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Anderson High School

Public Grades 9-12

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 13% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Anderson High School is a public high school located in Anderson, Indiana, serving 1,722 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Anderson Community School Corporation, which is ranked 320 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anderson High School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Indiana high schools over the past 10 years, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with below-average graduation rates and high chronic absenteeism rates. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently well below state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.38% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to 21.45% for the district.

When compared to nearby high-performing schools like Hamilton Southeastern High School, Yorktown High School, and Pendleton Heights High School, Anderson High School lags significantly in academic performance, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school is also located relatively close to other lower-performing schools, such as Excel Center - Anderson, a public charter high school that also struggles with academic performance and other metrics. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Anderson High School (75.26%) suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the school's challenges.

1,768

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,539

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4610 Madison Ave
Anderson, IN 46013

(765) 641-2037

District: Anderson Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Anderson High School:

Elementary:	Anderson Elementary School
	Eastside Elementary School
	Edgewood Elementary School
	Erskine Elementary School
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	Tenth Street Elementary School
	Valley Grove Elementary School
Middle:	Highland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Hispanic:

22.2%

African American:

21.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (82% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg19%

Indiana avg42%

375^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

320^th of 380Anderson Community School Corp 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	375 of 429	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	372 of 432	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	345 of 398	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	340 of 409	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	326 of 388	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	343 of 389	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	346 of 385	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	335 of 380	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	339 of 394	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	334 of 400	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	310 of 379	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	332 of 353	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	355 of 373	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	336 of 364	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	341 of 362	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	328 of 364	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	338 of 360	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	333 of 354	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.3	334 of 349	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	330 of 349	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	107 of 132	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	100 of 125	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	97 of 119	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	90 of 94	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	50 of 74	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	353 of 387	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	361 of 392	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	346 of 388	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	166 of 181	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	159 of 184	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	144 of 166	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	347 of 377	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	341 of 377	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	320 of 379	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	352 of 386	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	343 of 392	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	330 of 383	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	98 of 111	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	98 of 102	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	84 of 104	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	76 of 94	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	219 of 298	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	221 of 289	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	207 of 285	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	353 of 377	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	337 of 381	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	334 of 375	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	302 of 378	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing31%-24 vs state

Biology12%-33 vs state

Mathematics6%-20 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, April 24, 2015

Anderson High School has made great strides in one year and had 90% of their students graduate from the class of 2013. Language Arts scores improved over 16% and Mathematics by 12%. Expulsions and suspensions were drastically down - 35 and 67% respectfully.

AHS offers 50 dual credit classes, 9 AP courses and 5 ACP courses. The Anderson Community Schools has made great strides and have opened the District 26 Career Center to serve the needs of the students while offering 18 certifications to students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (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 (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anderson High School	Public	9-12	4610 Madison Ave	Anderson	46013	Madison County	Anderson Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 641-2037	1,768	124	14.3	62.0%	794 (44.9%)	387 (21.9%)	392 (22.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (10.6%)	14.3	375^th of 429 public high schools	12.6%		15	372^nd of 432 public high schools	13.9%	3	30.5	5.6							12.4	$14,539	$2,242	$12,296
Excel Center - Anderson	Public, Charter	9-12	630 Nichols Ave	Anderson	46016	Madison County	Excel Center - Anderson	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3930	321	10	32.1	31.8%	165 (51.4%)	61 (19.0%)	78 (24.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	18.7	352^nd of 429 public high schools	17.9%		5.6	419^th of 432 public high schools	3.0%	67	27.3	9.1								$3,411	$201	$3,209
Pendleton Heights High School	Public	9-12	One Arabian Dr	Pendleton	46064	Madison County	South Madison Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 778-2161	1,502	66	22.9	29.0%	1,281 (85.3%)	45 (3.0%)	102 (6.8%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.7%)	76.7	55^th of 429 public high schools	87.2%		73.9	62^nd of 432 public high schools	85.6%	7	63.7	34.2							56.8	$9,479	$151	$9,329
Lapel Senior High School	Public	9-12	1850 S 900 W	Lapel	46051	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 534-3137	462	34	13.7	31.2%	413 (89.4%)	8 (1.7%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	68.2	92^nd of 429 public high schools	78.6%		72.8	66^th of 432 public high schools	84.7%	26	62.1	35.3							39.6	$10,913	$237	$10,676
Daleville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8400 S Bronco Dr	Daleville	47334	Delaware County	Daleville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 378-3371	435	30	14.7	41.1%	411 (94.5%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	56.4	163^rd of 429 public high schools	62.0%		63.8	111^th of 432 public high schools	74.3%	52	56.5	20.3	31.7	32.9	32.3	41.8	32.9	37.3	45.7	$11,351	$498	$10,853
Indiana Online Learning Academy 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	5100 N. Raider Rd.	MIddletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 354-2266	361	5	72.2	56.2%	274 (75.9%)	36 (10.0%)	26 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)								(n/a)
Shenandoah High School	Public	9-12	7354 W Us 36	Middletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 354-6640	405	29	13.8	44.0%	387 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	53.7	181^st of 429 public high schools	57.8%		44.6	231^st of 432 public high schools	46.5%	50	49.5	28.6							35.1	$12,152	$274	$11,877
Frankton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 Clyde St	Frankton	46044	Madison County	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 754-7879	757	43	17.5	49.1%	685 (90.5%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.4%)	65.1	108^th of 429 public high schools	74.8%		61.5	130^th of 432 public high schools	69.9%	22	65.7	26.5	32.7	33.9	33.3	30.9	26.6	28.6	43.2	$9,643	$233	$9,410
Alexandria-Monroe High School	Public	7-12	1 Burden Ct	Alexandria	46001	Madison County	Alexandria Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 724-4413	620	50	12.4	53.1%	548 (88.4%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	42	249^th of 429 public high schools	42.0%		47.3	217^th of 432 public high schools	49.8%	32	40.9	14.0	27.0	19.6	23.2	28.1	15.2	21.6	47.9	$12,379	$1,002	$11,377
Yorktown High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Tiger Dr	Yorktown	47396	Delaware County	Yorktown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 759-2550	839	49	17.2	33.7%	691 (82.4%)	37 (4.4%)	25 (3.0%)	30 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (6.2%)	82.8	36^th of 429 public high schools	91.6%		82.1	44^th of 432 public high schools	89.8%	8	70.7	41.0							57.3	$11,273	$450	$10,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Anderson High School

How many students attend Anderson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,768 students attended Anderson High School.

What is the racial makeup of Anderson High School?

Students at Anderson High School are 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Anderson High School?

Anderson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anderson Elementary School
Elementary : Eastside Elementary School
Elementary : Edgewood Elementary School
Elementary : Erskine Elementary School
Elementary : Tenth Street Elementary School
Elementary : Valley Grove Elementary School
Middle : Highland Middle School

What district is Anderson High School in?

Anderson Community School Corp

Is Anderson High School a good school?

Anderson High School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Indiana high schools.

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