Summary:
ZIP code 46219 contains 7 schools serving roughly 2,500 students — 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools — spread across MSD Warren Township, Indianapolis Public Schools, and several Irvington-area districts. One nuance worth knowing: George W. Julian School 57 actually serves PK–8 even though the area summary classifies it as an elementary school.
George W. Julian School 57 stands out on nearly every measure: 347th of 1,015 schools (66th percentile, 3 stars), up from 42nd percentile/2 stars in 2023–2024. Its all-grade ILEARN proficiency is ELA 45.71%, Math 52.86%, and Science 53.85% — far above its IPS district rates of 21.09%, 21.19%, and 21.32%. It also has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (49.7%) and smallest classes (8.4 students per teacher). Pleasant Run Elementary shows the best attendance in the group at 8.8% chronic absenteeism (state: 16.7%) and has climbed from the 14th to the 29th percentile, though it remains 1 star. At the high school level, Irvington Preparatory Academy graduates 89.0% of students, close to the state's 89.7%, but posts SAT Math of 12.99% versus the state's 25.6%. Excel Center - Shadeland looks very different, with a 2.7% graduation rate and a 28.8 student-teacher ratio; its SAT scores are suppressed by the state, which does not indicate weakness.
A few patterns are worth noting for families. Math is the broadest weakness here — Irvington Community Middle School has the lowest all-grade math proficiency at 12.73%, including 6th-grade math at 5.63% against the state's 40.2% — and George W. Julian is the clear exception. Attendance doesn't track cleanly with achievement, and spending doesn't either: Irvington Prep spends the most per student at $34,521, while Pleasant Run spends the least at $12,700 yet has the lowest absenteeism and above-district ELA and math. Most schools with rank history improved over three years.
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