Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46224

Summary:

The 46224 zip code area in Indianapolis is home to two middle schools - Northwest Community Middle School and Speedway Junior High School. While both serve students in grades 6-8, the data reveals significant differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

Speedway Junior High School stands out as the higher-performing school, with a 4-star rating on the statewide SchoolDigger scale and proficiency rates around 50% on the ILEARN English Language Arts and Math assessments - outpacing both the Indianapolis Public Schools district and the state averages. In contrast, Northwest Community Middle School has a 0-star rating and proficiency rates below 10%.

The demographic differences between the two schools are also notable, with Northwest Community Middle School serving a higher proportion of minority and economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Northwest Community Middle School has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate of 31.8%, compared to Speedway Junior High School's 10.0%. These factors may be contributing to the significant performance gap between the two schools, despite Northwest Community Middle School spending nearly twice as much per student.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)			ILEARN Math (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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest Community Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 W 34th St	Indianapolis	46224	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 693-5600	388	33	11.9	51.3%	27 (7.0%)	168 (43.3%)	182 (46.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	6.3	476^th of 485 public middle schools	1.9%		6.1	478^th of 489 public middle schools	2.2%	2	6.8	6.9	6.9	3.4	2.8	3.1	$20,262	$2,701	$17,561
Speedway Junior High School	Public	7-8	5151 W 14th St	Speedway	46224	Marion County	School Town of Speedway	No	No	No	No	(317) 244-3359	286	21	13.4	48.6%	127 (44.4%)	70 (24.5%)	60 (21.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	80.8	75^th of 485 public middle schools	84.5%		82.7	66^th of 489 public middle schools	86.5%	9	51.1	50.7	50.9	48.9	39.9	44.3	$10,934	$1,133	$9,801

Cities Near Zip Code 46224

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Speedway	0.06 mi	6	39^th
Indianapolis	0.94 mi	258	371^st
Brownsburg	6.32 mi	12	5^th
Avon	6.53 mi	13	44^th
Plainfield	8.84 mi	9	63^rd

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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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