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Best High Schools in Zip Code 46208

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At a glance

Schools

1,863

Students

Districts

Top rankedBELIEVE Circle City High School225^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

BELIEVE Circle City High School up 65 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 46208 in Indianapolis has three public high schools serving grades 9–12, with a combined enrollment of 1,863 students: Shortridge High School (1,206 students), Herron-Riverside High School (388), and BELIEVE Circle City High School (269).

Shortridge High School is the largest and is part of Indianapolis Public Schools. It has the highest graduation rate, 90.4%, above the state's 89.7% and its district's 80.6%, but it also has the lowest 2025–26 rank percentile (21st, 1 star), the highest chronic absenteeism (57.3% vs. 16.7% statewide), and the lowest 2025–26 results in Biology (18.33%), SAT Reading/Writing (33.61%), and SAT Math (9.02%). It spends the most per student, $19,755. Herron-Riverside High School has the lowest student-teacher ratio (6.1), the lowest per-student spending ($14,793), and the best 2025–26 Biology (38.60%) and SAT Math (20.00%) scores locally; its 2024–25 SAT Reading/Writing was 50.00%, but its rank percentile fell from 53rd to 39th. BELIEVE Circle City High School shows the clearest upward rank trend (29th to 32nd to 46th percentile), the best local 2025–26 SAT Reading/Writing (48.48%), and the strongest 2024–25 Biology (43.48%), though it has the lowest graduation rate (82.0%) and highest student-teacher ratio (17.9).

Looking across the group, no school consistently meets state benchmarks. All three exceed the state chronic absenteeism rate, and all are below the state SAT averages in both years. Shortridge High School is the only one above the state graduation rate. Test results are volatile, especially in smaller schools: Herron-Riverside High School's Biology rose from 13.51% to 38.60%, while BELIEVE Circle City High School's fell from 43.48% to 30.77%. Reported economic indicators also differ sharply: free/reduced lunch is 1.12% at BELIEVE, 50.77% at Herron-Riverside, and 60.7% at Shortridge High School. Rank denominators changed slightly across years, so percentile and stars are more useful than absolute rank when comparing trends. Parents should weigh graduation, attendance, test proficiency, spending, and class size together, since each school's profile has clear strengths and trade-offs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
BELIEVE Circle City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2540 North Capitol Ave	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	BELIEVE Circle City High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 296-1954	269	15	17.9	1.1%	12 (4.5%)	136 (50.6%)	114 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	44.8	225^th of 415 public high schools	45.8%		34.4	290^th of 429 public high schools	32.4%	65	48.5	19.7	30.8	$18,094	$2,683	$15,412
Shortridge High School	Public	9-12	3401 N Meridian	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2810	1,206	83	14.5	60.7%	172 (14.3%)	539 (44.7%)	442 (36.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	20.5	328^th of 415 public high schools	21.0%		17.3	356^th of 429 public high schools	17.0%	28	33.6	9.0	18.3	$19,755	$3,583	$16,172

Cities Near Zip Code 46208

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.72 mi	267	371^st
Speedway	4.56 mi	6	37^th
Beech Grove	7.61 mi	7	362^nd
Carmel	8.86 mi	18	55^th
Westfield	10.01 mi	11	18^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.

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