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James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 1% of Indiana high schools

Summary

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, IN, serving grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 587 students, most of whom come from lower-income households (68.82% free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025). In 2025–2026 it ranked 410th of 415 Indiana high schools — the 1st percentile — and received 0 stars, placing it among the lowest-ranked high schools in the state.

Achievement on state and college-ready measures is very low. In 2025–2026, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency was 9.7%, SAT Mathematics was 0%, and Biology End-of-Course proficiency was 7.86%. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 77.7%, below the state's 89.7%, and chronic absenteeism was 23.7%, above the state's 16.7%. Compared with nearby schools, Phalen's SAT ERW is less than half the next-lowest nearby result (Rooted School Indianapolis at 23.08%), and it ties Rooted at 0% SAT Math. Irvington Preparatory Academy, Lawrence North High School, Lawrence Central High School, and Warren Central High School all show higher proficiency and graduation rates, while Hoosier College and Career Academy ranks somewhat higher overall despite low scores of its own. Excel Center - Shadeland serves a nontraditional population and is not directly comparable.

The school's position has been consistent: it has earned 0 stars in every reported year, and its best recent percentile was 5th in 2022–2023. Some measures have improved — chronic absenteeism fell from 83.0% in 2021–2022 to 23.7% in 2024–2025, and the graduation rate rose from 64.8% to 83.6% in 2023–2024 before slipping to 77.7%. English Language Learner students are the strongest reported subgroup, reaching the 25th percentile in 2025–2026 — still below median, but far above the school's overall 1st percentile. Notably, Irvington Preparatory Academy serves a similarly high-poverty population (70.55% free or reduced-price lunch) yet reports much higher proficiency, suggesting poverty alone does not explain the achievement gap.

587

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,283

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4352 Mitthoeffer Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46235

(317) 552-1600

District: James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.0%

Hispanic:

23.3%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (6% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (78% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg6%

Indiana avg39%

410^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

371^st of 374James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	410 of 415	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	410 of 429	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	414 of 432	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	377 of 398	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	401 of 409	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	131 of 133	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	124 of 132	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	124 of 132	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	117 of 125	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	91 of 122	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	106 of 119	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	67 of 94	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	64 of 74	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	393 of 395	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	379 of 387	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	385 of 392	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	368 of 388	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	176 of 181	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	182 of 184	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	164 of 166	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	163 of 164	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	383 of 390	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	370 of 377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	365 of 377	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	360 of 379	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	391 of 397	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	380 of 386	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	383 of 392	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	371 of 383	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	287 of 298	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	267 of 289	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	273 of 285	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing10%-42 vs state

Biology8%

Mathematics0%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)			ILEARN Math (2026)			ILEARN Biology (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	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
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	410^th of 415 public high schools	1.2%		5.8	410^th of 429 public high schools	4.4%		9.7	0.0							7.9	$16,283	$3,247	$13,035
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
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%)	20.2	330^th of 415 public high schools	20.5%		15.7	365^th of 429 public high schools	14.9%	35	30.7	7.4							30.5	$11,975	$686	$11,289
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%)	11.3	371^st of 415 public high schools	10.6%		13.7	377^th of 429 public high schools	12.1%	6	24.5	2.1	16.4	10.1	11.7	7.5	5.8	6.2	21.9	$10,503	$1,446	$9,057
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%)	16.7	348^th of 415 public high schools	16.1%		16.9	358^th of 429 public high schools	16.6%	10	27.8	8.3							22.7	$12,809	$970	$11,839
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)
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%)	9	383^rd of 415 public high schools	7.7%		18.9	351^st of 429 public high schools	18.2%	32	23.1	0.0	15.0	12.5	13.6	19.1	33.3	26.7	15.6	$17,225	$3,249	$13,976
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%)	32.6	287^th of 415 public high schools	30.8%		27.6	314^th of 429 public high schools	26.8%	27	35.6	15.1							37.4	$11,467	$569	$10,898
GEO Next Generation Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4010 N Sherman Drive	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	GEO Next Generation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 608-6220	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	10.6	377^th of 415 public high schools	9.2%		4.9	415^th of 429 public high schools	3.3%	38	23.5	0.0	6.1	17.0	12.8	0.0	7.6	4.7	23.1	$16,425	$3,612	$12,813

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Students at James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School are 71% African American, 23% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School.

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