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Hoosier College and Career Academy

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 7-12

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 12% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Hoosier College and Career Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 784 students. The school is part of the Hoosier College and Career Academy District, which is ranked 334 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hoosier College and Career Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Indiana high schools, with its academic performance significantly below state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.12% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.9-42.7%, and just 4.36% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 34.5-35.9%. The school's graduation rates have also been inconsistent, ranging from 51.7% to 88.4% in recent years, which are lower than the state average. Additionally, Hoosier College and Career Academy has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 29.6%, well above the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Purdue Polytechnic High School North, Warren Central High School, and Lawrence Central High School generally outperform Hoosier College and Career Academy on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that Hoosier College and Career Academy may need to examine its instructional practices, support systems, and overall school model to improve student achievement.

1,484

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,503

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5650 Caito Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46226

(317) 495-6494

District: Hoosier College and Career Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

African American:

13.9%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (66% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

421^st of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

377^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

334^th of 380Hoosier College and Career Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	421 of 480	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	434 of 491	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	429 of 489	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	464 of 490	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	412 of 483	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	447 of 470	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	377 of 429	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	365 of 432	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	366 of 398	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	374 of 409	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	357 of 388	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	365 of 389	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	110 of 132	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	117 of 125	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	73 of 119	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	354 of 387	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	355 of 392	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	360 of 388	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	164 of 181	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	161 of 184	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	153 of 166	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	334 of 377	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	324 of 377	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	351 of 379	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	357 of 386	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	326 of 392	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	353 of 383	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	96 of 102	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	235 of 298	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	132 of 289	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	220 of 285	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	364 of 377	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	349 of 381	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	359 of 375	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	364 of 378	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology32%-14 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing27%-27 vs state

English Language Arts21%

Math4%

Mathematics2%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (2025)			ILEARN Biology (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoosier College and Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	5650 Caito Drive	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Hoosier College and Career Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 495-6494	1,484	57	26.0	50.7%	991 (66.8%)	206 (13.9%)	160 (10.8%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (7.4%)	13.7	377^th of 429 public high schools	12.1%		16.1	365^th of 432 public high schools	15.5%	12	27.3	2.3	19.3	22.3	21.1	8.1	2.0	4.4	31.8	$10,503	$1,446	$9,057
Lawrence Central High School	Public	9-12	7300 E 56th St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-7400	2,517	143	17.5	60.2%	259 (10.3%)	1,268 (50.4%)	810 (32.2%)	16 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	159 (6.3%)	15.7	365^th of 429 public high schools	14.9%		13.2	378^th of 432 public high schools	12.5%	13	26.1	5.7							25.3	$11,975	$686	$11,289
McKenzie Career Center	Public	6-12	7250 E 75th St	Indianapolis	46256	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-8000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lawrence North High School	Public	9-12	7802 N Hague Rd	Indianapolis	46256	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-7700	2,799	150	18.7	51.5%	548 (19.6%)	1,201 (42.9%)	857 (30.6%)	21 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	169 (6.0%)	27.6	314^th of 429 public high schools	26.8%		25.1	323^rd of 432 public high schools	25.2%	9	41.3	11.2							23.1	$11,467	$569	$10,898
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%)	5.8	410^th of 429 public high schools	4.4%		5.9	414^th of 432 public high schools	4.2%	4	10.0	2.1							6.1	$16,283	$3,247	$13,035
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%)	18.9	351^st of 429 public high schools	18.2%		13.5	377^th of 432 public high schools	12.7%	26	20.0	15.0	9.5	30.8	21.3	9.1	11.5	10.4	14.3	$17,225	$3,249	$13,976
Excel Center - Shadeland	Public, Charter	9-12	2525 N. Shadeland Ave	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	Excel Center - Shadeland	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 524-3910	404	14	28.8	64.4%	21 (5.2%)	279 (69.1%)	90 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Charles A Tindley Accelerated School	Public, Charter	7-12	3960 Meadows Dr	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Charles A Tindley Accelerated School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 545-1745	309	24	12.8	72.8%	2 (0.6%)	245 (79.3%)	50 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	21.2	339^th of 429 public high schools	21.0%		8.9	392^nd of 432 public high schools	9.3%	53	34.3	8.6	8.6	23.1	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.6	$19,128	$3,144	$15,984
Excel Center - Meadows	Public, Charter	9-12	3919 Meadows Dr.	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Excel Center - Meadows	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 524-3750	396	11	36.0	81.3%	23 (5.8%)	302 (76.3%)	50 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Walker Career Center	Public	6-12	9651 E 21st St	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 532-6150	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00

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Students at Hoosier College and Career Academy are 67% White, 14% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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Hoosier College and Career Academy ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Indiana high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,484 students attended Hoosier College and Career Academy.

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