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Beech Grove Senior High School

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Beech Grove Senior High School ranks 258 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 38% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Beech Grove Senior High School is the only high school in the Beech Grove City Schools district, serving 914 students in grades 9–12 at 5330 Hornet Ave. in a small city entirely surrounded by Indianapolis. The district as a whole ranks near the bottom of Indiana's district distribution, but the school's own trajectory is more encouraging: it has climbed from the 10th percentile statewide in 2018–19 to the 38th percentile in 2025–26, its best standing in the decade of data available and its first back-to-back 2-star years since 2015–16.

Graduation and attendance have improved the most. The graduation rate rose 12.1 points over four years, reaching 90.5% in 2024–25 and moving slightly above Indiana's 89.7%. Chronic absenteeism fell from 66.8% in 2021–22 to 31.9% in 2024–25 — a drop more than eight times the state's improvement over the same period — though it remains nearly double Indiana's 16.7% and is still the school's clearest weakness. (The 0.0% reported for 2020–21 looks like a non-reporting glitch for that building, not a real result, and should not be read as part of the trend.) Among nearby schools, Beech Grove sits third of five comprehensive high schools on graduation, behind Franklin Central High School (98.7%) and Christel House Watanabe Manual High School (91.1%), and ahead of Irvington Preparatory Academy (89.0%).

Test scores are improving from a low base but remain below state benchmarks: 44.64% in SAT reading and writing versus 51.9% statewide, 18.3% in SAT math versus 25.6%, and 25.58% in Biology end-of-course versus 45.6%. Biology and SAT math are the two areas where the improvement story has not yet arrived. Low-income students here rank in the 62nd percentile statewide, well above the school's overall standing. The school spends $12,664 per student — less than Christel House Watanabe Manual High School or Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind — with 17.0 students per teacher. Of the closest comparisons, Franklin Central High School ranks clearly higher, while Irvington Preparatory Academy is strikingly similar in size, ranking, graduation rate, and attendance.

914

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,579

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5330 Hornet Ave
Beech Grove, IN 46107

(317) 786-1447

District: Beech Grove City Schools

Feeder schools for Beech Grove Senior High School:

Elementary:	Central Intermediate School
	Hornet Park Elementary School
	South Grove Elementary School
Middle:	Beech Grove Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

African American:

15.3%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg18%

Indiana avg39%

258^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Beech Grove City Schools

306^th of 374Beech Grove City Schools 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	38.5	258 of 415	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	286 of 429	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	341 of 432	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	315 of 398	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	315 of 409	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	329 of 388	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	350 of 389	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	325 of 385	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	295 of 380	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.5	227 of 394	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	192 of 400	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	32.0	265 of 379	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	174 of 353	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.9	199 of 373	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.0	207 of 364	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.5	125 of 362	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	68 of 364	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	90 of 360	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.3	91 of 354	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	64 of 349	81.7%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	57 of 133	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.5	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	78 of 125	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	87 of 122	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	52 of 94	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	232 of 395	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	287 of 387	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	316 of 392	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	314 of 388	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	128 of 194	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	83 of 181	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.1	171 of 184	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	106 of 166	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	122 of 164	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	149 of 390	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	233 of 377	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	299 of 377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	289 of 379	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	280 of 397	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	272 of 386	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.3	340 of 392	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	310 of 383	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	53 of 112	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.7	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	54 of 102	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	52 of 104	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	71 of 94	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	152 of 292	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.3	84 of 298	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.2	174 of 289	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	174 of 285	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	240 of 387	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	288 of 377	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	333 of 381	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	324 of 375	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	303 of 378	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing45%-7 vs state

Biology26%

Mathematics18%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

I have gone to this school for four years and its only gotten worse each year. I have witnessed bullying almost every day and teachers and staff handle it very poorly like they don't even care. Most of my class of 2019 are afraid they won't graduate because we have had the disadvantage of teachers who don't care for their students and believe the best way to teach is to give out as much homework as possible and hope the students teach themselves. I have overheard teachers talking badly about students to other members of staff and sometimes to students they like more than others. This school has an incredible amount of bias towards students and will give breaks to the students that teachers like most. The "leadership" of this school if you could even call it that is very ineffective and think the best way to motivate and teach their students a lesson is to punish them rather than giving the students the help they might desire to stay on track. I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone and wouldn't be surprised if it's shut down in the near future considering the school is in massive debt from a superintendent who is one of the most paid superintendents in the state but has bankrupt the school he was at before ours. I pray for my fellow student's futures. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Beech Grove High School is a wonderful school, I currently have 2 children that attend school there and I see the academic work that they do is above average in comparison to other school! Wonderful athletic and after school programs for any student. Close Quote

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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 (2025)
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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th 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
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%)	38.5	258^th of 415 public high schools	37.8%		34.7	286^th of 429 public high schools	33.3%	28	44.6	18.3					25.6	$11,579	$708	$10,871
Indiana Digital Learning Alternative School at Beech Grove	Public	9-12	5334 Hornet Ave.	Beech Grove	46107	Marion County	Beech Grove City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(317) 788-4481	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	8.9	387^th of 415 public high schools	6.7%					(n/a)	17.6	3.6					16.2
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)								$4,541	$635	$3,905
Victory College Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2710 Bethel Ave.	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Victory College Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(317) 270-7228	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	20	332^nd of 415 public high schools	20.0%					(n/a)	24.2	19.7					10.4
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%)								(n/a)								$64,731	$1,216	$63,514
Irvington Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5751 E University Ave	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	Irvington Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 357-5359	326	29	11.2	70.6%	175 (53.7%)	53 (16.3%)	59 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.7%)	36.8	271^st of 415 public high schools	34.7%		41.6	255^th of 429 public high schools	40.6%	16	44.2	13.0					35.9	$19,784	$1,415	$18,369
Franklin Central High School	Public	9-12	6215 S Franklin Rd	Indianapolis	46259	Marion County	Franklin Township Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 862-6646	3,438	173	19.8	47.3%	1,886 (54.9%)	475 (13.8%)	325 (9.5%)	544 (15.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.1%)	197 (5.7%)	68.3	87^th of 415 public high schools	79.0%		51.6	196^th of 429 public high schools	54.3%	109	56.5	29.9					50.7	$10,808	$384	$10,424
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%)	4.5	414^th of 415 public high schools	0.2%		4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%	2	0.0	0.0						$8,049	$576	$7,473
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%)								(n/a)								$3,063	$68	$2,996
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%)	24.5	318^th of 415 public high schools	23.4%		48.8	213^th of 429 public high schools	50.3%	105	36.7	13.3					21.2	$17,628	$74	$17,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Beech Grove Senior High School

Is Beech Grove Senior High School a good school?

Beech Grove Senior High School ranks 258^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Beech Grove Senior High School?

Beech Grove Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Intermediate School
Elementary : Hornet Park Elementary School
Elementary : South Grove Elementary School
Middle : Beech Grove Middle School

How many students attend Beech Grove Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Beech Grove Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Beech Grove Senior High School?

Students at Beech Grove Senior High School are 61% White, 15% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Beech Grove Senior High School in?

Beech Grove City Schools

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