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Perry Meridian High School

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Perry Meridian High School ranks 171 st of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 60% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Perry Meridian High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 2,373 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Perry Township Schools district, which is ranked 234 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Perry Meridian High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 123 out of 398 Indiana high schools in 2022-2023 to 224 out of 409 in 2021-2022. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, with 3 stars in recent years and 2 stars in 2021-2022 and 2018-2019 through 2016-2017. While the school has performed better for male students compared to female students, it has struggled with the performance of Asian, African American, and Hispanic student groups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Indiana high schools for these subgroups. In contrast, the school has performed better for White and multi-racial student groups, ranking in the top half or top third of Indiana high schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Southport High School, another high school in the Perry Township Schools district, has performed similarly to Perry Meridian High School. However, Christel House DORS and Christel House Watanabe Manual High School, both public charter high schools in the Indianapolis area, have significantly lower statewide rankings and test scores compared to Perry Meridian High School. Additionally, Decatur Central High School and Greenwood Community High School have lower statewide rankings and test scores compared to Perry Meridian High School, while Center Grove High School has significantly higher statewide rankings, graduation rates, and test scores.

2,455

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,899

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 W Meridian School Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46217

(317) 789-4400

District: Perry Township Schools

Feeder schools for Perry Meridian High School:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
	Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
	Glenns Valley Elementary School
	William Henry Burkhart Elementary
Middle:	Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy
	Perry Meridian Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Asian:

29.8%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Indiana median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Indiana)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

Indiana avg42%

171^st of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Perry Township Schools

234^th of 380Perry Township 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
2025	54.5	171 of 429	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	191 of 432	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	123 of 398	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	224 of 409	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	136 of 388	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	197 of 389	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	232 of 385	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.3	220 of 380	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	268 of 394	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.6	298 of 400	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	316 of 379	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	262 of 353	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	245 of 373	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.9	237 of 364	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.5	287 of 362	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	274 of 364	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	291 of 360	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	287 of 354	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.9	214 of 349	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.6	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	41 of 125	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	61 of 119	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	33 of 94	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	23 of 74	68.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	182 of 387	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	172 of 392	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	145 of 388	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	127 of 181	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	87 of 184	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	102 of 166	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	106 of 164	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	109 of 377	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	118 of 377	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	76 of 379	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	168 of 386	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	195 of 392	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	114 of 383	70.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	40 of 102	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	28 of 104	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	38 of 94	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	190 of 298	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	146 of 289	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	111 of 285	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	119 of 377	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	129 of 381	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	58 of 375	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	155 of 378	59.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing55%~ state avg

Biology43%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-4 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
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
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
Greenwood Community High School	Public	9-12	615 W Smith Valley Rd	Greenwood	46142	Johnson County	Greenwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 889-4000	1,229	73	16.9	38.4%	867 (70.5%)	87 (7.1%)	118 (9.6%)	74 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.5%)	64.7	112^th of 429 public high schools	73.9%		70	80^th of 432 public high schools	81.5%	32	61.7	22.0	52.2	$11,403	$244	$11,158
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
Center Grove High School	Public	9-12	2717 S Morgantown Rd	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 881-0581	2,956	145	20.3	23.8%	2,299 (77.8%)	112 (3.8%)	166 (5.6%)	275 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	101 (3.4%)	83.9	33^rd of 429 public high schools	92.3%		84.7	36^th of 432 public high schools	91.7%	3	74.2	36.3	58.1	$9,563	$293	$9,269
Central Nine Career Center	Public	6-12	1999 US Highway 31 South	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Central Nine Career Center	No	No	No	No	(317) 888-4401	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$00
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
Decatur Township School for Excellence	Public	7-12	5106 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 856-0900	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry Meridian High School

Is Perry Meridian High School a good school?

Perry Meridian High School ranks 171^st of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Perry Meridian High School?

Students at Perry Meridian High School are 41% White, 30% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Perry Meridian High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,455 students attended Perry Meridian High School.

What schools feed into Perry Meridian High School?

Perry Meridian High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
Elementary : Glenns Valley Elementary School
Elementary : William Henry Burkhart Elementary
Middle : Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy
Middle : Perry Meridian Middle School

What district is Perry Meridian High School in?

Perry Township Schools

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