International School of Indiana
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The International School of Indiana (ISI) one of twelve independent private schools in the Indianapolis, IN area and the only one that offers a language immersion program. The school was established by a group of Indianapolis business leaders and pioneering parents. Establishment of the school had been recommended by a Task Force on International Issues formed in 1990 by the Indiana Humanities Council and funded by Lilly Endowment. The task force was charged with determining how to make Indianapolis and the state more attractive to the international business community. A task force subcommittee advanced the idea that establishing an international school in metropolitan Indianapolis would help Indiana better prepare for its role in a global economy. The school was founded in 1994 and has had as headmaster, since then, Alain Weber.
In the years since the school opened, enrollment has grown to approximately 570 students in grades ranging from a three-year-old preschool program to grade 12. Students represent more than 40 nationalities, though 70% are US nationals or citizens. Approximately 80 teaching and administrative staff mirror the diversity of the student body. The grades range from the three-year-old program to twelfth grade. The International High School, the high school component, offers the IB Diploma to all of its students and is recognized as an IB World School as well as by the French Ministry of Education and the Spanish Council in the United States.
The International High School's Class of 2009 had the highest I-STEP test results in the state of Indiana in 2005. The SAT scores have been recently in the top three.
