Indianapolis, Marion Co. schools fail fed report card

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said today that the number of Indiana schools failing to meet minimum federal education standards is unacceptable. About half of all Indiana schools failed to make adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

The number of Indiana schools meeting that standard dropped this year as the state sets increasingly higher targets required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

For the first time, every traditional public high school in Marion County — all schools in IPS, the townships and Beech Grove and Speedway — was rated as failing to make adequate yearly progress.Metro-area schools that failed in 2008

Percentage of Marion County Schools Passing in 2008 = 31% (compared with 42% in 2007)

» Beech Grove: South Grove Intermediate, Beech Grove High.

» Decatur Township: Lynwood Elementary, Decatur Intermediate Learning Center -- Blue Academy, Decatur Intermediate Learning Center -- Gold Academy, Decatur Middle, Decatur Central High.

» Franklin Township: Acton Elementary, Kitley Intermediate, Thompson Crossing Elementary, Franklin Township Middle West, Franklin Central High.

» Lawrence Township: Amy Beverland Elementary, Brook Park Elementary, Crestview Elementary, Forest Glen Elementary, Harrison Hill Elementary, Mary Castle Elementary, Oaklandon Elementary, Skiles Test Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary, Winding Ridge Elementary, Belzer Middle, Craig Middle, Fall Creek Valley Middle, Lawrence Central High, Lawrence North High.

» Perry Township: Homecroft Elementary, MacArthur Elementary, Young Elementary, Winchester Village Elementary, Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy, Southport 6th Grade Academy, Southport Middle, Perry Meridian High, Southport High, RISE Learning Center.

» Pike Township: Central Elementary, College Park Elementary, Deer Run Elementary, Eastbrook Elementary, Snacks Crossing Elementary, Guion Creek Middle, Lincoln Middle, Pike High.

» Warren Township: Eastridge Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary, Liberty Park Elementary, Pleasant Run Elementary, Creston Middle, Stonybrook Middle, Warren Central High, The Renaissance School.

» Washington Township: Fox Hill Elementary, Greenbriar Elementary, Harcourt Elementary, Nora Elementary, Spring Mill Elementary, Eastwood Middle, Westlane Middle, North Central High.

» Wayne Township: Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, Chapel Glen Elementary, Chapelwood Elementary, Garden City Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, McClelland Elementary, North Wayne Elementary, Rhoades Elementary, Stout Field Elementary, Westlake Elementary, Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center, Ben Davis 9th Grade Center (and Ben Davis High).

» Indianapolis Public Schools: Arlington Community High, Broad Ripple High, Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High, Howe Community High, Manual High, Marshall Community High, New Horizons Alternative, Northwest High, Tech High, Washington Community High. Coleman Academy, Donnan Middle, Forest Manor Middle, Harshman Middle, Longfellow Middle, Pacers Academy, Sidener Middle, McFarland Middle.

Schools 11, 14, 15, 20, 27, 31, 34, 37, 39, 42, 44, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 60, 61, 63, 65, 67, 78, 79, 83, 88, 92, 93, 94, 96, 98, 99, 102, 103, 105, 106, 109.

Cold Spring, Key Learning Community, Key Learning Community 2.

» Speedway: Wheeler Elementary, Speedway Senior High.

» Charter schools: Challenge Foundation Academy, Decatur Discovery Academy, Fall Creek Academy, Indiana Math & Science Academy, Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter School, Indianapolis Metropolitan High, Irvington Community, KIPP, Lawrence Early College High, Monument Lighthouse Charter, SENSE.

» Other schools: Indiana School for the Blind, Indiana School for the Deaf.