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Booker T Washington Alt School

Public Grades 6-12

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 2% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Booker T Washington Alt School is a small alternative school in Terre Haute, Indiana, serving grades 6–12 with just 62 students, located only 0.11 miles from Terre Haute South Vigo High School within Vigo County School Corp. It serves a high-need population — 72.58% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — with an unusually low student-teacher ratio of 3.1 and very high per-student spending of $26,361, roughly double the nearby comprehensive high schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 406th of 415 Indiana high schools (2nd percentile) with 0 stars, while its district ranked 270th of 374.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's biggest attendance challenge: 51.8% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, more than double the district rate of 27.4% and far above nearby West Vigo High School (32.3%) and Clay City Junior-Senior High School (12.0%). Academic proficiency is very low: ILEARN ELA 3.13% and Math 3.03%, Biology EOC 6.67%, SAT ERW 18.75%, and SAT Math 0% for three straight reported years. Graduation is improving, though — from 40.6% in 2020–2021 to 76.4% in 2024–2025 — still below the district's 83.9% and every nearby comprehensive high school.

The contrast with adjacent Terre Haute South Vigo High School is sharp: it enrolls 1,544 students, ranks in the 56th percentile with 3 stars, and graduates 85.6% of students. The nearest alternative peer, Excel Center of West Central Indiana, also ranks in the 2nd percentile, but Booker T Washington's 76.4% graduation rate is far higher than Excel Center's 4.7%. Subgroup outcomes are a concern — the school ranks in the bottom 1–15% statewide for special education and low-income students. With only 62 students, percentages can swing widely from year to year, so families should interpret single-year changes with caution.

Students ?

3.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,734

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3707 S 7th St
Terre Haute, IN 47802

(812) 462-4427

District: Vigo County School Corp

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Two or more races:

12.9%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2008 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 3 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (5% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (76% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg32%

Indiana avg39%

406^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Vigo County School Corp

270^th of 374Vigo County School Corp 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	480 of 480	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	482 of 483	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	406 of 415	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	406 of 429	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	374 of 432	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	330 of 409	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	378 of 388	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	377 of 389	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	368 of 394	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	310 of 353	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	337 of 364	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	351 of 360	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	344 of 354	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	328 of 349	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.0	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	9.3	362 of 392	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	378 of 390	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	248 of 292	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	383 of 387	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	362 of 381	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing19%-33 vs state

Biology7%

English Language Arts3%

Math3%

Mathematics0%-26 vs state

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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 Science (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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Booker T Washington Alt School	Public	6-12	3707 S 7th St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4427	62	20	3.1	72.6%	44 (71.0%)	6 (9.7%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.9%)	6.1	406^th of 415 public high schools	2.2%		6.4	406^th of 429 public high schools	5.4%		18.8	0.0			7.1	3.1			6.7	3.0			6.7	$28,734	$1,059	$27,675
Terre Haute South Vigo High School	Public	9-12	3737 S 7th St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4252	1,544	111	13.9	52.5%	1,085 (70.3%)	136 (8.8%)	100 (6.5%)	53 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	163 (10.6%)	52.1	183^rd of 415 public high schools	55.9%		53.5	182^nd of 429 public high schools	57.6%	1	52.3	25.2											33.9	$11,547	$672	$10,876
Excel Center of West Central Indiana	Public, Charter	9-12	2702 S. 3rd St.	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Excel Center of West Central Indiana	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 235-1827	139			—	89 (64.0%)	16 (11.5%)	31 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	6.3	405^th of 415 public high schools	2.4%					(n/a)	16.7	0.0												$8,084	$4,767	$3,316
West Vigo High School	Public	9-12	4590 W Sarah Myers Dr	West Terre Haute	47885	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4282	531	51	10.4	51.8%	497 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	31.8	293^rd of 415 public high schools	29.4%		37.7	276^th of 429 public high schools	35.7%	17	38.6	12.9											35.4	$15,323	$685	$14,638
Terre Haute North Vigo High School	Public	9-12	3434 Maple Av	Terre Haute	47804	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4312	1,486	106	14.0	54.7%	1,235 (83.1%)	64 (4.3%)	73 (4.9%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (6.9%)	43.6	235^th of 415 public high schools	43.4%		38.2	274^th of 429 public high schools	36.1%	39	51.3	20.6											27.2	$11,490	$628	$10,862
North Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	910 E Cr 975 N	Farmersburg	47850	Sullivan County	Northeast School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 397-2132	369	29	12.7	50.4%	350 (94.9%)	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	21.8	326^th of 415 public high schools	21.4%		15.6	366^th of 429 public high schools	14.7%	40	35.4	2.1		30.8	23.1	26.9		27.7	10.8	19.2			32.3	$14,434	$235	$14,200
Northview High School	Public	9-12	3150 W Sr 340	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-2661	863	74	11.7	36.5%	788 (91.3%)	6 (0.7%)	33 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.1%)	35.1	280^th of 415 public high schools	32.5%		49.6	207^th of 429 public high schools	51.7%	73	40.8	17.3											32.1	$12,998	$290	$12,708
South Vermillion High School	Public	9-12	770 W Wildcat Dr	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 832-3551	446	47	9.4	54.7%	415 (93.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	59.4	135^th of 415 public high schools	67.5%		39.7	269^th of 429 public high schools	37.3%	134	60.9	18.4											48.7	$13,024	$291	$12,733
Clay City Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	601 Lankford St	Clay City	47841	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 939-2154	366	27	13.7	34.2%	347 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	53.9	164^th of 415 public high schools	60.5%		51.6	197^th of 429 public high schools	54.1%	33	47.7	13.9		58.9	82.5	71.4		33.9	36.5	35.3			65.5	$13,421	$262	$13,159
Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4907 S Coxville Rd	Montezuma	47862	Parke County	Southwest Parke Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 569-2045	471	47	9.9	49.7%	437 (92.8%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	27.5	307^th of 415 public high schools	26.0%		40.2	265^th of 429 public high schools	38.2%	42	42.9	11.9		45.1	38.0	41.6		35.2	28.2	31.7			15.8	$12,456	$800	$11,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T Washington Alt School

What district is Booker T Washington Alt School in?

Vigo County School Corp

Is Booker T Washington Alt School a good school?

Booker T Washington Alt School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Booker T Washington Alt School?

Students at Booker T Washington Alt School are 71% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% African American, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Booker T Washington Alt School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 62 students attended Booker T Washington Alt School.

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