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Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc

Public, Charter Grades K-8

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc is a small K–8 school in Indianapolis, IN, serving 247 students as its own district, and it ranks near the bottom of Indiana's schools. In 2025–2026 it placed 860th of 1,015 schools (15th percentile, 1 star), while its district ranked 330th of 374 (12th percentile, 1 star). That is a modest improvement over 2024–2025 (903rd, 10th percentile) and 2023–2024 (913th, 0 stars). The school was stronger in 2018–2019 (616th of 1,031, 40th percentile, 2 stars) but has been near the bottom since 2020–2021.

Proficiency is low in every subject: 21.24% in ELA, 22.16% in math, and 10.71% in science in 2025–2026, and every reported grade-level subject falls below the state benchmark. Math is the brightest trend, climbing from 7.03% in 2023–2024 to 13.1% and then 22.16%. Science and social studies are severe weak spots — 6th grade science is 3.33% versus 41.2% statewide, and 5th grade social studies is 6.25% versus 47.2%. Chronic absenteeism stands at 42.2%, more than 2.5 times the state rate of 16.7% and higher than every nearby school except Tindley Summit Academy (44.9%).

Among nearby schools, the most striking feature is resources: $22,631 per student in 2023–2024, the highest in the group, paired with the lowest student–teacher ratio at 10.2. Yet outcomes trail most neighbors, including Lakeside Elementary School (26.87% ELA, 31.34% math), Indian Creek Elementary School, and Sunny Heights Elementary School. Circle City Preparatory Elementary School, part of the Circle City Prep Charter School district, posts nearly identical ELA (21.28%) but far stronger math (45.39%) and science (20.93%) while spending less. The separately run Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103, 0.01 miles away, ranks 932nd of 1,015 (0 stars) with lower ELA (10.54%) but lower absenteeism (34.9%). Because enrollment is only 247, grade-level percentages can swing widely from year to year; all-grade figures are the more stable guide.

247

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,631

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3920 Baker Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 333-6980

District: Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.2%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Indiana avg47%

Elementary school

860^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

398^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

330^th of 374Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	860 of 1015	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	903 of 1005	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	913 of 1011	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	951 of 1016	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	903 of 1020	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	961 of 1016	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	616 of 1031	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	681 of 1027	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	778 of 1033	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	887 of 1046	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	398 of 486	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	423 of 480	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	387 of 491	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	380 of 489	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	386 of 490	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	418 of 483	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math22%

English Language Arts21%

Science11%

Social Studies6%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	3920 Baker Drive	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 333-6980	247	24	10.2	73.7%	6 (2.4%)	203 (82.2%)	24 (9.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	15.9	860^th of 1015 public elementary schools	15.3%		11.5	903^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	10.1%	43	29.6	23.1	12.5	16.7	30.0	12.9	21.2	35.6	30.8	12.5	16.7	10.3	21.9	22.2	19.2	3.3	10.7	6.3	$22,631	$6,412	$16,220
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3920 Baker Dr	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4103	689	49	14.0	74.0%	14 (2.0%)	381 (55.3%)	286 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	10.4	932^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	8.2%		8.5	943^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	6.2%	11	7.3	11.5	10.0	13.4			10.5	25.0	20.5	30.4	11.3			21.4	10.3	9.3	9.7	16.5	$13,074	$2,812	$10,262
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8620 Montery Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4105	398	30	13.2	61.6%	7 (1.8%)	175 (44.0%)	207 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	5.6	990^th of 1015 public elementary schools	2.5%		5.8	982^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	2.3%	8	4.6	1.8	7.1				4.5	15.4	19.3	10.7				15.2	7.0		7.0	16.1	$17,948	$3,423	$14,525
Tindley Summit Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3698 Dubarry Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Tindley Summit Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 545-1745	312	23	13.5	74.7%	5 (1.6%)	234 (75.0%)	65 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	8.8	950^th of 1015 public elementary schools	6.4%		7.9	955^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.0%	5	9.7	13.0	11.5	20.8			13.5	22.6	17.4	19.2	4.4			16.5	17.4	0.0	8.7	3.9	$13,549	$4,991	$8,558
Circle City Preparatory Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	4002 N Franklin Road	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Circle City Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 721-8515	321	20	16.0	94.7%	4 (1.2%)	249 (77.6%)	59 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	30.2	717^th of 1015 public elementary schools	29.4%		14	873^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	13.1%	156	40.0	11.6	7.0				21.3	60.0	51.2	20.9				45.4	20.9		20.9	0.0	$13,868	$3,180	$10,687
Andrew J Brown Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3600 N German Church Rd	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	Andrew J Brown Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 891-0730	435	14	31.0	71.3%	1 (0.2%)	217 (49.9%)	179 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	16.1	858^th of 1015 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.1	834^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.0%	24	24.2	15.0	25.6	22.0	19.2	27.9	22.5	37.1	22.5	16.3	17.0	21.3	34.9	25.2	7.5	11.9	10.1	14.0	$16,010	$5,351	$10,659
PLA at George H Fisher School 93	Public, Charter	K-6	7151 E 35th St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	PLA at George H Fisher School 93	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4293	417	36	11.5	74.3%	9 (2.2%)	234 (56.1%)	161 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	25.8	766^th of 1015 public elementary schools	24.5%		19	825^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.9%	59	16.4	29.6	21.1	30.2			23.7	39.3	43.2	26.3	39.6			36.7	15.9	15.1	15.5	17.5	$17,100	$3,364	$13,736
Indian Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-6	10833 E 56th St	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 964-4400	712	43	16.5	69.0%	60 (8.4%)	247 (34.7%)	373 (52.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	23.4	794^th of 1015 public elementary schools	21.8%		15.1	860^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.4%	66	20.3	14.9	25.2	32.9			23.7	35.9	26.5	30.3	28.7			30.3	16.5	18.9	17.8	27.7	$13,318	$2,023	$11,296
Lakeside Elementary School	Public	K-4	9601 E 21st St	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-2850	527	36	14.6	69.4%	36 (6.8%)	328 (62.2%)	121 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	24.5	781^st of 1015 public elementary schools	23.1%		23.9	784^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.0%	3	23.4	31.1					26.9	22.5	42.2					31.3	26.7		26.7		$12,875	$1,516	$11,359
Sunny Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	11149 Stonybrook Dr	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-2900	485	33	14.7	63.7%	18 (3.7%)	302 (62.3%)	126 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	18.8	835^th of 1015 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.4	880^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.4%	45	29.0	18.9					24.9	36.5	17.6					28.7	13.5		13.5		$13,435	$1,685	$11,750

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In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc.

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Students at Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc are 82% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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