Best High Schools in Zip Code 46218

Summary:

The 46218 zip code of Indianapolis, Indiana is home to two public charter high schools serving grades 9-12: KIPP Indy Legacy High and Rooted School Indianapolis. Both schools struggle academically, with very low proficiency rates on standardized tests, but KIPP Indy Legacy High has a more diverse student population while Rooted School Indianapolis serves a student body that is over 96% African American.

KIPP Indy Legacy High had only 10.94% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and just 1.56% proficient or better in SAT Math in 2023-2024. Rooted School Indianapolis fared even worse, with only 14.81% of students proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts and 5.56% in ILEARN Math across all grades in 2023-2024. However, KIPP Indy Legacy High had a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 84.5% in 2022-2023, compared to Rooted School Indianapolis which did not have graduation rate data available.

Both schools serve predominantly low-income families, with over 91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. KIPP Indy Legacy High had a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 68.5% in 2022-2023, while Rooted School Indianapolis had a lower but still concerning rate of 31.5%. Overall, the data suggests significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to students in this community, with room for improvement in academic performance, attendance, and equitable access to resources.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)			ILEARN Math (2024)			ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Indy Legacy High	Public, Charter	9-12	2255 N Ralston Ave	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	KIPP Indy Legacy High	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 547-5477	386	27	14.2	94.0%	15 (3.9%)	293 (75.9%)	69 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	7.6	402^nd of 431 public high schools	6.7%					(n/a)	10.9	1.6							13.3	$15,506	$4,941	$10,565
Rooted School Indianapolis	Public, Charter	7-12	5750 E 30th St	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	Rooted School Indianapolis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 606-3500	158	18	8.7	84.8%	2 (1.3%)	146 (92.4%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	13.5	377^th of 431 public high schools	12.5%					(n/a)	7.1	0.0	14.8	14.8	14.8	7.4	3.7	5.6	28.6	$17,343	$3,235	$14,109

Cities Near Zip Code 46218

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.59 mi	258	371^st
Beech Grove	5.75 mi	5	365^th
Speedway	7.82 mi	6	39^th
Carmel	9.35 mi	17	77^th
Fishers	9.74 mi	21	25^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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