Best High Schools in Indiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 429)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
351	Rooted School Indianapolis	Public, Charter	7-12	5750 E 30th St	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	Rooted School Indianapolis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 606-3500	150	19	7.8	74.0%	3 (2.0%)	133 (88.7%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$17,225			$3,249			$13,976	18.9	13.5	377	26		180022402709
352	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%)	$3,411			$201			$3,209	18.7	5.6	419	67		180011602533
353	Excel Center - Kokomo	Public, Charter	9-12	101 W Superior St	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Excel Center - Kokomo	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3642	392	11	35.6	63.3%	262 (66.8%)	43 (11.0%)	34 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	$4,401			$224			$4,178	17.9	7.6	403	50		180013502553
354	Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	11580 S E 00 W	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(765) 853-7003	489	21	22.9	18.4%	300 (61.3%)	85 (17.4%)	69 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	$8,737			$204			$8,533	17.7	15.4	369	15		180624002719
355	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 West 29th Street	Anderson	46016	Madison County	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 649-8472	777	64	12.1	65.4%	315 (40.5%)	211 (27.2%)	144 (18.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (13.5%)	$11,474			$1,021			$10,453	17.4	9.4	388	33		180007702425
356	Shortridge High School	Public	9-12	3401 N Meridian	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2810	1,206	83	14.5	60.7%	172 (14.3%)	539 (44.7%)	442 (36.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	$19,755			$3,583			$16,172	17.3	23.2	332	24		180477002238
357	Fort Wayne Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1200 S Clinton St	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(260) 467-7550	315	18	17.4	54.6%	126 (40.0%)	70 (22.2%)	55 (17.5%)	24 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.1%)	$3,741			$846			$2,896	16.9	24.5	327	30		180363002712
358	Warren Central High School	Public	9-12	9500 E 16th St	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 532-6200	3,391	210	16.1	58.2%	443 (13.1%)	1,885 (55.6%)	825 (24.3%)	24 (0.7%)	4 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	207 (6.1%)	$12,809			$970			$11,839	16.9	17.6	356	2		181236001973
359	East Chicago Central High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Columbus Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4000	1,052	79	13.2	72.3%	7 (0.7%)	446 (42.4%)	576 (54.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	$15,291			$2,398			$12,893	16.5	15	371	12		180288002272
360	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7356 East County Road 50 South	Dugger	47848	Sullivan County	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 648-7109	559	48	11.6	61.9%	526 (94.1%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,040			$768			$9,273	16.5	15.2	370	10		180016502590

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, ILEARN Biology test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 16, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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