Irvington Community Schools is a K-12 charter school corporation located in the
Irvington Historic District of
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
. Originally Chartered by Ball State University, ICS, Inc is currently chartered by the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation.
ICS, Inc. provides a liberal arts focus: all students K-12 participate weekly in Physical Education, Music, an Art program, and Foreign Language.
Irvington Community Schools Inc.'s three schools are each, by design, small community schools:
*Irvington Community Elementary School has three classes per grade level (K-5) and serves just over 400 students;
*Irvington Community Middle School (Grade 6, 7 & 8) serves approximately 240 students;
*Irvington Preparatory Academy, (Grade 9 through 12) enrolls approximately 340 high school students.
In 2009, the school was awarded the Maestro Award from the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) is an American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The largest performing arts organization in Indiana, the orchestra is based at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis on Monument Ci ...
. Also, 7 of the school's students had art featured on display at the
Indiana State Museum
The Indiana State Museum is a museum located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The museum houses exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times to the present day.
History
The original collec ...
through the Symphony in Color competition by the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) is an American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The largest performing arts organization in Indiana, the orchestra is based at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis on Monument Ci ...
which represented the greatest number of honors for a single school.
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Alternative education
Public elementary schools in Indiana
Public middle schools in Indiana
Public high schools in Indiana
Charter schools in Indiana
Schools in Indianapolis
Educational institutions established in 2001
2001 establishments in Indiana
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