Best High Schools in Indiana

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Indiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Indiana schools were revised on October 21^st after the IN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 iLEARN Biology scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 431)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
180017102614	361	Steel City Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2650 W 35th Avenue	Gary	46408	Lake County	Steel City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 750-1010	317	21	15	66.9%	7 (2.2%)	294 (92.7%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,910			$6,519			$6,391	16.7	7.2	373	12
181038001702	362	Tri Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6972 S St Rd 103	Straughn	47387	Henry County	South Henry School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 987-7988	460	35	13.3	52.2%	439 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$10,585			$465			$10,119	16.6	26.9	304	58
180117000191	363	Cannelton Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	109 S 3rd Street	Cannelton	47520	Perry County	Cannelton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 547-3296	197	20	9.8	59.9%	175 (88.8%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	$10,002			$2,250			$7,752	16.4	38.1	253	110
180001601738	364	Options Westfield	Public, Charter	6-12	530 W Carmel Dr	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Options Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 815-2098	252	20	12.4	6.7%	188 (74.6%)	13 (5.2%)	25 (9.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$11,231			$188			$11,042	16.3	21.1	324	40
180017902601	365	Hoosier College and Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	5650 Caito Drive	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Hoosier College and Career Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(317) 495-6494	784	37	21.1	59.6%	519 (66.2%)	108 (13.8%)	83 (10.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.4%)	$8,646			$1,613			$7,033	16.1	10	366	1
181209002676	366	Vigo Virtual School Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3707 S 7th	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(812) 462-4216	239	14	17.6	47.3%	185 (77.4%)	20 (8.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.3%)	$8,058			$5,259			$2,800	15.9	23	318	48
180546000989	367	Calumet New Technical High School	Public	9-12	3900 Calhoun St	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-6990	612	41	15.1	88.4%	144 (23.5%)	290 (47.4%)	144 (23.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$14,412			$2,549			$11,863	15.8	10.6	364	3
180363000562	368	South Side High School	Public	9-12	3601 S Calhoun St	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-2600	1,459	92	15.8	68.9%	250 (17.1%)	414 (28.4%)	538 (36.9%)	128 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (8.7%)	$12,865			$1,866			$11,000	15.7	15	352	16
180624002719	369	Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	11580 S E 00 W	Fairmount	46928	Grant County	Madison-Grant United School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(765) 853-7003	426	20	21.6	15.0%	263 (61.7%)	77 (18.1%)	57 (13.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$11,312			$292			$11,020	15.4			(n/a)
180016502590	370	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7356 East County Road 50 South	Dugger	47848	Sullivan County	Dugger Union Community School Corp	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 648-7109	601	47	12.7	62.4%	569 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$8,010			$961			$7,050	15.2	13.8	356	14

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, ILEARN Biology test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.