Ben Davis High School
1200 North Girls Sch Rd
Indianapolis IN, 46214, Marion County
Phone: 317-244-7691
Ranking: 
(319 out of 351, bottom 9%)*
(319 out of 351, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: Wayne Township Metropolitan School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 191 | 200 | 192 | 190 | 184 | 182 | 186 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,098 | 3,101 | 3,307 | 3,364 | 3,413 | 3,282 | 3,217 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 1,071 | 34.6% | 1,019 | 32.9% | 1,046 | 31.6% | 1,114 | 33.1% | 1,143 | 33.5% | 1,064 | 32.4% | 1,050 | 32.6% |
| Grade 11: | 1,006 | 32.5% | 987 | 31.8% | 1,094 | 33.1% | 1,118 | 33.2% | 1,075 | 31.5% | 1,098 | 33.5% | 1,079 | 33.5% |
| Grade 12: | 1,021 | 33.0% | 1,095 | 35.3% | 1,167 | 35.3% | 1,132 | 33.7% | 1,195 | 35.0% | 1,120 | 34.1% | 1,088 | 33.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,614 | 52.1% | 1,593 | 51.4% | 1,759 | 53.2% | 1,731 | 51.5% | 1,701 | 49.8% | 1,572 | 47.9% | 1,509 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 1,484 | 47.9% | 1,508 | 48.6% | 1,548 | 46.8% | 1,633 | 48.5% | 1,583 | 46.4% | 1,571 | 47.9% | 1,582 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.3% | 14 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 27 | 0.9% | 30 | 1.0% | 39 | 1.2% | 37 | 1.1% | 44 | 1.3% | 37 | 1.1% | 50 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 569 | 18.4% | 502 | 16.2% | 469 | 14.2% | 446 | 13.3% | 418 | 12.2% | 336 | 10.2% | 284 | 8.8% |
| Black: | 1,148 | 37.1% | 1,139 | 36.7% | 1,192 | 36.0% | 1,193 | 35.5% | 1,196 | 35.0% | 1,142 | 34.8% | 1,073 | 33.4% |
| White: | 1,171 | 37.8% | 1,252 | 40.4% | 1,443 | 43.6% | 1,538 | 45.7% | 1,625 | 47.6% | 1,626 | 49.5% | 1,674 | 52.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 175 | 5.6% | 169 | 5.4% | 157 | 4.7% | 141 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,857 | 59.9% | 1,727 | 55.7% | 1,732 | 52.4% | 1,704 | 50.7% | 1,616 | 47.3% | 1,286 | 39.2% | 1,349 | 41.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 286 | 9.2% | 297 | 9.6% | 313 | 9.5% | 315 | 9.4% | 369 | 10.8% | 405 | 12.3% | 366 | 11.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.22 | 15.51 | 17.22 | 17.72 | 18.53 | 18.10 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 13% | 44% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 20.4% | 55% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 25.5% | 57.9% | N/A |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 6.7% | 35.7% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 0.0% | 22.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 50% | 52% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 55.9% | 57.3% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 60.4% | 64.0% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ben Davis High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.