Summary:
ZIP code 46205 contains 11 schools serving roughly 3,805 students, spanning prekindergarten through 12th grade. The mix includes six elementary schools, one middle school, three high schools, and one alternative school, run by Indianapolis Public Schools, charter operators, the Excel Center - Meadows and Excel Center - Michigan Street high schools, and the statewide Indiana School For The Deaf. Grade spans range from PK–8 and K–4 to 7–12 and PK–12, so options differ a lot depending on a child's age.
Outcomes vary sharply from school to school. Mary Nicholson School 70 is the strongest performer in the ZIP, with 4 stars, a rank of 283 out of 1,015 schools, and all-grade proficiency of 52.6% in ELA, 50.87% in math, and 60.71% in science. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism here at 10.1%, below the state's 16.7%, and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 21.65%. Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School is second, with 2 stars and 40.7% ELA, 37.21% math, and 42.86% science, though its 5th-grade math is 21.74%. For context, IPS district proficiency is about 21% in each subject.
Several schools face serious challenges. Excel Center - Michigan Street has a 9.0% graduation rate and 94.9% chronic absenteeism, while Excel Center - Meadows graduates 11.8%. Charles A Tindley Accelerated School has the area's strongest graduation rate at 82.8%, still below the state's 89.7%. Louis B Russell Junior School 48 spends the most per student ($23,612) yet has 65.3% chronic absenteeism and 10% ELA proficiency. Avondale Meadows Academy and Tindley Genesis Academy also post low proficiency and very high free/reduced lunch rates. Across the ZIP, poverty and absenteeism track more closely with outcomes than spending or class size.
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