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Best High Schools in Zip Code 46241

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At a glance

School

375

Students

Top rankedBen Davis University High School128^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Summary:

In zip code 46241, there is one public high school serving grades 10-12: Ben Davis University High School. This school is part of the MSD Wayne Township district.

Ben Davis University High School has a student population of 378. While the school has a strong four-year graduation rate of 88.4%, it has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating in recent years, dropping from the top 140-130 in 2020-2022 to 272 in 2022-2023. The school shows a relative strength in Evidence-based Reading and Writing (EBRW) proficiency, consistently scoring above both the district and state averages. However, mathematics proficiency is an area for improvement, with scores significantly lower than the state average.

The school serves a student population with significant socioeconomic needs, as indicated by a high free/reduced lunch rate of 73.28%. A notable concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which is often linked to lower academic achievement. The school's spending per student is $15,391, with a student-teacher ratio of 21.6. It's important to note that the MSD Wayne Township district itself is ranked low statewide. Despite this, Ben Davis University High School demonstrates higher EBRW scores than the district average, suggesting some success within the broader district context.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ben Davis University High School	Public	10-12	1155 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7800	375	17	22.0	73.6%	77 (20.5%)	125 (33.3%)	164 (43.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	61.8	128^th of 429 public high schools	70.2%		69.1	83^rd of 432 public high schools	80.8%	45	60.8	18.5	$15,391	$1,516	$13,875

Cities Near Zip Code 46241

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.55 mi	267	371^st
Speedway	4.09 mi	6	37^th
West Newton	5.19 mi	1	357^th
Plainfield	6.64 mi	8	61^st
Avon	7.05 mi	14	48^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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