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Herron-Riverside High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12
253rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 415 Indiana High Schools
Better than 39% of Indiana high schools
Summary

Herron-Riverside High School is a grades 9–12 school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 388 students, and in 2025–26 it ranked 253rd of 415 Indiana high schools — the 39th percentile, with a 2-star rating; its district, also named Herron-Riverside High School, ranked 242nd of 374 (35th percentile, 2 stars).

The school's recent history shows a rise and fall: it reached the 65th percentile in 2022–23 but has since settled in the mid-to-high 30s. Among nearby schools, Speedway Senior High School (86th percentile, 4 stars) and Herron High School (97th percentile, 5 stars) post much stronger results, including graduation rates of 99.1% and 97.9% and SAT EBRW scores of 56.85 and 74.77. Herron-Riverside's own graduation rate was 83.8% in 2024–25, below the state's 89.7%, and chronic absenteeism was 29.4%, nearly double the state's 16.7% — though far below George Washington High School (53.3%), Shortridge High School (57.3%), Crispus Attucks High School (53.7%), KIPP Indy Legacy High (56.3%), and Indianapolis Metropolitan High School (79.7%). The school has a notably low student–teacher ratio of 6.1 and per-student spending of $14,793.

Achievement is mixed. Biology proficiency was 38.6% in 2025–26, above BELIEVE Circle City High School (30.77%), while SAT Math was 20%, below the state's 25.6%. The overall rating also masks strong subgroup results: African American, English Language Learner, and low-income students ranked in the 71st–81st percentiles with 4 stars, and Hispanic students were at the 62nd percentile. Special education is the clear exception — 16th percentile, 1 star, down from 56th percentile the year before.

388
Students ?
6.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,793
Per pupil spending ?
50.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3010 N. White River Parkway Ea
       Indianapolis, IN  46208

(317) 231-0010

District: Herron-Riverside High School


Feeder schools for Herron-Riverside High School:

Elementary:    Cold Spring School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.2%
Hispanic:
32.5%
White:
12.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2021 → 39th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (84% vs 90%)
!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg32%
Indiana avg39%
253rd of 415
Indiana public high schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 13 pts since 2021
From top 48% (2021) to bottom 39% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
242nd of 374Herron-Riverside High School 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202639.9253 of 41539.0%★★☆☆☆
202537.7277 of 42935.4%★★☆☆☆
202449.6202 of 43253.2%★★★☆☆
202357.8138 of 39865.3%★★★☆☆
202228.3303 of 40925.9%★☆☆☆☆
202148.2186 of 38852.1%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202675.525 of 13381.2%★★★★☆
202546.547 of 13264.4%★★★☆☆
202470.430 of 13277.3%★★★★☆
202382.419 of 12584.8%★★★★☆
202256.941 of 12567.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202666.224 of 12280.3%★★★★☆
202569.720 of 11983.2%★★★★☆
202485.07 of 9492.6%★★★★★
202375.97 of 7490.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202637.5255 of 39535.4%★★☆☆☆
202532.6275 of 38728.9%★☆☆☆☆
202444.8208 of 39246.9%★★☆☆☆
202371.567 of 38882.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202653.373 of 19462.4%★★★☆☆
202556.564 of 18164.6%★★★☆☆
202448.577 of 18458.2%★★★☆☆
202380.328 of 16683.1%★★★★☆
202214.2148 of 1649.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202662.0115 of 39070.5%★★★★☆
202559.0119 of 37768.4%★★★☆☆
202448.3185 of 37750.9%★★★☆☆
202377.140 of 37989.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202639.5243 of 39738.8%★★☆☆☆
202535.3256 of 38633.7%★★☆☆☆
202449.9178 of 39254.6%★★★☆☆
202334.0262 of 38331.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202623.8246 of 29215.8%★☆☆☆☆
202549.2132 of 29855.7%★★★☆☆
202391.610 of 28596.5%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202570.967 of 37782.2%★★★★☆
202478.546 of 38187.9%★★★★☆
202388.323 of 37593.9%★★★★★
202266.2106 of 37872.0%★★★★☆
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)
White (2025)82nd percentile+47 vs school
African American (2026)81st percentile+42 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+41 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+31 vs school
Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+23 vs school
Male (2026)39th percentile~ school
Female (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2026)16th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Biology39%
Evidence-based Reading and Writing38%-13 vs state
Mathematics20%-6 vs state

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Students at Herron-Riverside High School are 49% African American, 32% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races.

Herron-Riverside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cold Spring School

Herron-Riverside High School ranks 253rd of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Herron-Riverside High School.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


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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