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At Indianapolis Public Schools, we have excellent choices open to every student, in every school, in every neighborhood.

Thanks to our Rebuilding Stronger plan, families can choose from multiple educational models:

  • Dual Language
  • Exploratory
  • High Ability
  • International Baccalaureate
  • Montessori
  • Reggio Emilia
  • STEM
  • Visual and Performing Arts

These models – along with dedicated elementary and middle schools – will be available starting with the 2024-25 school year. Families can begin making their choices starting November 1, 2023.

IPS Fast Facts:

  • 32+ high school career pathways
  • Advanced academic options at every high school
  • Pre-K and before & after school programs
  • Free breakfast and lunch
  • Free transportation
  • 100+ community partners
  • 30,000+ students, who are racially, economically and linguistically diverse

IPS has seen the fastest rates of student academic growth and recovery since 2020.

IPS School Options for the 2024–25 School Year

Remember, when applying to an IPS school for the 2024–25 school year, that the district will have moved to dedicated elementary and middle schools and new educational models. The district also offers a variety of innovation and high school options. Learn about these exciting choices and more below:

Through the Rebuilding Stronger plan, IPS has created educational models that most of the district’s elementary and middle schools will offer.

IPS high schools are open to students in all zones. Educational models and offerings at our district high schools vary. 

Here’s a list of our district and innovation high schools:

* IPS does not currently provide transportation to these Innovation programs and parents should contact the school or Enroll Indy for more information about transportation.

These Innovation Network Schools are part of the IPS portfolio of schools, but don’t necessarily offer the new educational models created through the Rebuilding Stronger plan.

Here’s a list of our Innovation Network schools:

* IPS does not currently provide transportation to these Innovation programs and parents should contact the school or Enroll Indy for more information about transportation.

The four (4) zones begins with the 2024-25 school year. Each zone would include between 12 to 15 schools and programs.

The new zone map benefits students and families by:

  • Providing a more equitable geographic distribution of high performing and high demand programming.
  • Growing and replicating schools with proven track records of success.
  • Addressing the inequities that may exist in the school proximity boundary policy.
  • Creating conditions that stabilize student populations and decrease mobility.
Enrollment Zones 2024-25Download

Schools in Each Zone

  • William A Bell Elementary School-60
  • Ernie Pyle Elementary School-90
  • Meredith Nicholson Elementary School-96
  • Lew Wallace Elementary School-107
  • Jonathan Jennings Elementary School-109
  • Cold Spring School-315
  • Clarence Farrington Elementary School-61
  • Liberty Grove Schools-42
  • Global Prep Academy-44
  • Carl Wilde Elementary School-79
  • Northwest MS/Newcomers/Monarca
  • Enlace-995
  • George W Carver Montessori School-87
  • Wendell Phillips Elementary School-63
  • Stephen Foster Elementary School-67
  • Herron Prep Academy
  • Francis Bellamy Preschool Center
  • Phalen Leadership Academy (Key) -103
  • Charles W Fairbanks Elementary School-105
  • George Buck Elementary School-94
  • Arlington Community School-422
  • George H Fisher Elementary School-93
  • Robert Lee Frost Elementary School-106
  • James W Riley Elementary School-43
  • Louis B Russell Elementary School-48
  • Eliza A Blaker Elementary School-55
  • Center for Inquiry IV (70)
  • Floro Torrence Elementary School-83
  • Rousseau McClellan Montessori School-91
  • Center for Inquiry II (84)
  • Merle Sidener Gifted Academy-59
  • Broad Ripple HS-717
  • Herron Prep Academy
  • Francis Bellamy Preschool Center
  • Phalen Leadership Academy (Key) -103
  • Charles W Fairbanks Elementary School-105
  • George Buck Elementary School-94
  • Arlington Community School-422
  • George H Fisher Elementary School-93
  • Robert Lee Frost Elementary School-106
  • James W Riley Elementary School-43
  • Louis B Russell Elementary School-48
  • Eliza A Blaker Elementary School-55
  • Center for Inquiry IV (70)
  • Floro Torrence Elementary School-83
  • Rousseau McClellan Montessori School-91
  • Center for Inquiry II (84)
  • Merle Sidener Gifted Academy-59
  • Broad Ripple HS-717
  • Herron Prep Academy
  • Paul I Miller Elementary School-114
  • George W Julian Elementary School-57
  • Ralph W Emerson Elementary School-58
  • Christian Park Elementary School-82
  • Thomas Carr Howe Community School-420
  • McFarland Alternative Center-985
  • Frederick Douglass Elementary School-19
  • James A Garfield Elementary School-31
  • Eleanor Skillen Elementary School-34
  • William McKinley Elementary School-39
  • William Penn Elementary School-49
  • Raymond F Brandes Elementary School-65
  • Daniel Webster Elementary School-46
  • Edison Academy for the Performing Arts-616
  • Adelante @ Emma Donnan School-572
  • Herron Prep Academy

Please Note: Events are subject to change and will be added periodically.

The IPS enrollment window for the 2024–25 school year opens Nov. 1, and the district is hosting its annual Showcase of Schools in person to ensure families can explore their academic options. Showcase of Schools is scheduled November 1 from 4 to 8 p.m.

This year, instead of schools setting up information booths in one location, during Showcase of Schools all IPS schools will be open to current and future IPS families to engage in:

  • Principal meet-and-greet
  • School educational model activities
  • Building tours
  • Enrollment assistance and opportunities

Enrollment can be completed onsite at each school, or via the OneMatch App through Enroll Indy.

Remember that for the 2024–25 school year, IPS — through its Rebuilding Stronger plan — families will have access to dedicated elementary (Grades Pre-K–5) and middle (Grades 6–7) schools featuring exciting educational models, along a variety with innovation schools and high schools offering a variety of academic options.

Enroll Indy OneMatch Application

During the two-round school enrollment window for the 2024–25 school year, families should apply based on neighborhood zone, educational model and grade band via the OneMatch app.

OneMatch Application Rounds

Round 1: November 1 through January 24 (Results released February 22

Round 2: January 25 through April 19 (Results released May 16)

Enrollment applications will be accepted:

  • Through the OneMatch app online at www.enrollindy.org/apply.
  • At IPS schools during Showcase of Schools on Nov. 1.
  • Via phone by calling Enroll Indy at 317-426-3234.

Who Should Apply?

You should complete the application if you:

  • Want or need a new school (K-12) for Fall 2024
  • If you would like a seat in an IPS pre-K program
  • If you need to change schools to meet the new grade band and or zones for schools through the district’s Rebuilding Stronger plan.

If you are happy in your current school and plan to stay there for the 2024-25 school year, you do not need to complete a OneMatch application.

Questions About Rebuilding Stronger or What’s Happening?