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James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

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At a glance

371^stof 374 Indiana districts▼ 6

Better than 0% of Indiana districts

High 1Grades 9-12

4352 Mitthoeffer Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46235·(317) 552-1600·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2022–2026

2026: better than 0.8% of districts

School

587

Students

Top rankedJames and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School410^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Summary:

The James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School area contains just one school — James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School — a high school serving grades 9–12 with 587 students in Indianapolis, IN 46235. No elementary, middle, or alternative schools appear in this data set, so there are no peer schools to compare against. The school also operates as its own district, James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, which means district-wide results and school results are exactly the same.

This school ranks near the bottom of Indiana schools. The district is ranked 371 of 374 (1st percentile, 0 stars). The high school ranked 410 of 415 in 2025–2026 (1st percentile, 0 stars), 410 of 429 in 2024–2025 (4th percentile, 0 stars), and 414 of 432 in 2023–2024 (4th percentile, 0 stars) — a consistent pattern, not a one-year dip. Test scores are far below state averages: SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 9.7% proficient in 2025–2026 and 10% in 2024–2025, against state rates of 51.9% and 54.5%. SAT Mathematics was 0% proficient in 2025–2026 (state 25.6%) and 2.14% in 2024–2025 (state 25.4%). Biology ILEARN End-of-Course proficiency rose from 6.1% to 7.86%, still far below the 45.6% state rate reported for 2024–2025.

For families, other measures show the same challenges but less extreme: the graduation rate was 77.7% versus 89.7% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 23.7% versus 16.7% statewide. About 68.82% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. Per-student spending was $16,283 (2023–2024) and the student-teacher ratio was 14.3 (2024–2025), though no state figures are provided for these two items, so they can't be judged as high or low here. No test scores were withheld; the 0% SAT Math result is an exact reported value, not missing data.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4352 Mitthoeffer Rd	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 552-1600	587	41	14.3	68.8%	16 (2.7%)	417 (71.0%)	137 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	5	410^th of 415 public high schools	1.2%		5.8	410^th of 429 public high schools	4.4%		9.7	0.0	7.9	$16,283	$3,247	$13,035

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	0 mi	1
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	0.02 mi	1	324^th
Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	0.71 mi	1	330^th
Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103	0.71 mi	1	355^th
Indianapolis Public Schools	0.71 mi	56	316^th

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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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