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The highest-poverty public high schools in Indianapolis, Indiana

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Indianapolis, Indiana, drawn from 38 qualifying public high schools. KIPP Indy Legacy High leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 60.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Indianapolis, Indiana

Top % FRL

98.0%

Median % FRL

60.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	KIPP Indy Legacy High	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy Legacy High	High	349	98.0%
2	Christel House DORS	Indianapolis, IN	Christel House DORS	High	1,062	87.4%
3	Excel Center - Meadows	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Meadows	High	396	81.3%
4	Rooted School Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	Rooted School Indianapolis	High	150	74.0%
5	Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch	High	194	73.7%
6	Ben Davis University High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	High	375	73.6%
7	Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch	Indianapolis, IN	Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch	High	309	72.8%
8	Excel Center - Decatur	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Decatur	High	259	71.4%
9	Southport High School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	High	2,431	70.6%
10	Christel House Watanabe Manual High School	Indianapolis, IN	Christel House Academy South	High	458	69.4%
11	Ben Davis High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	High	3,315	69.1%
12	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Indianapolis, IN	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	High	587	68.8%
13	Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Wayne Township	High	1,243	67.7%
14	Crispus Attucks High School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	High	1,269	64.5%
15	Excel Center - Shadeland	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Shadeland	High	404	64.4%
16	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind	Indianapolis, IN	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind	High	600	64.2%
17	Arsenal Technical High School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	High	2,360	61.5%
18	Shortridge High School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	High	1,206	60.7%
19	Excel Center - Richmond	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Richmond	High	239	60.7%
20	Lawrence Central High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	High	2,517	60.2%
21	George Washington High School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	High	729	59.1%
22	Perry Meridian High School	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Township Schools	High	2,455	58.9%
23	Warren Central High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Warren Township	High	3,391	58.2%
24	Decatur Central High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Decatur Township	High	1,974	56.2%
25	Pike High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	High	3,188	51.9%
26	Lawrence North High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	High	2,799	51.5%
27	Herron-Riverside High School	Indianapolis, IN	Herron-Riverside High School	High	388	50.8%
28	Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North	Indianapolis, IN	Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North	High	229	49.8%
29	Excel Center - Muncie	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Muncie	High	288	49.0%
30	North Central High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Washington Township	High	3,682	48.4%
31	Monarca Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Monarca Academy	High	219	47.9%
32	Franklin Central High School	Indianapolis, IN	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	High	3,438	47.3%
33	Excel Center - Michigan Street	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Michigan Street	High	385	43.9%
34	Herron High School	Indianapolis, IN	Herron Charter	High	981	43.8%
35	Excel Center - University Heights	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - University Heights	High	432	22.5%
36	Excel Center - West	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - West	High	410	21.5%
37	Excel Center - Southeast	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Southeast	High	273	16.5%
38	BELIEVE Circle City High School	Indianapolis, IN	BELIEVE Circle City High School	High	269	1.1%

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