Summary:
ZIP code 46214 in Indianapolis is served by two high schools — Ben Davis High School (grades 10–12, 3,315 students) and Achieve Virtual Education Academy (grades 7–12, 668 students) — both part of MSD Wayne Township, a district rated 1 star and ranked 292 of 374 districts in the state, at the 22nd percentile. Together the two schools enroll about 3,983 students.
Ben Davis High School is the large, traditional option, accounting for roughly 83% of enrollment. Its graduation rate of 89.8% is above the district's 82.4% and essentially matches the state's 89.7%, but other measures lag: chronic absenteeism is 37.5% versus 22.1% in the district and 16.7% statewide, SAT proficiency in 2025–26 is 28.56% in Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 10.53% in Mathematics, and Biology ILEARN End-of-Course proficiency is 7.69%. It has been rated 1 star in each of the last three years, between the 17th and 22nd percentile. It spends $13,675 per student, has a student-teacher ratio of 18.4, and reports 69.14% free/reduced lunch eligibility.
Achieve Virtual Education Academy looks very different. Its graduation rate is 50.8%, far below both the district and the state, and SAT Math is low at 7.5%. Yet it posts the strongest single test result in this data: 60% proficient in Biology ILEARN End-of-Course in 2025–26, compared with 25.2% in the district and 7.69% at Ben Davis. SAT Reading is 37.5%, also above the district, and reported chronic absenteeism is 0.0%. Its results swing sharply year to year — ELA All Grades fell from 50% to 20% while Biology rose from 26.09% to 60% — and its rank moved from 1 star to 2 stars. In short, families here choose between a large school with strong graduation outcomes but weak test scores, and a smaller virtual academy with standout results in some areas and uneven performance overall.
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