Decatur Twp School for Excellence
Indianapolis · IN · MSD Decatur Township · Public · K-12 combined
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Excel Center - Decatur → Decatur Central High School → Damar Charter Academy → Ben Davis University High School → Crosspointe Christian Academy → Plainfield High School → Perry Meridian High School → Excel Center - University Heights →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Decatur Twp School for Excellence compares for families
What families should know about Decatur Twp School for Excellence.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Excel Center - Decatur, Decatur Central High School, Damar Charter Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Center - Decatur Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 0.0 | 259 | — |
| Decatur Central High School Indianapolis |
Public | 0.2 | 1,967 | -1.7% |
| Damar Charter Academy Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 0.9 | 105 | -11.8% |
| Ben Davis University High School Indianapolis |
Public | 4.3 | 375 | -3.1% |
| Crosspointe Christian Academy Indianapolis |
Private | 5.8 | 225 | -3.0% |
| Plainfield High School Plainfield |
Public | 5.8 | 1,836 | +1.4% |
| Perry Meridian High School Indianapolis |
Public | 6.2 | 2,447 | +3.1% |
| Excel Center - University Heights Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 6.3 | 432 | +20.0% |