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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46227

At a glance

Schools

9,376

Students

Districts

Top rankedDouglas MacArthur Elementary School386^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Excel Center - University Heights up 6 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

RISE Learning Center 12.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1★

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 46227 zip code area in Indianapolis is home to 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Perry Township Schools district. While the district is ranked 234 out of 380 in Indiana and has a 2-star rating, a few schools stand out as performing better than others.

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School and William Henry Burkhart Elementary both rank in the top 400 elementary schools in Indiana and have 3-star ratings, significantly outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Meanwhile, Southport Elementary School also manages to outperform the district and state in many areas, particularly in Math.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance across the schools in this area. Many struggle with test scores well below state averages, likely due to the high poverty levels, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 48.21% to 88.26%. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with all schools reporting rates significantly higher than the state average. The district's resource allocation also appears uneven, with spending per student varying widely from $3,606 to over $12,000 and student-teacher ratios ranging from 2.5 to 24.1.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
RISE Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5391 S Shelby St	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Southside Sp Srvs Of Marion County	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-1675	200	16	12.5	55.0%	111 (55.5%)	38 (19.0%)	9 (4.5%)	23 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	10.0			21.4	0.0	0.0	9.4	20.0			7.1	0.0	0.0	7.9		14.3	18.2			$42,785		$42,785
Excel Center - University Heights	Public, Charter	9-12	3919 Madison Ave	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Excel Center - University Heights	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-4420	432	12	36.0	22.5%	68 (15.7%)	87 (20.1%)	69 (16.0%)	184 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%		5	422^nd of 432 public high schools	2.3%	6	0.0	0.0																				$3,606	$96	$3,510
The Hope Academy - Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	3919 Madison Ave	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	The Hope Academy- Inc.	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 572-9440	31	17	1.8	64.5%	15 (48.4%)	10 (32.3%)	4 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	20.1	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%		37.6	275^th of 432 public high schools	36.3%	69	14.3	14.3																				$47,333	$2,326	$45,007
Clinton Young Elementary School	Public	1-5	5740 McFarland Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3400	595	38	15.7	80.3%	171 (28.7%)	45 (7.6%)	266 (44.7%)	84 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	14.9	862^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	14.2%		18.1	835^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.4%	27			20.0	13.2	17.6				17.1	34.2	25.5	18.4				25.9	22.6		22.6	8.0		$12,861	$1,286	$11,575
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	Public	1-5	454 E Stop 11 Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-2500	579	37	15.6	59.1%	193 (33.3%)	45 (7.8%)	37 (6.4%)	267 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	60.8	386^th of 1005 public elementary schools	61.6%		64.3	363^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	64.1%	23			41.4	41.5	42.5				41.8	54.8	52.0	49.2				51.8	42.3		42.3	40.5		$12,222	$1,154	$11,068
Homecroft Elementary School	Public	1-5	1551 E Southview Dr	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3500	493	28	17.3	73.8%	185 (37.5%)	126 (25.6%)	106 (21.5%)	56 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	37.3	649^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.4%		42.9	594^th of 1011 public elementary schools	41.2%	55			25.0	35.4	28.6				29.2	38.5	45.6	34.3				38.9	46.8		46.8	21.9		$12,741	$996	$11,745
Southport Middle School	Public	7-8	5715 S Keystone	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-4600	1,304	74	17.7	75.2%	383 (29.4%)	187 (14.3%)	325 (24.9%)	340 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	66 (5.1%)	40.7	298^th of 480 public middle schools	37.9%		44.6	276^th of 491 public middle schools	43.8%	22							29.6	33.2	31.4					26.2	26.0	26.1						$12,005	$1,281	$10,724
Southport Elementary School	Public	1-5	261 E Anniston Dr	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3300	450	33	13.5	82.0%	90 (20.0%)	44 (9.8%)	47 (10.4%)	256 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	41.1	611^th of 1005 public elementary schools	39.2%		51.3	511^th of 1011 public elementary schools	49.5%	100			31.5	27.0	37.2				31.8	53.9	48.0	39.4				47.0	32.0		32.0	18.1		$12,603	$1,262	$11,342
Southport High School	Public	9-12	971 E Banta Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4800	2,431	134	18.2	70.6%	783 (32.2%)	377 (15.5%)	661 (27.2%)	505 (20.8%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (4.2%)	33.9	293^rd of 429 public high schools	31.7%		34.9	285^th of 432 public high schools	34.0%	8	43.7	13.4																			32.8	$11,347	$1,259	$10,087
William Henry Burkhart Elementary	Public	1-5	5701 Brill Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3600	449	30	15.0	76.8%	99 (22.0%)	96 (21.4%)	50 (11.1%)	181 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	51.6	490^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.2%		64.8	355^th of 1011 public elementary schools	64.9%	135			30.8	40.2	38.2				36.7	43.6	42.3	52.6				45.8	41.7		41.7	40.8		$13,830	$1,715	$12,114
Winchester Village Elementary	Public	1-5	1900 E Stop 12 Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-2700	546	36	15.1	81.5%	62 (11.4%)	211 (38.6%)	133 (24.4%)	118 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	11.8	898^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.6%		15.9	860^th of 1011 public elementary schools	14.9%	38			11.7	16.7	13.7				13.9	18.9	27.5	18.1				21.3	17.7		17.7	13.8		$12,911	$1,626	$11,285
Jeremiah Gray Elementary School	Public	1-5	5225 Gray Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4300	591	36	16.3	73.3%	223 (37.7%)	68 (11.5%)	189 (32.0%)	66 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	27.5	751^st of 1005 public elementary schools	25.3%		35	679^th of 1011 public elementary schools	32.8%	72			27.0	29.3	29.9				28.7	34.9	34.3	26.0				31.5	28.3		28.3	19.7		$11,308	$711	$10,597
Southport 6th Grade Academy	Public	6	5715 S Keystone Ave	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-1400	643	41	15.5	70.8%	188 (29.2%)	106 (16.5%)	161 (25.0%)	159 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)								(n/a)						31.6			31.6				28.3			28.3		32.2	32.2			$11,478	$1,115	$10,363
Homecroft Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	1551 E. Southview Dr.	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 789-3771	359	23	15.8	73.8%	89 (24.8%)	78 (21.7%)	56 (15.6%)	113 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)								(n/a)																						$12,142	$1,767	$10,375
Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	454 E. Stop 11 Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 789-3771	273	18	14.8	64.5%	83 (30.4%)	38 (13.9%)	41 (15.0%)	96 (35.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)																						$12,177	$1,330	$10,846

Cities Near Zip Code 46227

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.56 mi	266	371^st
Beech Grove	3.05 mi	5	362^nd
Greenwood	3.64 mi	17	115^th
Whiteland	6.83 mi	3	132^nd
New Whiteland	7.83 mi	1	228^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.