The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township is a

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in Lawrence Township in northeast Marion County,

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. It covers an area of and in 2010 had a student enrollment just under 16,000. It includes two high schools, two middle schools, eleven elementary schools, four kindergarten centers, and one alternative school for at-risk students of middle-school and high-school age. It also operates a Diploma Recovery Program for adults (over 18) and a Community Education Program.Township Academics Webpage
The district includes eight National

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s, which have achieve a 97% graduation rate and over 75% progression to post-secondary education.

High schools

Lawrence North High School Lawrence North High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school was founded in 1976 and graduated its first class in 1978. Lawrence North is one of two high schools in the Metropolitan School District of Law ...

Lawrence Central High School Lawrence Central High School (LCHS) is a public high school with more than 2,300 students, in northeast Marion County, Indiana. Overview It was established in 1940 and is one of two high schools in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence To ...

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Middle schools

*Belzer Middle School *Fall Creek Valley Middle School

Elementary schools

*Amy Beverland Elementary School *Brook Park Elementary School *Crestview Elementary School *Forest Glen Elementary School *Harrison Hill Elementary School *Indian Creek Elementary School *Mary Castle Elementary School *Oaklandon Elementary School *Skiles Test Elementary School *Sunnyside Elementary School *Winding Ridge Elementary School

Early Learning Centers (Kindergarten)

*Amy Beverland Early Learning Center *Brook Park Early Learning Center *Mary Castle Early Learning Center *Winding Ridge Early Learning Center

References

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