Chronic Absenteeism in Indiana

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate. 100 schools have critical rates above 50%.

81.3%

State Average

national: 30.9%

100

Critical Schools

>50% absent

100.0%

Worst Rate

Anderson Intermediate School

100

Schools

#	School	City	Enrollment	Absent %	Status
1	Anderson Intermediate School	Anderson	490	100.0%	Critical
2	Excel Center - University Heights	Indianapolis	432	100.0%	Critical
3	Excel Center - Lafayette Square	Indianapolis	410	100.0%	Critical
4	Excel Center - Kokomo	Kokomo	392	100.0%	Critical
5	Navarre Middle School	South Bend	378	100.0%	Critical
6	Excel Center - Lafayette	Lafayette	366	100.0%	Critical
7	Bailly Middle School	Gary	355	100.0%	Critical
8	Excel Center - Clarksville	Clarksville	329	100.0%	Critical
9	Excel Center - Anderson	Anderson	321	100.0%	Critical
10	Urban Act Academy	Indianapolis	298	100.0%	Critical
11	Excel Center - South Bend	South Bend	296	100.0%	Critical
12	South Bend Virtual School	South Bend	291	100.0%	Critical
13	Excel Center - Muncie	Muncie	288	100.0%	Critical
14	Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	Indianapolis	260	100.0%	Critical
15	Excel Center - Richmond	Richmond	239	100.0%	Critical
16	Excel Center - Noblesville	Noblesville	216	100.0%	Critical
17	Studebaker Center	South Bend	209	100.0%	Critical
18	Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond	205	100.0%	Critical
19	Gary Middle College	Gary	202	100.0%	Critical
20	Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch	Indianapolis	194	100.0%	Critical
21	Harwood Career Prep High School	Evansville	192	100.0%	Critical
22	Elkhart Alternative Education	Elkhart	182	100.0%	Critical
23	Paramount Online Academy	Indianapolis	163	100.0%	Critical
24	Rise Up Academy at Eggleston	South Bend	149	100.0%	Critical
25	Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Portage	139	100.0%	Critical
26	Excel Center - Shelbyville	Shelbyville	131	100.0%	Critical
27	Excel Center - Gary	Gary	125	100.0%	Critical
28	Excel Center - Bloomington	Bloomington	117	100.0%	Critical
29	Achieve Virtual Elementary	Indianapolis	100	100.0%	Critical
30	Emmerich Manual High School	Indianapolis	83	100.0%	Critical
31	Booker T Washington Alt Sch	Terre Haute	62	100.0%	Critical
32	Irvington Community School	Indianapolis	326	99.7%	Critical
33	Vigo Virtual School Academy	Terre Haute	206	99.5%	Critical
34	Madison S.T.E.a.M. Academy	South Bend	431	97.4%	Critical
35	Dickinson Fine Arts Academy	South Bend	309	96.1%	Critical
36	Bloomington Graduation School	Bloomington	99	94.9%	Critical
37	George Washington High School	Indianapolis	729	94.1%	Critical
38	Arlington Community Middle School	Indianapolis	365	91.2%	Critical
39	Francis Bellamy Pre-School Center	Indianapolis	123	90.2%	Critical
40	Lincoln Elementary School	South Bend	383	87.5%	Critical
41	Coquillard Elementary School	South Bend	305	87.2%	Critical
42	Warren Elementary School	South Bend	208	86.5%	Critical
43	White'S Jr-Sr High School	Wabash	369	85.4%	Critical
44	Harrison Elementary School	South Bend	555	84.1%	Critical
45	Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch	Indianapolis	309	84.1%	Critical
46	Tindley Genesis Academy	Indianapolis	368	82.1%	Critical
47	Louis B Russell Jr School 48	Indianapolis	274	81.8%	Critical
48	Muessel Elementary School	South Bend	295	81.4%	Critical
49	Gary Middle School	Gary	365	80.5%	Critical
50	Options Noblesville	Noblesville	183	79.8%	Critical
51	James Whitcomb Riley School 43	Indianapolis	240	79.6%	Critical
52	Geo Next Generation Academy	Indianapolis	156	79.5%	Critical
53	Academy for Innovative Studies	Evansville	318	79.2%	Critical
54	Southview Preschool Center	Anderson	205	79.0%	Critical
55	Darden Elementary School	South Bend	375	77.1%	Critical
56	Beech Grove Sr High School	Beech Grove	914	76.7%	Critical
57	In Sch for the Blind & Vis Imprd	Indianapolis	93	76.3%	Critical
58	Clay High School	South Bend	628	74.7%	Critical
59	Washington High School	South Bend	795	74.3%	Critical
60	Wilson Elementary School	South Bend	374	74.3%	Critical
61	Thrival Academy	Indianapolis	101	73.3%	Critical
62	Culver Family Learning Center	Evansville	172	72.1%	Critical
63	Mishawaka High School	Mishawaka	1,327	72.0%	Critical
64	Beveridge Elementary School	Gary	374	71.7%	Critical
65	Pierre Moran Middle School	Elkhart	396	71.5%	Critical
66	Milford School	Milford	262	71.0%	Critical
67	Smith Academy for Excellence	Fort Wayne	64	70.3%	Critical
68	Excel Center - Elkhart	Elkhart	260	69.2%	Critical
69	Mckinley Elementary School	South Bend	315	67.3%	Critical
70	Community Youth Services	Richmond	61	67.2%	Critical
71	James a Garfield School 31	Indianapolis	173	67.1%	Critical
72	Jackson Middle School	South Bend	537	66.3%	Critical
73	Kipp Indy Legacy High	Indianapolis	349	65.9%	Critical
74	John J Young Middle School	Mishawaka	709	65.2%	Critical
75	Cannelton Elementary & High School	Cannelton	216	64.8%	Critical
76	Goshen Junior High School	Goshen	927	64.7%	Critical
77	Kipp Indy College Prep Middle	Indianapolis	372	64.5%	Critical
78	Arlington Woods School 99	Indianapolis	361	64.5%	Critical
79	Madison Consolidated High School	Madison	769	64.1%	Critical
80	Early Learning Center	Indianapolis	1,313	63.5%	Critical
81	East Side Elementary School	Edinburgh	382	63.4%	Critical
82	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Indianapolis	587	63.2%	Critical
83	Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle	Indianapolis	451	63.2%	Critical
84	Se Neighborhood Sch of Excellence	Indianapolis	588	63.1%	Critical
85	Woodland Elementary School	Elkhart	429	62.2%	Critical
86	Vision Academy	Indianapolis	391	62.1%	Critical
87	Andrew J Brown Academy	Indianapolis	435	61.6%	Critical
88	Lakeside Middle School	Fort Wayne	452	61.3%	Critical
89	Richard L Johnson Early Educ Cntr	Columbus	80	61.3%	Critical
90	William Penn School 49	Indianapolis	367	61.0%	Critical
91	North Newton Jr-Sr High School	Morocco	486	60.7%	Critical
92	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Indianapolis	296	60.5%	Critical
93	Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond	622	59.8%	Critical
94	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind	Indianapolis	600	59.8%	Critical
95	Fairview Elementary School	Richmond	259	59.8%	Critical
96	Ace Preparatory Academy	Indianapolis	131	59.5%	Critical
97	Highland Middle School	Anderson	916	59.1%	Critical
98	Monroe Elementary School	South Bend	519	59.0%	Critical
99	Washington Learning Academy	Vincennes	117	59.0%	Critical
100	Beardsley Elementary School	Elkhart	356	58.7%	Critical

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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