Excel Center - Richmond

Summary:

Excel Center - Richmond is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, with a total enrollment of 204 students. While the school had a respectable 88.4% four-year graduation rate in the 2023-2024 school year, it has faced significant challenges in recent years, including a decline in its statewide ranking from 370 out of 385 Indiana high schools in 2017-2018 to 416 out of 429 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Excel Center - Richmond has struggled, with 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing and Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance in the 2023-2024 school year was slightly better, with 33.33% of 11th-graders proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, but 0% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which may contribute to its academic challenges.

Financially, Excel Center - Richmond spends $4,187 per student, which is relatively low compared to the state average. This, combined with the high poverty levels at the school (55.88% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch), may be factors in the school's struggles to improve student outcomes. Overall, the data suggests that Excel Center - Richmond is a school in need of significant support and intervention to address its declining performance and better serve its high-needs student population.

District Detail

1215 S 'J' St
Richmond, IN 47374

(317) 524-3734

SchoolDigger Rank:
371^st of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 239

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excel Center - Richmond	Public, Charter	9-12	1215 S 'J' St	Indianapolis	47374	Wayne County	Excel Center - Richmond	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3734	239	9	26.5	60.7%	165 (69.0%)	21 (8.8%)	20 (8.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.7%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%		17.2	359^th of 432 public high schools	16.9%	57	0.0	0.0	$4,187	$303	$3,884

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richmond Community Schools	0.69 mi	10	278^th
Centerville-Abington Com Schools	3.66 mi	4	71^st
Northeastern Wayne Schools	8.36 mi	3	162^nd
Union County/Clg Corner Joint School District	12.47 mi	4	139^th
Western Wayne Schools	14.44 mi	2	231^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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