The top reported proficiency rate is 18% in Math. The lowest is 9% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Christel House Academy South
Christel House Academy South is a public charter district in Indianapolis operating a single K-12 campus, Christel House Academy South, and one separate high school, Christel House Watanabe Manual High School. The district serves kindergarten through twelfth grade and enrolls close to a thousand students. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with White students as the next largest group and Black students making up a substantial share, plus a small number of students of two or more races, a handful of Asian students, and a single American Indian student. This is a heavily minority-majority district in a large urban county.
Academically, the district's state test results are low. On the ILEARN assessments for grades three through eight, the share of students scoring proficient or above in math was below one in five. In English language arts, the figure was similar. In science for those grades, it was roughly one in eight. At the fifth-grade social studies test, fewer than one in ten students met the proficiency bar. Placed among other districts in Marion County, Christel House Academy South sits below the midpoint in overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. State testing data for the high school grades was not available, so the district’s trajectory from middle to high school cannot be assessed from these results. A parent may want to look into this further with the school.
The district did not report a four-year graduation rate, so that measure is absent. On chronic absenteeism, however, the district performs relatively well: its rate places it in the top quartile among Marion County districts, meaning a smaller share of students are missing substantial school time compared to many peers in the county. Per-pupil current spending is in the upper range among the county’s districts, suggesting the district invests notably in each student relative to local norms.
No data was provided on programs such as Advanced Placement, career and technical education, dual credit, or extracurricular offerings. Similarly, information on special education, English learner services, discipline, staffing, and class size was not available. The district’s locale brief was also absent, so there is no description of the immediate neighborhood or housing market context. Given that this is a charter district serving a city like Indianapolis, families should expect to research program availability directly.
The district’s student body is young by grade distribution: the elementary grades are roughly balanced, with a bulge at ninth grade and then declining numbers through tenth and eleventh, with a small twelfth-grade count. This pattern could reflect students transferring in or out, or a growing high school program still building its senior class. The district has two school buildings — one elementary-through-middle campus and one high school — so students move between them at the transition to high school.
In short, Christel House Academy South serves a diverse, majority-Hispanic student population in an urban setting, with state proficiency results that families will want to examine closely. Its strengths include relatively low chronic absenteeism and spending above the median for Marion County. Gaps in reported data on graduation, programs, and student support services mean that prospective families should contact the school directly for a fuller picture.
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