Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46204

Summary:

The 46204 zip code in Indianapolis, Indiana is home to a single middle school, Arlington Community Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student population.

Arlington Community Middle School's ILEARN test scores are alarmingly low, with only 9-11% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 2-4% proficient in Math across all grades. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 49.5% is extremely high and likely contributing to these poor academic outcomes. Additionally, Arlington Community Middle School is ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Indiana middle schools, with a 0-star rating from Indianapolis Public Schools.

Despite spending $21,750 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average, Arlington Community Middle School continues to struggle. The school's student population is 74% African American, 18.5% Hispanic, and only 4.25% White, with 86.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1, the data suggests that more targeted, evidence-based strategies are needed to address the complex challenges facing this school and ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)			ILEARN Math (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dept of Correction Adult Schools	Public	7-12	302 W Washington St	Indianapolis	46204	Marion County	Indiana Department of Correction	No	No	No	No	(317) 233-3111	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arlington Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 E Walnut St	Indianapolis	46204	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 822-7980	259	21	12.3	86.1%	11 (4.2%)	192 (74.1%)	48 (18.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	6.7	475^th of 485 public middle schools	2.1%		7.4	468^th of 489 public middle schools	4.3%	7	9.0	9.6	9.3	4.1	0.8	2.5	$21,750	$2,246	$19,504

Cities Near Zip Code 46204

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianapolis	0.28 mi	258	368^th
Beech Grove	4.75 mi	5	357^th
Speedway	4.76 mi	6	45^th
West Newton	10.55 mi	1	346^th
Greenwood	10.62 mi	17	93^rd

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46204

Arlington Community Middle School

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