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Monarca Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

Summary

Monarca Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Indianapolis, IN, with 99 students. The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance well below state and local averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.62% of Monarca Academy students were proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 40.5% for 6th grade, 37.9% for 7th grade, and 42.7% for 8th grade. In math, the school's proficiency rate was even lower at 8.02%, compared to the state averages of 39.7% for 6th grade, 35.9% for 7th grade, and 34.5% for 8th grade. Science proficiency was also very low at 3.13% for 6th grade, compared to the state average of 42.4%.

Monarca Academy serves a relatively disadvantaged student population, with 46.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's academic performance lags behind that of nearby charter schools, such as Indiana Connections Career Academy, which had 26.85% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts in 2024-2025. Monarca Academy is also located just 1 mile away from Speedway Senior High School, a highly-ranked public school in the state, which had significantly higher academic proficiency rates, with 61.59% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology in 2024-2025.

Monarca Academy's higher per-student spending of $14,702 in 2023-2024, compared to the nearby Excel Center for Adult Learners ($3,967) and Indiana Connections Career Academy ($8,771), does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes for its students. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.2% to 27.7% over the past few years, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

219

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,702

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5525 W 34th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46224

(317) 379-0499

District: Monarca Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

White:

2.7%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2024 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

440^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2024

From bottom 26% (2024) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	440 of 480	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	364 of 491	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%

Math8%

Science3%

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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 Science (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 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
Monarca Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5525 W 34th Street	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Monarca Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 379-0499	219	12	18.2	47.9%	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	205 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)			9.4	11.4	21.8	14.6	1.6	8.6	12.8	8.0	3.1	3.1		$14,702	$471	$14,232
Excel Center - West	Public, Charter	9-12	6000 W 34th St	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Excel Center - West	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-4005	410	13	31.5	21.5%	12 (2.9%)	318 (77.6%)	67 (16.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)														$4,282	$299	$3,983
Speedway Senior High School	Public	9-12	5357 W 25th St	Speedway	46224	Marion County	School Town of Speedway	No	No	No	No	(317) 244-7238	602	37	16.4	56.0%	242 (40.2%)	140 (23.3%)	151 (25.1%)	31 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	84.1	32^nd of 429 public high schools	92.5%		84.5	37^th of 432 public high schools	91.4%	5	68.6	40.9											61.6	$12,926	$612	$12,314
Achieve Virtual Education Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1250 N High School Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	Yes	No	(317) 988-7144	668	27	24.5	42.8%	344 (51.5%)	136 (20.4%)	142 (21.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.0%)	26.9	316^th of 429 public high schools	26.3%		47.5	215^th of 432 public high schools	50.2%	101	41.2	8.8			50.0	50.0			0.0	13.6			26.1	$8,036	$4,207	$3,829
Ben Davis High School	Public	10-12	1200 N Girls Sch Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7000	3,315	180	18.4	69.1%	606 (18.3%)	1,291 (38.9%)	1,225 (37.0%)	12 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	178 (5.4%)	22	333^rd of 429 public high schools	22.4%		17.3	357^th of 432 public high schools	17.4%	24	32.0	9.9											10.5	$13,675	$1,059	$12,616
Area 31 Career & Technical Center	Public	6-12	1200 N High School Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7230	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Pike High School	Public	9-12	5401 W 71st St	Indianapolis	46268	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 291-5250	3,188	211	15.0	51.9%	197 (6.2%)	1,879 (58.9%)	927 (29.1%)	39 (1.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	143 (4.5%)	27.7	313^th of 429 public high schools	27.0%		32.8	293^rd of 432 public high schools	32.2%	20	35.9	14.7											26.1	$13,759	$1,011	$12,748
Indiana Connections Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6640 Intech Boulevard - Ste 10	Indianapolis	46278	Marion County	Indiana Connections Career Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 732-7790	942	23	40.9	42.9%	653 (69.3%)	119 (12.6%)	106 (11.3%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.4%)	43.1	239^th of 429 public high schools	44.3%		44.6	233^rd of 432 public high schools	46.1%	6	50.0	9.8	32.4	16.9	31.5	26.9	13.5	8.6	7.3	8.8	35.1	35.1	49.6	$8,771	$1,269	$7,502
Ben Davis University High School	Public	10-12	1155 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7800	375	17	22.0	73.6%	77 (20.5%)	125 (33.3%)	164 (43.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	61.8	128^th of 429 public high schools	70.2%		69.1	83^rd of 432 public high schools	80.8%	45	60.8	18.5												$15,391	$1,516	$13,875

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Students at Monarca Academy are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Monarca Academy.

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