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The first was Indianapolis High School (later renamed Shortridge High School in 1885) in 1864, as the city's first public high school. The school opened in the Marion County Seminary Building, although it was later moved to its present location.
Sep 1, 2015 · From a single high school that opened its doors back in the fall of 1864, the number of IPS high schools grew to eight in the second half of the 20th Century. The largest enrollment in IPS’s history can be attributed to the Baby Boomer generation of children born in the two decades immediately following the end of World War II.
In 1920 only about one-third of all 14-to 17-year-olds were in high school. By 1930 this group increased to one-half and by 1940 to three-fourths. As Indianapolis expanded, the west, north, and east sides demanded separate high schools just as the south side had done earlier.
Indianapolis High School (renamed Shortridge High School in 1896) opened in 1864 as the state of Indiana's first free public high school. Its original location (1864-1867) was in the former Ward 1 Elementary School at Vermont and New Jersey Streets.
Three new high schools were opened by IPS to accommodate the enrollment explosion—Arlington High School in 1961, Northwest High School in 1962, and John Marshall High School in 1968. By the 1967-1968 school year, IPS had 11 high schools and 107 elementary schools.
Under Shortridge as superintendent, a new high school was set up in 1864 in two rooms of a grade school at the corner of Vermont and New Jersey Streets. In 1865 the high school moved to Circle Hall, the former home of the Second Presbyterian Church, on the northwest quadrant of the Circle.
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Mar 4, 2017 · It's the oldest public high school in the Indiana capital, having evolved from what opened as Indianapolis High School in 1864. Shortridge High School gained a national reputation for academic excellence by the 1920s.
