Summary:
ZIP code 46217 in Indianapolis is home to two middle schools — Perry Meridian Middle School serving grades 7–8 with 1,278 students, and Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy serving grade 6 with 617 students — both part of Perry Township Schools and both located at 202 W Meridian School Rd. Together they serve 1,895 middle-grade students, with the middle school holding about 67.4% of that enrollment and the 6th Grade Academy about 32.6%.
Perry Meridian Middle School is the academic standout. Although Perry Township Schools is rated 2 stars at the 35th percentile, the middle school has earned 4 stars in each of the last three years, with percentiles of 79, 77, and 72. Its ELA proficiency is 48.68% versus the district's 34.41%, and its math is 37.58% versus 34.40%. In grades 7 and 8, both ELA and math scores sit above state averages. Its chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the district's 20.4% but slightly above the state's 16.7%.
Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy stands out for attendance, with an 11.6% chronic absenteeism rate — 8.8 points better than the district and 5.1 points better than the state. Academically it beats the district in every reported subject but trails the state at grade 6: ELA is 0.73 points below, math 3.06 points below, and science 8.04 points below. Both schools serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch rates of 65.34% and 67.26%, and both operate under the same 2-star district rating, making the middle school's school-level results a notable positive outlier.
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