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Shortridge High School

๐Ÿ“ 3401 N Meridian, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46208

1,089
Pupils
14.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Shortridge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 1,089 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Indianapolis Public Schools
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Shortridge High School enrolls 1,089 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 74 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.

Male students
503 (46%)
Female students
586 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
74
Student-teacher ratio
14.7:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American52848%
Hispanic or Latino32129%
White17416%
Two or more races484.4%
Asian181.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

765 of the school's 1,089 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 751 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Shortridge High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-70, state senate district 33, state house district 96.

School district: Indianapolis Public Schools

Shortridge High School is one of 57 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 21,055 students district-wide and employs 1,510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,089 students, Shortridge High School is larger than the district average of about 369 students per school.

21,055
District students
57
Schools
1,510
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16) IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19) IB CP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
049776
IB since
26 February 2014
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

51%
Reading proficient
20%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Large

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