James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School
Indianapolis · IN · James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School · Public charter
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- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 25% 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 James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School compares for families
What families should know about James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Walker Career Center, Lawrence Central High School, Hoosier College and Career 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.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. 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 ÷ 2024 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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +14.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 587 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $13,320 per student in district revenue, the 549 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $7,312,680/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Career Center Indianapolis |
Public | 2.8 | — | — |
| Lawrence Central High School Indianapolis |
Public | 2.9 | 2,512 | +11.9% |
| Hoosier College and Career Academy Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 1,132 | +156.7% |
| Warren Central High School Indianapolis |
Public | 3.2 | 3,364 | -12.5% |
| Excel Center - Shadeland Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 3.6 | 404 | — |
| Thrival Academy Indianapolis |
Public | 3.8 | 106 | +19.1% |
| Horizon Christian School Indianapolis |
Private | 4.1 | 273 | -4.9% |
| Rooted School Indianapolis Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 4.4 | 89 | +3.5% |