	20.4	14.5	24.6	16.4	9.2	10.5	13.6	14.6	24.6	12.3	18.3	9.8	$21,693	$4,987	$16,706

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Christel House Academy South ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Indiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Christel House Academy South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Christel House Academy South.

What is the racial makeup of Christel House Academy South?

Students at Christel House Academy South are 59% Hispanic, 19% White, 16% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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