Our corps members
Placement regions
Corps and Alumni
Indianapolis
Schools
Teach For America places corps members in the highest need schools in Indianapolis including Indianapolis Public Schools, local charter schools, and township schools. Indianapolis Public Schools has the lowest graduation rate among our nation’s 50 largest cities’ school districts. Only 26 percent of Indianapolis Public School 10th graders, 84 percent who live in low-income communities, passed the Indiana state mathematics test. Their peers in Zionsville Community Schools, fifteen miles away, passed at a 91 percent rate.
Corps members and alumni work relentlessly to address these disparities. In 2008-2009, 100 percent of Indianapolis principals reported that corps members at their schools made a positive difference in the school environment.
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At a Glance
| School District |
|---|
| Indianapolis Public Schools |
| Ethnic Breakdown-Student Population |
|---|
| 63% African-American |
| 22% Caucasian |
| 11% Latino/Hispanic |
| <1% Asian-American |
| <1% Native American |
| 3% Other |
| Ethnic Breakdown - Indianapolis |
|---|
| 25% African-American |
| 66% Caucasian |
| 4% Latino/Hispanic |
| 1% Asian-American |
| <1% Native American |
| 2% Other |
| Percentage of Students Qualifying for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch |
|---|
| 76% |
| Placements |
|---|
| 16% Elementary |
| 31% ELA |
| 30% Math |
| 11% Science |
| 4% Social Studies |
| 11% Special Education |
| 3% Foreign Language |
