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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Indiana

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Indiana, drawn from 1,783 qualifying public schools. Banneker Elementary at Marquette leads the list at 93.5%, against a median of 3.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,783

Indiana

Top % Black

93.5%

Median % Black

3.3%

MOST BLACK · INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	293	274	93.5%
2	Gary Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	365	334	91.5%
3	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	450	406	90.2%
4	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	1,232	1,102	89.5%
5	Frankie Woods McCullough Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	472	422	89.4%
6	Rooted School Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	Rooted School Indianapolis	150	133	88.7%
7	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	231	202	87.5%
8	Gary Middle College	Gary, IN	Gary Middle College	202	175	86.6%
9	Beveridge Elementary School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	374	322	86.1%
10	Avondale Meadows Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Avondale Meadows Academy	332	285	85.8%
11	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Merrillville, IN	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	259	221	85.3%
12	Charter School of the Dunes	Gary, IN	Charter School of the Dunes	836	708	84.7%
13	Tindley Genesis Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Tindley Genesis Academy	368	311	84.5%
14	Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	566	470	83.0%
15	Avondale Meadows Middle School	Indianapolis, IN	Avondale Meadows Middle School	192	159	82.8%
16	Bailly Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	355	292	82.3%
17	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	Indianapolis, IN	Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc	247	203	82.2%
18	Allegiant Preparatory Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Allegiant Preparatory Academy	166	136	81.9%
19	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	684	556	81.3%
20	The Genius School	Indianapolis, IN	The Genius School	136	—	80.9%
21	Indy Steam Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Indy Steam Academy	176	—	80.1%
22	Winding Ridge Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	626	501	80.0%
23	Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch	Indianapolis, IN	Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch	309	245	79.3%
24	ACE Preparatory Academy	Indianapolis, IN	ACE Preparatory Academy	131	103	78.6%
25	Vision Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Vision Academy	391	307	78.5%
26	Circle City Preparatory Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN	Circle City Prep Charter School	321	249	77.6%
27	Excel Center - West	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - West	410	318	77.6%
28	Louis B Russell Jr School 48	Indianapolis, IN	Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48	274	212	77.4%
29	Joshua Academy	Evansville, IN	Joshua Academy	254	194	76.4%
30	Excel Center - Meadows	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Meadows	396	302	76.3%
31	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	282	214	75.9%
32	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	372	280	75.3%
33	Tindley Summit Academy	Indianapolis, IN	Tindley Summit Academy	312	234	75.0%
34	James Whitcomb Riley School 43	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	240	178	74.2%
35	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	330	244	73.9%
36	KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	721	523	72.5%
37	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Indianapolis, IN	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	587	417	71.0%
38	IN Math & Science Academy	Indianapolis, IN	IN Math & Science Academy	554	388	70.0%
39	New Augusta Public Academy - South	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	437	305	69.8%
40	Merrillville High School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	2,115	1,476	69.8%
41	Brook Park Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	637	441	69.2%
42	Liberty Grove Schools	Indianapolis, IN	Liberty Grove Schools	227	157	69.2%
43	Excel Center - Shadeland	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Shadeland	404	279	69.1%
44	KIPP Indy Legacy High	Indianapolis, IN	KIPP Indy Legacy High	349	235	67.3%
45	Excel Center - Gary	Gary, IN	Excel Center - Gary	125	84	67.2%
46	Excel Center - Michigan Street	Indianapolis, IN	Excel Center - Michigan Street	385	255	66.2%
47	New Augusta Public Academy - North	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Pike Township	751	497	66.2%
48	Pierce Middle School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	878	581	66.2%
49	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	466	308	66.1%
50	Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	308	203	65.9%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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