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Shortridge High School

Public Grades 9-12

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 17% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Shortridge High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 1,174 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools district, which is ranked 300 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Shortridge High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools, with a ranking between 309 and 356 out of around 400 schools over the past several years, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent years, indicating poor overall performance.

Shortridge High School consistently underperforms compared to the Indianapolis Public Schools district and the state of Indiana in standardized test scores, with only 14.23% of Shortridge students proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 18.72% for the district. The school's performance in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing and SAT/Mathematics is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Shortridge High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 74.4% and 88.4% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 60.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Crispus Attucks High School, Herron-Riverside High School, and Arsenal Technical High School, Shortridge High School generally performs worse across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This indicates that the challenges faced by Shortridge High School may be unique or more pronounced than those of its neighboring schools.

1,206

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,755

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3401 N Meridian
Indianapolis, IN 46208

(317) 226-2810

District: Indianapolis Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.7%

Hispanic:

36.7%

White:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Indianapolis Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg15%

Indiana avg42%

356^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools

300^th of 380Indianapolis Public 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	356 of 429	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	332 of 432	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	335 of 398	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	309 of 409	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	323 of 388	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	316 of 389	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.1	184 of 394	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	4.4	380 of 400	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	369 of 379	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	331 of 353	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	344 of 373	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	350 of 364	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	344 of 362	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	89 of 125	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	76 of 125	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	77 of 119	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	63 of 94	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	54 of 74	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	347 of 387	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	315 of 392	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	324 of 388	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	128 of 181	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	136 of 184	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	146 of 166	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.4	53 of 164	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	332 of 377	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	313 of 377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	325 of 379	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	334 of 386	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	318 of 392	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	339 of 383	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	43.7	54 of 104	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	57 of 94	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	167 of 298	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	208 of 289	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	249 of 285	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	189 of 377	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	68 of 381	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	78 of 375	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	45 of 378	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)50th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)48th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing31%-24 vs state

Biology14%-31 vs state

Mathematics10%-15 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
Shortridge High School	Public	9-12	3401 N Meridian	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2810	1,206	83	14.5	60.7%	172 (14.3%)	539 (44.7%)	442 (36.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	17.3	356^th of 429 public high schools	17.0%		23.2	332^nd of 432 public high schools	23.1%	24	30.8	10.0							14.2	$19,755	$3,583	$16,172
BELIEVE Circle City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2540 North Capitol Ave	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	BELIEVE Circle City High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 296-1954	269	15	17.9	1.1%	12 (4.5%)	136 (50.6%)	114 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	34.4	290^th of 429 public high schools	32.4%		29.8	307^th of 432 public high schools	28.9%	17	35.9	10.9							43.5	$18,094	$2,683	$15,412
KIPP Indy Legacy High	Public, Charter	9-12	2255 N Ralston Ave	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	KIPP Indy Legacy High	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 547-5477	349	20	17.4	98.0%	20 (5.7%)	235 (67.3%)	82 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	9.1	394^th of 429 public high schools	8.2%		7.6	402^nd of 432 public high schools	6.9%	8	21.1	3.3							11.1	$12,882	$2,640	$10,242
Herron High School	Public, Charter	9-12	110 E 16th St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Herron Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 231-0010	981	98	10.0	43.8%	448 (45.7%)	242 (24.7%)	202 (20.6%)	20 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	89.7	14^th of 429 public high schools	96.7%		90.5	15^th of 432 public high schools	96.5%	1	76.7	42.0							64.8	$12,031	$1,297	$10,734
Herron-Riverside High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3010 N. White River Parkway Ea	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Herron-Riverside High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 231-0010	388	63	6.1	50.8%	49 (12.6%)	191 (49.2%)	126 (32.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	37.7	277^th of 429 public high schools	35.4%		49.6	202^nd of 432 public high schools	53.2%	75	50.0	16.4							13.5	$14,793	$2,417	$12,376
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)
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
Crispus Attucks High School	Public	9-12	1140 Dr M Luther King Jr St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2800	1,269	74	17.1	64.5%	28 (2.2%)	788 (62.1%)	399 (31.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.7%)	8.7	397^th of 429 public high schools	7.5%		8.1	397^th of 432 public high schools	8.1%		15.4	5.6							8.6	$18,941	$3,679	$15,263
The Match	Public, Charter	9-12	1401 Indiana Ave.	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	The Match	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 226-4263	49	12	4.0	89.8%	1 (2.0%)	12 (24.5%)	34 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)
Thrival Academy	Public	9-12	1500 E Michigan Street	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2378	0	1	106.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$25,498	$5,999	$19,500

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What is the racial makeup of Shortridge High School?

Students at Shortridge High School are 45% African American, 37% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Two or more races.

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Is Shortridge High School a good school?

Shortridge High School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Indiana high schools.

What district is Shortridge High School in?

Indianapolis Public Schools

How many students attend Shortridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,206 students attended Shortridge High School.

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