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The IPS enrollment window for the 2024–25 school year opens Nov. 1.

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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:

IPS Families of 1st–8th Grade Students: 

Your middle schooler can go farther faster through IPS’ Early High School advanced coursework options. For the 2024-25 school year, ALL IPS district-managed middle schools will offer the following high school-level courses: 

  • Honors Algebra I
  • Honors Geometry
  • Spanish I
  • Honors Biology 

New for the 2024-25 school year: Students who qualify as high ability in either English Language Arts (ELA) or Math can apply to high-ability schools Merle Sidener Academy 59 (Grades 1-5) and or Harshman Middle School (Grades 6-8). In addition to the advanced coursework options offered at other IPS middle schools, Harshman will offer Honors English 9, Honors Algebra II, Spanish II, and Citizenship and Civics. 

All IPS students take an ability assessment in Kindergarten and in fifth grade to determine whether they qualify as high ability. Families who wish to have their child tested in a grade other than Kindergarten or 5th grade should request testing through their school’s high ability facilitator.

Beginning November 1, families can apply to IPS schools for the 2024-25 school year through Enroll Indy’s OneMatch App at www.enrollindy.org/apply.

Arlington , Broad Ripple, Longfellow, Northwest, T.C. Howe and William Penn Middle School offer:
– Honors Algebra I
– Honors Geometry
– Spanish I
– Honors Biology

Harshman High Ability Middle School offers:
– Honors Algebra I
– Honors Algebra II
– Honors Geometry
– Spanish I
– Spanish II
– Honors Biology
– Honors English 9
– Citizenship and Civics

Through the district’s Rebuilding Stronger plan, IPS enhanced access to our Pre-K program by redistributing seats across Zones to ensure that you, as parents, have more Pre-K options closer to your home.

Our Pre-K program, which serves children turning 4 years old on or before August 1st, is  developmentally appropriate, offering play-based experiences that support physical, emotional, intellectual, and social growth.

New for the 2024-25 School Year:

  • Qualifying for the OMW Pre-K voucher is not a requirement, but applying for it is required. 
  • The application for OMW Pre-K opens in March 2024. However, this does not prohibit families from applying for a Pre-K seat on Nov. 1, 2023, when the enrollment window opens for the 2024-25 school year. 
  • Families who receive a Pre-K seat for the 2024-25 school year will be guaranteed a Kindergarten seat at the same school for the 2025-26 school year.

Don’t forget … Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year begins Nov. 1.

Enrollment must be completed through the two-round Enroll Indy OneMatch App at www.enrollindy.org/apply.

Round 1 

  • November 1 – January 24 | Results will be released Feb 22, 2024
  • Apply for OMW Pre-K Voucher: March 11 through April 11, 2024

Round 2

  • January 25 – April 19 | Results will be released May 16, 2024
  • Apply for OMW Pre-K Voucher: April 11 through June 16, 2024

At IPS, we are committed to creating an enriching and nurturing environment for your children for the 2024-25 school year and beyond! 

Details about before and aftercare and bell times for next school year will be shared in the coming weeks.

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

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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.

College and Career Academy Option Guides

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.
Printable Zone Boundary MapDownload

Schools in Each Zone

  • Carl Wilde School 79
  • Clarence Farrington School 61
  • Cold Spring School
  • Enlace Academy
  • Ernie Pyle School 90
  • George Washington Carver School 87
  • Global Preparatory Academy @ Riverside 44
  • Herron Preparatory Academy
  • IPS | Butler University Laboratory School 60
  • James Whitcomb Riley School 43
  • Jonathan Jennings School 109
  • Lew Wallace School 107
  • Liberty Grove Schools @ Elder Diggs 42
  • Matchbook Learning @ Wendell Phillips School 63
  • Meredith Nicholson School 96
  • Monarca Academy
  • Northwest Middle School
  • The PATH School @ Stephen Foster School 67
  • Arlington Middle School
  • Avondale Meadows Middle School
  • Broad Ripple Middle School (2024-25 SY)
  • Center for Inquiry School 70
  • Center for Inquiry School 84
  • Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105
  • Cold Spring School
  • Global Preparatory Academy @ Riverside 44
  • Herron Preparatory Academy
  • IPS | Butler University Laboratory School 55
  • James Whitcomb Riley School 43
  • Phalen Leadership Academy @ Francis Scott Key 103
  • Phalen Leadership Academy @ George H. Fisher 93
  • Phalen Leadership Academy @ Louis B Russell 48
  • Robert Lee Frost School 106
  • Rousseau McClellan School 91
  • Sidener Academy for High Ability Students
  • Center for Inquiry School 70
  • Center for Inquiry School 84
  • Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105
  • Edison School of the Arts 47
  • Henry W. Longfellow Middle School 28
  • Herron Preparatory Academy
  • IPS | Butler University Laboratory School 55
  • KIPP Indy Unite Elementary
  • KIPP Indy College Prep Middle School
  • Phalen Leadership Academy @ Francis Scott Key 103
  • Phalen Leadership Academy @ George H. Fisher 93
  • Phalen Leadership Academy @ Louis B Russell 48
  • Robert Lee Frost School 106
  • Rousseau McClellan School 91
  • Sankofa School of Success
  • Sidener Academy for High Ability Students
  • Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School
  • Washington Irving Neighborhood School
  • Adelante @ Emma Donnan School 72
  • Christian Park School 82
  • Christel House Academy South
  • Daniel Webster School 46
  • Edison School of the Arts 47
  • Eleanor Skillen School 34
  • Frederick Douglass School 19
  • George W. Julian School 57
  • Herron Preparatory Academy
  • James A. Garfield School 31
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58
  • Thomas Carr Howe Middle School
  • William McKinley School 39
  • William Penn School 49

These programs generally require specialized requirements or referrals by school based personnel in order for students to attend. Please contact your student’s respective school to explore these programs.

  • Graduation Academy
  • Newcomer Program @ Northwest Middle School
  • Positive Supports Academy
  • ROOTS Program
  • Simon Youth Academy
  • Step Ahead Academy

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

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?