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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
429	Academy for Innovative Studies	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	2319 Stringtown Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	Yes	No	Yes	(812) 435-0979	318	45	7.1	74.5%	133 (41.8%)	123 (38.7%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.3%)	$16,134			$2,548			$13,586	3.7	4.3	432	3		180345002462
428	Rise Up Academy at Eggleston	Public	9-12	740 N Eddy Street	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3500	149	22	6.8	67.1%	19 (12.8%)	71 (47.7%)	46 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.7%)	$21,785			$4,499			$17,286	4.4	5.4	421	7		181029001878
416	Christel House DORS	Public, Charter	9-12	2717 S East St	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Christel House DORS	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 783-4686	1,062	44	24.1	87.4%	64 (6.0%)	477 (44.9%)	488 (46.0%)	20 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$5,319			$116			$5,204	4.6	7.8	400	16		180012202538
416	Community Youth Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	315 NW 3rd St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 973-3430												$4,973			$1,030			$3,943	4.6	5	422	6		180951000366
416	Excel Center - Elkhart	Public, Charter	9-12	1 Blazer Blvd	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Excel Center - Elkhart	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 404-7109	260	11	23.6	8.1%	45 (17.3%)	32 (12.3%)	174 (66.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$2,712						$2,712	4.6			(n/a)		180023202737
416	Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 W Ridge Road	Gary	46408	Lake County	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	125	8	15.6	3.2%	13 (10.4%)	84 (67.2%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$6,052			$594			$5,458	4.6			(n/a)		180020002652
416	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%)	$4,187			$303			$3,884	4.6	17.2	359	57		180013402549
416	Excel Center - South Bend	Public, Charter	9-12	2721 Kenwood Avenue	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Excel Center - South Bend	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 314-5570	296	8	37	11.5%	61 (20.6%)	123 (41.6%)	90 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$4,336			$137			$4,199	4.6			(n/a)		180016902596
416	Excel Center - University Heights	Public, Charter	9-12	3919 Madison Ave	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Excel Center - University Heights	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-4420	432	12	36	22.5%	68 (15.7%)	87 (20.1%)	69 (16.0%)	184 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	$3,606			$96			$3,510	4.6	5	422	6		180015902592
416	Impact Academy 1	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	320 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4411	56	29	1.9	17.9%	11 (19.6%)	33 (58.9%)	9 (16.1%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$25,683			$4,257			$21,426	4.6	6.4	412	4		180477002651

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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.
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