Summary:
KIPP Indy Legacy High is the sole high school located in the KIPP Indy Legacy High district, serving grades 9-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Based on the available data, this school appears to be struggling to provide a high-quality education for its predominantly African American student population, with low state rankings, poor academic performance, and high rates of chronic absenteeism.
KIPP Indy Legacy High has a state-wide ranking of 407th out of 431 Indiana high schools, with a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This ranking has declined over the past two years, indicating a concerning trend. The school's test scores are significantly below state averages, with only 10.94% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and just 1.56% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. Additionally, the school's performance on the ILEARN/Biology end-of-course exam was low, with only 11.76% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 29%.
Other key metrics suggest that KIPP Indy Legacy High is facing significant challenges. The school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 68.5%, and a four-year graduation rate of 84.5%, which is below the state average. Furthermore, a staggering 91.78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9 to 1, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.
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