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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46202

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At a glance

Schools

5,104

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHerron High School12^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Global Preparatory Academy up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Herron High School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 46202 in Indianapolis has 11 schools—8 elementary (including K–8) and 3 high schools, with no standalone middle or alternative schools—serving 5,104 students. Herron High School is the standout high school: 5 stars, a 97.9% graduation rate, 13.3% chronic absenteeism, and 74.77% SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency. Paramount Cottage Home is the top elementary performer, with all-grade ELA at 65.36% and Math at 64.25%, despite the highest student-teacher ratio in the list at 22.4. Among Indianapolis Public Schools campuses, Benjamin Harrison School 2 and Charity Dye School 27 outperform district averages; Benjamin Harrison School 2’s all-grade Science is 70.21%, versus the district’s 21.32%.

Free/reduced lunch ranges from 24.09% at Benjamin Harrison School 2 to 94.37% at Vision Academy, averaging 66.65%. Chronic absenteeism is reported for 10 schools and averages 34.59%; 8 of 10 are above the state’s 16.7%, and only Herron High School (13.3%) and Benjamin Harrison School 2 (14.6%) are below it. Crispus Attucks High School has a 94.3% graduation rate but 53.7% chronic absenteeism and 5.65% SAT Math proficiency. Spending per student ranges from $9,750 at Paramount Cottage Home to $22,631 at Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc, but higher spending does not consistently match higher proficiency.

For parents, 46202 includes strong options and schools facing major challenges. Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14 has the lowest results in the list, including all-grade ELA at 11.93% and Science at 5.26%. Global Preparatory Academy and Vision Academy show sharp middle-grade drops: Global Preparatory Academy’s 3rd-grade Math is near the state level at 50.47%, but 7th-grade Math is 6.49%; Vision Academy’s 3rd-grade Math is 28.13%, while 7th-grade Math is 2.86%. Data is uneven: The Match reports only a Biology score (11.54%) and no rank, graduation, absenteeism, or spending data, while Paramount Online Academy has suppressed 3rd-grade ELA and Math values, so those are unknown. Its spending figure is from 2022–2023, not 2023–2024, so it is not directly comparable.

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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 Social Studies (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herron High School	Public, Charter	9-12	110 E 16th St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Herron Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 231-0010	981	98	10.0	43.8%	448 (45.7%)	242 (24.7%)	202 (20.6%)	20 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	91.2	12^th of 415 public high schools	97.1%		89.7	14^th of 429 public high schools	96.7%	2	74.8	40.2																			70.9	$12,031	$1,297	$10,734
Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	3920 Baker Drive	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 333-6980	247	24	10.2	73.7%	6 (2.4%)	203 (82.2%)	24 (9.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	15.9	860^th of 1015 public elementary schools	15.3%		11.5	903^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	10.1%	43			29.6	23.1	12.5	16.7	30.0	12.9	21.2	35.6	30.8	12.5	16.7	10.3	21.9	22.2	19.2	3.3	10.7	6.3		$22,631	$6,412	$16,220
Vision Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1751 E Riverside Dr	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Vision Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 632-2006	391	31	12.6	94.4%	11 (2.8%)	307 (78.5%)	56 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	14.7	872^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	14.1%		7.4	961^st of 1005 public elementary schools	4.4%	89			6.3	21.6	20.5	32.4	25.0	25.6	22.1	28.1	18.9	18.0	5.9	2.9	2.6	12.5	5.4	20.6	12.7	20.5		$13,978	$3,119	$10,859
Global Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2033 Sugar Grove Ave	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Global Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4244	742	63	11.7	82.1%	49 (6.6%)	217 (29.2%)	439 (59.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	26.7	756^th of 1015 public elementary schools	25.5%		14.9	863^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	14.1%	107			24.3	26.2	19.3	29.2	20.8	22.2	23.7	50.5	41.7	14.8	26.4	6.5	13.0	27.6	26.5	26.4	26.5	15.9		$12,813	$4,590	$8,224
Paramount Cottage Home	Public, Charter	K-5	1203 E St. Clair Street	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Paramount Cottage Home	Yes	No	No	Yes	(463) 231-2880	381	17	22.4	68.0%	46 (12.1%)	245 (64.3%)	50 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)	76.7	221^st of 1015 public elementary schools	78.2%		67.1	317^th of 1005 public elementary schools	68.5%	96			57.4	74.6	65.4				65.4	64.7	78.0	48.1				64.3	52.5		52.5	26.9		$9,750	$2,072	$7,679
Paramount Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1203 E St Clair St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Paramount Online Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 519-4588	163	8	20.3	71.2%	40 (24.5%)	75 (46.0%)	23 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.3%)	28.6	733^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	27.8%		19.5	817^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.7%	84				55.6	39.1	19.2	32.0	42.9	35.7		38.9	17.4	11.5	8.0	7.1	15.9	37.5	16.0	24.4	21.7		$8,155	$8,155
Crispus Attucks High School	Public	9-12	1140 Dr M Luther King Jr St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2800	1,269	74	17.1	64.5%	28 (2.2%)	788 (62.1%)	399 (31.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.7%)	8.1	390^th of 415 public high schools	6.0%		8.7	397^th of 429 public high schools	7.5%	7	12.1	5.7																			6.1	$18,941	$3,679	$15,263
Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14	Public	PK, KG-8	1250 E Market St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 226-4214	230	18	12.7	77.4%	27 (11.7%)	137 (59.6%)	44 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	6.9	971^st of 1015 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.3	972^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	3.3%	1			19.5	7.9	6.7				11.9	20.0	18.4	6.7				15.7	5.3		5.3	6.7		$22,500	$3,862	$18,638
Benjamin Harrison School 2	Public, Magnet	K-8	725 N New Jersey St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4202	303	25	12.1	24.1%	163 (53.8%)	68 (22.4%)	22 (7.3%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	59	406^th of 1015 public elementary schools	60.0%		72.2	264^th of 1005 public elementary schools	73.7%	142			45.3	68.1	39.2				50.3	47.2	57.5	27.5				43.7	70.2		70.2	33.3		$18,477	$2,954	$15,524
Charity Dye School 27	Public	PK, KG-8	545 E 19th St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4227	348	33	10.4	44.3%	100 (28.7%)	140 (40.2%)	75 (21.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	26.9	752^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.2	764^th of 1005 public elementary schools	24.0%	12			19.4	35.0	27.3				25.8	27.8	30.0	27.3				28.1	30.0		30.0	39.4		$19,356	$3,288	$16,068
Thrival Academy	Public	9-12	1500 E Michigan Street	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2378	0	1	106.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						$25,498	$5,999	$19,500
The Match	Public, Charter	9-12	1401 Indiana Ave.	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	The Match	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 226-4263	49	12	4.0	89.8%	1 (2.0%)	12 (24.5%)	34 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)																					11.5

Cities Near Zip Code 46202

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.22 mi	267	371^st
Speedway	4.69 mi	6	37^th
Beech Grove	5.54 mi	7	362^nd
Carmel	11 mi	18	55^th
West Newton	11.37 mi	1	357^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.