Excel Center - Shadeland

Located at 2525 N. Shadeland Ave, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Excel Center - Shadeland is a low-enrollment senior high that enrolls 404 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Excel Center - Shadeland. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 50% below typical.

Excel Center - Shadeland sits inside Excel Center - Shadeland, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Excel Center - Shadeland logs that Black students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder comes out to 22% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Excel Center - Shadeland has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), Excel Center - Shadeland is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PLA at George H Fisher School 93, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Excel Center - Shadeland runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.