Summary:
ZIP code 46241 on Indianapolis's west side contains 8 schools serving roughly 5,030 students — five elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative charter — mostly within the high-poverty MSD Wayne Township, with one school in MSD Decatur Township and one charter school. Both districts rank near the bottom of Indiana's 374 districts, and six of the eight schools have chronic absenteeism above the state's 16.7%, so parents should know that school-level quality varies a lot within this ZIP.
Two schools clearly outperform their surroundings. McClelland Elementary School earned 3 stars and ranks in the 50th percentile of elementary schools, beating its district in English/language arts (38.28% vs. 22.99%), math (41.04% vs. 19.74%), and science (46.05% vs. 25.87%), with the ZIP's second-lowest chronic absenteeism at 13.0%. Ben Davis University High School is the strongest performer overall: 4 stars, 83rd percentile among high schools, a 99.0% graduation rate, just 7.2% chronic absenteeism, and SAT reading well above the state — though SAT math is about at the state level. Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center is a puzzle: 1 star overall and 22.5% absenteeism, yet its Biology End-of-Course results are extraordinarily high at 92.75% proficient.
Families should weigh the challenges carefully. Maplewood Elementary School (1 star) has 28.3% chronic absenteeism, while Rhoades Elementary School (0 stars) has the lowest elementary proficiency in the ZIP and 27.0% absenteeism. Stout Field Elementary School and Lynwood Elementary sit in the middle. Damar Charter Academy, an alternative K–12 school, reports the highest absenteeism at 42.6%, a 17.3% graduation rate, and 0% math; some of its science and SAT results are suppressed by the state, so those should not be read as zeros.
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