Summary:
There is exactly one high school in this area: Herron-Riverside High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 388 students. Because the school is its own district — Herron-Riverside High School — every district figure mirrors the school figure, so the only meaningful comparison is to Indiana statewide averages and to the school's own past years. It is currently ranked 242 of 374 in the state, placing it in the 35th percentile with 2 stars, in the lower half of Indiana schools.
The most serious concerns are attendance, graduation, and test performance. Chronic absenteeism is 29.4%, compared with 16.7% statewide — roughly 3 in 10 students versus about 1 in 6. The graduation rate is 83.8%, which is 5.9 percentage points below the state's 89.7%. Where state comparisons exist, test results trail as well: Biology proficiency was 13.51% in 2024–2025 against a state rate of 45.6%, SAT Math was 16.35% versus 25.4%, and 2025–2026 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing was 38.46% versus 51.9%. About 50.77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a relevant context for interpreting these gaps.
There are real bright spots. The student-teacher ratio is a very low 6.1, and per-student spending was $14,793 in 2023–2024, suggesting a resource-intensive setting. Biology proficiency climbed sharply from 13.51% to 38.6%, and SAT Math rose from 16.35% to 20%. SAT Reading and Writing, however, fell from 50% to 38.46%. Ranking history shows a decline from 3 stars and the 53rd percentile in 2023–2024 to 2 stars and the 35th percentile in 2024–2025, with a slight rebound to the 39th percentile in 2025–2026.
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