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Ben Davis High School
C

Ben Davis High School

PublicHighGrades 10–12

1200 N Girls Sch Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46214 · (317) 988-7000 · Part of Wayne Township Metropolitan School District

Wayne Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Photo: Hammersoft · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
3,315
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Ben Davis High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state

On the path

Where Wayne Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
10–12Ben Davis High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 N Girls Sch Rd, Indianapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 91
Grade 101,154
Grade 111,120
Grade 121,040
Enrollment over time
3,280’20
3,278’21
3,392’22
3,274’23
3,315’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 39%Hispanic 37%White 18%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ben Davis High School from Wayne Township families.

Other schools in Wayne Township Metropolitan School District

The district →
Robey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indianapolis
B−
847 students17:1
Chapel Glen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indianapolis
D
843 students17:1
North Wayne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indianapolis
D−
837 students18:1
McClelland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indianapolis
C
809 students13:1
Chapelwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indianapolis
D
776 students15:1
Westlake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indianapolis
C−
736 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Wayne Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.