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Monarca Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

Summary

Monarca Academy is a small, standalone district school at 5525 W 34th Street in Indianapolis, serving 219 students in grades 6–12. It is classified as a high school, but the state test results it reports cover middle grades 6–8. In 2025–26, its all-grade ILEARN proficiency was 15.02% in English Language Arts, 8.45% in Math, and 15.49% in Science. Chronic absenteeism was 20.0% in 2024–25, above the state's 16.7%. The free/reduced-lunch rate was 47.95%, per-student spending was $14,702 in 2023–24, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.2 in 2024–25. No graduation rate, state rank, star rating, or SAT/Biology results are available for Monarca.

Monarca is much smaller than most nearby high schools: Pike High School has 3,188 students, Ben Davis High School 3,315, Indiana Connections Academy 7-12 5,376, and Speedway Senior High School 602. Only The Match, with 49 students, is smaller. Its middle-grade scores are far below state levels — roughly 22 to 33 percentage points under in the tested grades. Math is the clearest concern: 7th-grade Math proficiency was 2.86%, versus 35.9% statewide, 10.11% at Indiana Connections Academy 7-12, and 16.02% for the Achieve Virtual district. Indiana Connections also posted higher all-grade ELA (21.09%) and Math (11.72%) than Monarca.

Absenteeism is mixed. Monarca's 20.0% is above the state but lower than Pike High School (29.0%), Ben Davis High School (37.5%), Herron-Riverside High School (29.4%), and Excel Center - West (98.0%), and higher than Speedway Senior High School (8.0%), Ben Davis University High School (7.2%), Indiana Connections Academy 7-12 (13.8%), and Achieve Virtual Education Academy (0.0%). Its poverty rate sits mid-pack, and per-student spending fell from $24,607 in 2022–23 to $14,702 in 2023–24 while the student-teacher ratio rose from 10.2 to 18.2. Nearby Speedway Senior High School is rated 5 stars with a 99.1% graduation rate.

219

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,702

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

443^rd of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 17 pts since 2024

From bottom 26% (2024) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	443 of 486	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	440 of 480	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	364 of 491	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Science15%

English Language Arts15%

Math8%

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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 (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/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
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)			15.5	14.3	15.3	15.0	9.9	2.9	12.5	8.5	15.5	15.5		$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%)	76.5	58^th of 415 public high schools	86.0%		84.1	32^nd of 429 public high schools	92.5%	26	56.9	30.8											65.3	$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%)	32.1	292^nd of 415 public high schools	29.6%		26.9	316^th of 429 public high schools	26.3%	24	37.5	7.5				20.0				8.3			60.0	$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%)	19.1	334^th of 415 public high schools	19.5%		22	333^rd of 429 public high schools	22.4%	1	28.6	10.5											7.7	$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%)	39.9	253^rd of 415 public high schools	39.0%		37.7	277^th of 429 public high schools	35.4%	24	38.5	20.0											38.6	$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%)	26.6	310^th of 415 public high schools	25.3%		27.7	313^th of 429 public high schools	27.0%	3	33.8	12.9											31.4	$13,759	$1,011	$12,748
Indiana Connections Academy 7-12	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	6640 Intech Blvd - Suite 101	Indianapolis	46278	Marion County	Indiana Connections Academy 7-12	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 550-3188	5,376	134	40.1	41.4%	3,995 (74.3%)	506 (9.4%)	484 (9.0%)	72 (1.3%)	13 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	303 (5.6%)	28.6	300^th of 415 public high schools	27.7%		40.1	266^th of 429 public high schools	38.0%	34	38.2	5.3		20.3	21.7	21.1		10.1	12.9	11.7			38.9	$8,514	$1,099	$7,414
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%)	72.6	69^th of 415 public high schools	83.4%		61.8	128^th of 429 public high schools	70.2%	59	60.8	25.0												$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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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 25, 2026

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2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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