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)
180123000201	411	Medora Junior & Senior High School	Public	6-12	82 S George	Medora	47260	Jackson County	Medora Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 966-2201	110	12	9.5	78.2%	102 (92.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$14,772			$2,387			$12,385	6.4	15.9	347	64
180477002651	412	Impact Academy 1	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4411	43	31	1.3	44.2%	7 (16.3%)	30 (69.8%)	2 (4.7%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	$33,993			$2,796			$31,197	6.4			(n/a)
180005202155	413	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	725 Clark Road	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 977-9583	1,127	76	14.8	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	1,000 (88.7%)	99 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.2%)	$14,595			$5,880			$8,715	6.2	8.1	370	43
180021502701	414	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4352 Mitthoeffer Rd	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 552-1600	474	34	13.9	74.3%	10 (2.1%)	332 (70.0%)	123 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$13,482			$2,819			$10,663	5.9	6.8	377	37
180017502606	415	Excel Center - Shelbyville	Public, Charter	9-12	111 North Harrison Street	Shelbyville	46176	Shelby County	Excel Center - Shelbyville	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-4430	141	10	14.1	75.2%	99 (70.2%)	5 (3.5%)	26 (18.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	$5,143			$336			$4,807	5.9	2.6	397	18
180603002713	416	The Academy at Logansport Community School	Public	7-12	2815 E Market St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 722-2912	126	3	42	66.7%	59 (46.8%)	4 (3.2%)	53 (42.1%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$6,219			$728			$5,491	5.7	15	351	65
180010202535	417	Gary Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	131 East 5th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake County	Gary Middle College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 888-7120	176	10	17.6	55.7%	2 (1.1%)	149 (84.7%)	19 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,264			$2,516			$12,748	5.7	2.6	396	21
180011602533	418	Excel Center - Anderson	Public, Charter	9-12	630 Nichols Ave	Anderson	46016	Madison County	Excel Center - Anderson	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3930	272	13	20.9	84.2%	149 (54.8%)	46 (16.9%)	53 (19.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$4,599			$255			$4,344	5.6	2.6	397	21
181212002696	419	Washington Learning Academy	Public	6-12	2134 Washington Ave	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 882-5167	82	4	21.4	73.2%	69 (84.1%)	3 (3.7%)	6 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	$2,473			$341			$2,132	5.5	4.5	390	29
181029001878	420	Rise Up Academy at Eggleston	Public	9-12	740 N Eddy Street	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3500	187	16	11.5	69.5%	33 (17.6%)	104 (55.6%)	36 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	$20,033			$2,944			$17,089	5.4	4.2	392	28

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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