Speedway Senior High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Speedway Senior High School
| image =
| motto =
| location = 5357 West 25th Street
| city = Speedway
| county = Marion County
| state = Indiana
| zipcode = 46224
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|39.800834|-86.252964|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public high school
| established =
| district = School Town Of Speedway
| principal = James P. Claybourn
| teaching_staff = 35.00 (FTE)
| grades = 9-12
| athletics =
| conference = Indiana Crossroads Conference
| team_name = Sparkplugs
| website = [http://www.speedwayschools.org/Domain/114 Homepage]
| enrollment = 565 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1810920&ID=181092001785|title=Speedway Senior High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 6, 2025}}
| colors = {{color box|#8B4513}} {{color box|gold}}
}}
Speedway Senior High School is a public, secondary school in Speedway, Indiana (USA). It is part of the School Town of Speedway.
Enrollment
- 2007-08 School Year: 532 students (preliminary)[http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapshot.cfm?schl=5891 School Snapshot, Speedway Senior High School #5891]
- 2006-07 School Year: 504 students[http://newdew4.doe.state.in.us/SCHLSTATS/APRPT/5400.pdf Annual Performance Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410062545/http://newdew4.doe.state.in.us/SCHLSTATS/APRPT/5400.pdf |date=2008-04-10 }} - Indiana Department of Education.
- 2005-06 School Year: 487 students
- 2004-05 School Year: 455 students
- 2003-04 School Year: 472 students
Demographics
There were a total of 504 students enrolled at Speedway Senior High School during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51.79% female and 48.21% male. The racial makeup of the school was 71.03% White, 18.45% African American, 7.34% Hispanic, 1.79% Multiracial, 1.19% Asian, and 0.20% Native American. 34.33% of the school's students receive free or reduced lunch.
Athletics
The Sparkplugs have two IHSAA state championships: boys basketball in 2002 and softball in 2018.{{Cite web |title=State championship history |url=https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/State%20Championship%20History.pdf |access-date=January 26, 2023 |website=IHSAA}}
Notable alumni
- Joyce DeWitt - actress known for Three's Company
- Shyron Ely - professional basketball player
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060202201248/http://www.speedway.k12.in.us/ Homepage]
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Category:Schools in Marion County, Indiana
Category:Public high schools in Indiana
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