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Southport High School

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Southport High School ranks 293 rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 32% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Southport High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 2,376 students in grades 9-12. It 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.

Southport High School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.84% of Southport students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to 37.81% for the Perry Township Schools district. Similarly, in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, Southport scored 43.69% proficient or better, while the district scored 49.44%. The school's graduation rates have been mixed, ranging from 87.2% to 93.4% over the past few years, which are generally above the state average but lower than the 88.4% four-year graduation rate reported for the nearby Perry Meridian High School.

Southport High School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the 17.8% rate reported for Perry Meridian High School. Additionally, Southport has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, much higher than the 57.56% rate at Perry Meridian High School.

2,431

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,347

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

971 E Banta Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46227

(317) 789-4800

District: Perry Township Schools

Feeder schools for Southport High School:

Elementary:	Clinton Young Elementary School
	Homecroft Elementary School
	Mary Bryan Elementary School
	Southport Elementary School
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	Winchester Village Elementary
Middle:	Southport 6th Grade Academy
	Southport Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.2%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Asian:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Indiana)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

Indiana avg42%

293^rd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	33.9	293 of 429	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	285 of 432	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	293 of 398	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	276 of 409	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	260 of 388	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	312 of 389	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	295 of 385	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	276 of 380	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	283 of 394	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	341 of 400	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	344 of 379	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	320 of 353	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	320 of 373	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	317 of 364	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	310 of 362	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	320 of 364	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.5	301 of 360	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	303 of 354	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	298 of 349	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.1	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	74 of 125	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	66 of 125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.8	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	60 of 119	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	43 of 94	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	282 of 387	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	258 of 392	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	274 of 388	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	160 of 181	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	131 of 184	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	142 of 166	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	137 of 164	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	261 of 377	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	231 of 377	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	262 of 379	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	285 of 386	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	287 of 392	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	297 of 383	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	47 of 102	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	58 of 104	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	61 of 94	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	203 of 298	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	167 of 289	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	215 of 285	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	213 of 377	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	195 of 381	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	221 of 375	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	180 of 378	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

African American (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing44%-11 vs state

Biology33%-13 vs state

Mathematics13%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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 - 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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southport High School

What is the racial makeup of Southport High School?

Students at Southport High School are 32% White, 27% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Southport High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,431 students attended Southport High School.

What district is Southport High School in?

Perry Township Schools

Is Southport High School a good school?

Southport High School ranks 293^rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Southport High School?

Southport High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clinton Young Elementary School
Elementary : Homecroft Elementary School
Elementary : Mary Bryan Elementary School
Elementary : Southport Elementary School
Elementary : Winchester Village Elementary
Middle : Southport 6th Grade Academy
Middle : Southport Middle School

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