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The Hope Academy - Inc.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 20% of Indiana high schools

Summary

The Hope Academy Inc. is a public charter high school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 40 students. The school is part of the The Hope Academy Inc. district, which is ranked 305 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Hope Academy Inc. has seen fluctuating four-year graduation rates, ranging from 57.1% to 88.4% over the past few years, which is comparable to the nearby schools. However, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 43.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which all had 17.8% chronic absenteeism in 2023-2024. The school has consistently underperformed on standardized tests compared to the state and nearby schools, with only 14.29% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing and Mathematics in 2024-2025, and a low ILEARN Biology proficiency rate of 9.1% in 2020-2021, compared to the state average of 31.8%.

The Hope Academy Inc. has seen a decline in free/reduced lunch recipients, from 27.27% in 2022-2023 to 7.5% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the nearby schools, which have free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 48.15% to 77.34%. The school has had relatively high spending per student, ranging from $47,333 to $77,354 in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which have spending per student ranging from $3,606 to $18,982. Additionally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 2.4 to 3.6 in recent years, much lower than the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 9.0 to 76.3.

Students ?

1.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,333

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3919 Madison Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46227

(317) 572-9440

District: The Hope Academy- Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.4%

African American:

32.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2022

✓Small classes — about 2 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (82% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Indiana avg40%

344^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2022

From bottom 10% (2022) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

305^th of 380The Hope Academy- 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	344 of 429	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	275 of 432	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.1	367 of 409	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	322 of 392	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	230 of 381	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)40th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)18th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing14%-40 vs state

Mathematics14%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	36.0	22.5%	68 (15.7%)	87 (20.1%)	69 (16.0%)	184 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%		5	422^nd of 432 public high schools	2.3%	6	0.0	0.0		$3,606	$96	$3,510
The Hope Academy - Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	3919 Madison Ave	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	The Hope Academy- Inc.	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 572-9440	31	17	1.8	64.5%	15 (48.4%)	10 (32.3%)	4 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	20.1	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%		37.6	275^th of 432 public high schools	36.3%	69	14.3	14.3		$47,333	$2,326	$45,007
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%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%		7.8	400^th of 432 public high schools	7.4%	16	0.0	0.0		$5,319	$116	$5,204
Christel House Watanabe Manual High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2405 Madison Ave	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Christel House Academy South	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 226-2200	458	33	14.0	69.4%	116 (25.3%)	76 (16.6%)	235 (51.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	21.9	334^th of 429 public high schools	22.1%		25.9	320^th of 432 public high schools	25.9%	14	29.9	11.5	27.1	$13,793	$2,879	$10,914
Southport High School	Public	9-12	971 E Banta Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4800	2,431	134	18.2	70.6%	783 (32.2%)	377 (15.5%)	661 (27.2%)	505 (20.8%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (4.2%)	33.9	293^rd of 429 public high schools	31.7%		34.9	285^th of 432 public high schools	34.0%	8	43.7	13.4	32.8	$11,347	$1,259	$10,087
Excel Center - Southeast	Public, Charter	9-12	2251 Sloan Avenue	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Excel Center - Southeast	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(574) 370-1130	273	10	27.3	16.5%	62 (22.7%)	119 (43.6%)	51 (18.7%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.7%)								(n/a)				$8,305	$6,415	$1,890
Beech Grove Senior High School	Public	9-12	5330 Hornet Ave	Beech Grove	46107	Marion County	Beech Grove City Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 786-1447	914	54	17.0	51.2%	558 (61.1%)	140 (15.3%)	135 (14.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.1%)	34.7	286^th of 429 public high schools	33.3%		20.9	341^st of 432 public high schools	21.1%	55	49.2	14.4	23.4	$12,664	$1,263	$11,401
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind	Public, Charter	9-12	3029 E Washington St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 832-1200	600	38	15.7	64.2%	195 (32.5%)	193 (32.2%)	167 (27.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	48.8	213^th of 429 public high schools	50.3%		29.1	309^th of 432 public high schools	28.5%	96	52.4	19.5	38.3	$18,378	$1,562	$16,816
Perry Meridian High School	Public	9-12	401 W Meridian School Rd	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4400	2,455	131	18.7	58.9%	1,007 (41.0%)	243 (9.9%)	350 (14.3%)	732 (29.8%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	121 (4.9%)	54.5	171^st of 429 public high schools	60.1%		51.3	191^st of 432 public high schools	55.8%	20	54.7	21.1	43.1	$10,899	$1,039	$9,860
Arsenal Technical High School	Public	9-12	1500 E Michigan St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 693-5300	2,360	158	14.9	61.5%	142 (6.0%)	782 (33.1%)	1,359 (57.6%)	12 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (2.6%)	10.4	387^th of 429 public high schools	9.8%		8.6	394^th of 432 public high schools	8.8%	7	15.9	6.0	13.5	$18,982	$3,760	$15,222

Frequently Asked Questions about The Hope Academy - Inc.

How many students attend The Hope Academy - Inc.?

In the 2024-25 school year, 31 students attended The Hope Academy - Inc..

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Is The Hope Academy - Inc. a good school?

The Hope Academy - Inc. ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of The Hope Academy - Inc.?

Students at The Hope Academy - Inc. are 48% White, 32% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025

2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025

2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 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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