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Best High Schools in Zip Code 46259

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School

3,438

Students

Top rankedFranklin Central High School87^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Franklin Central High School up 109 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 46259 contains just one public high school: Franklin Central High School, a grades 9–12 campus with 3,438 students in Franklin Township Com School Corp. Because there is only one high school in this ZIP, there are no in-area comparisons to make — the useful benchmarks are the district and the state.

The school's academic momentum is strong. In 2025–2026 it ranked 87th out of 415 ranked Indiana high schools — the 79th percentile, with 4 stars — up sharply from 196th out of 429 at the 54th percentile with 3 stars in 2024–2025. Graduation is its clearest strength: 98.7% in 2024–2025, matching the district and 9.0 percentage points above the state's 89.7%. SAT performance in 2025–2026 was above state levels in both Evidence-based Reading and Writing (56.52% versus 51.9%) and Mathematics (29.85% versus 25.6%), after math had trailed the state in 2024–2025. Biology proficiency also climbed from 34.28% to 50.7%, though the latest state comparison is not provided.

The main warning sign is chronic absenteeism: 22.9% in 2024–2025, above the district's 15.3% and the state's 16.7% — roughly one in four students. For context, 47.32% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, the student-teacher ratio is 19.8:1, and per-student spending was $9,880 in 2023–2024; no state comparisons are available for those three figures.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Central High School	Public	9-12	6215 S Franklin Rd	Indianapolis	46259	Marion County	Franklin Township Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 862-6646	3,438	173	19.8	47.3%	1,886 (54.9%)	475 (13.8%)	325 (9.5%)	544 (15.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.1%)	197 (5.7%)	68.3	87^th of 415 public high schools	79.0%		51.6	196^th of 429 public high schools	54.3%	109	56.5	29.9	50.7	$10,808	$384	$10,424

Cities Near Zip Code 46259

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	1.14 mi	267	357^th
Franklin	5.11 mi	9	245^th
Beech Grove	5.64 mi	7	373^rd
Greenwood	5.75 mi	17	80^th
New Palestine	6.87 mi	5	68^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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