Largest Schools in Indianapolis Public Schools (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 46 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Indiana.

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Arsenal Technical High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighEnrollment: 2,360
2
19
Crispus Attucks High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighEnrollment: 1,269
3
37
Shortridge High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighEnrollment: 1,206
4
19
George Washington High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighEnrollment: 729
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59
Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleEnrollment: 623
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22
Northwest Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleEnrollment: 623
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26
Edison School of the Arts 47Indianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 617
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21
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleEnrollment: 538
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21
Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15Indianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 525
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30
H. L. Harshman Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleEnrollment: 509
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46
Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 506
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27
Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 472
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53
Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleEnrollment: 455
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28
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 451
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26
Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 440
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22
Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 416
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22
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 398
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32
Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 391
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28
William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 386
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52
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 381
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30
William Penn Middle School - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleEnrollment: 367
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23
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 366
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21
Arlington Middle School - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleEnrollment: 365
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23
James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 363
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11
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99Indianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 361
26
89
Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 360
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29
Cold Spring SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 359
28
53
Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 351
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Charity Dye School 27 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 348
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26
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 328
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24
Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 326
32
17
Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 308
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70
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 303
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34
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 301
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28
Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 275
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37
Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 268
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24
Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 259
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26
Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 251
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61
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 246
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23
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 241
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23
James Whitcomb Riley School 43Indianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 240
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Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14Indianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 230
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Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 228
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38
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 208
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28
James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 173
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George W. Julian School 57 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 165

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Arsenal Technical High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	2,360	18.8 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	2,360
2	Crispus Attucks High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,269	19.1 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	1,269
3	Shortridge High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,206	37.2 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,206
4	George Washington High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	729	18.5 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	729
5	Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	623	58.5 Top 50%	57.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	623
6	Northwest Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	623	21.8 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	623
7	Edison School of the Arts 47 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	617	25.5 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	617
8	H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	538	21.0 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	538
9	Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	525	20.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	525
10	H. L. Harshman Middle School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	509	29.9 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	509
11	Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	506	45.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	506
12	Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	472	27.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	472
13	Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	455	53.1 Top 50%	70.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	455
14	Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	451	27.5 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	451
15	Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	440	26.1 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	440
16	Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	416	22.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	416
17	Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	398	22.4 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	398
18	Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	391	31.8 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	391
19	William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	386	27.8 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	386
20	William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	381	51.5 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	381
21	William Penn Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	367	30.4 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	367
22	Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	366	22.9 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	366
23	Arlington Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	365	20.6 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	365
24	James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	363	23.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	363
25	Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	361	11.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	361
26	Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	360	89.3 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	360
27	Cold Spring School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	359	29.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	359
28	Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	351	52.8 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	351
29	Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	348	48.5 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	348
30	Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	328	26.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	328
31	Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	326	23.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	326
32	Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	308	16.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	308
33	Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	303	70.0 Top 25%	50% Math proficiency	303
34	Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	301	34.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	301
35	Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	275	28.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	275
36	Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	268	36.6 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	268
37	Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	259	23.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	259
38	Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	251	25.6 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	251
39	George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	246	60.7 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	246
40	Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	241	23.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	241
41	James Whitcomb Riley School 43 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	240	22.5 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	240
42	Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	230	44.7 Lower 50%	77.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	230
43	Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades 1–5	Public	228	83.8 Top 10%	78% Math proficiency	228
44	Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	208	37.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	208
45	James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	173	27.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	173
46	George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	165	31.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	165

Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Indianapolis Public Schools with Enrollment 2,360. Of the 46 schools shown, 46 are public.

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What is the best largest school in Indianapolis Public Schools?

Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, Indiana ranks first among largest schools in Indianapolis Public Schools with Enrollment 2,360 (Enrollment: 2,360).

How are largest schools in Indianapolis Public Schools ranked?

Schools with the highest enrollment. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.