Best Public Schools in Speedway, IN

The city of Speedway, Indiana is home to a high-performing school district, the School Town of Speedway, which operates 6 schools: 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 18th out of 380 districts in Indiana and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Speedway Senior High School stands out as a top-performing high school, consistently ranked among the top 40 in Indiana with a 5-star rating. It boasts an 88.4% four-year graduation rate and strong test scores, with 61.59% proficiency in ILEARN/Biology and 68.61% proficiency in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing. Among the elementary schools, James A Allison Elementary School 3 and Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2 are also high-performing, ranking among the top 150 and 100 elementary schools in Indiana, respectively.

While the Speedway school district overall performs well, with all schools ranked in the top half of their respective categories in the state, there is some variation in elementary school performance. Additionally, the district faces a concern with a high 17.8% chronic absenteeism rate across all schools, an area that could benefit from targeted interventions. The range in free/reduced lunch rates, from 38.36% to 64.46%, also suggests a diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status, which is an important factor to consider when analyzing the schools' performance and identifying strategies to support all students.