Indianapolis Public Schools on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Anna Brochhausen School 88Arsenal Technical High SchoolBrookside School 54Carl Wilde School 79Charles Warren Fairbanks Sch 105Christian Park School 82Cold Spring SchoolCrispus Attucks High SchoolDaniel Webster School 46Eleanor Skillen School 34Ipsbutler Lab At Eliza Blaker 55Emmerich Manual High SchoolErnie Pyle School 90Floro Torrence School 83Francis W Parker School 56George W Julian School 57H L Harshman Middle SchoolJames Whitcomb Riley School 43Jonathan Jennings School 109Lew Wallace School 107James A Garfield School 31Edison School Of The Arts 47Meredith Nicholson School 96Paul I Miller School 114Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58Raymond F Brandes School 65Robert Lee Frost School 106Theodore Potter School 74Thomas D Gregg School 15Ipsbutler Lab At William Bell 60William Mckinley School 39William Penn School 49George S Buck School 94Arlington Woods School 99Center For Inquiry School 2George Washington High SchoolShortridge High SchoolRousseau Mcclellan School 91Center For Inquiry School 84Clarence Farrington School 61Frederick Douglass School 19James Russell Lowell School 51Merle Sidener Gifted AcademyCenter For Inquiry School 27Northwest Community Middle SchoolGeorge Washington Carver School 87Arlington Community Middle SchoolCenter For Inquiry School 70Hw Longfellow Medstem Magnet MidlImpact Academy 1Thrival AcademyImpact Academy 2Impact Academy 3
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Indianapolis Public Schools

Average SchoolGrade
D-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
18%
Exceeding
10%
Avg actual scores
14.3%
Avg projected
20.5%

50 of 53 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 2B: 2C: 5D: 11F: 30

Best schools in Indianapolis Public Schools

Statewide rankings: all 390 high schools in Indiana · all 289 middle schools in Indiana · all 1011 elementary schools in Indiana

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Merle Sidener Gifted Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. A Center For Inquiry School 84 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. B Center For Inquiry School 70 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
  4. B- Center For Inquiry School 2 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  5. C Ipsbutler Lab At William Bell 60 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
  6. C Rousseau Mcclellan School 91 (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
  7. C- Center For Inquiry School 27 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  8. C- Shortridge High School (High school, meets expectations)
  9. C- George Washington Carver School 87 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  10. D William Mckinley School 39 (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

Every school in Indianapolis Public Schools

All schools, A to Z (53)

Where Indianapolis Public Schools schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in Indiana
  • County: Marion County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 21,863 students with 1,563 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,098 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 1804770
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Indianapolis Public Schools

How many schools are in Indianapolis Public Schools?

SchoolGrade grades 53 public schools in Indianapolis Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Indianapolis Public Schools serve?

The largest by graded schools: Indianapolis.

How good are the schools in Indianapolis Public Schools?

Across the 50 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 14.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20.5%. 18% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Indianapolis Public Schools?

21,863 students were enrolled in Indianapolis Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Indianapolis Public Schools?

Indianapolis Public Schools is in Indiana, based in Marion County, with its district office in Indianapolis. Its boundary covers about 78.4 sq mi.