Indianapolis School District

120 E Walnut St
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(District boundaries shown in map)
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Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Indianapolis School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 29 public preschools serving 9,471 students in Indianapolis School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Indiana.
Public Preschools in Indianapolis School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Indiana public pre school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Indiana public preschool average of 36% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
50 Schools
608 Schools
# Students
21,055 Students
263,990 Students
# Teachers
1,723 Teachers
17,723 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Indianapolis School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 389 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 74% has decreased from 77% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (IN)
#318 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
21%
39%
22%
41%
15%
34%
74%
88%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.69
0.56
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
37%
15%
% Black
38%
12%
% White
18%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $25,030 is higher than the state median of $13,125. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,733 is higher than the state median of $12,758. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
This School District
This State (IN)
Total Revenue
$527 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$542 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,030
$13,125
Spending / Student
$25,733
$12,758

Best Indianapolis School District Public Preschools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Rousseau Mcclellan School 91 - A Montessori School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
5111 Evanston Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 226-4291
Gr: PK-5 | 506 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #22.
George Washington Carver School 87 - A Montessori School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2411 Indpls Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 226-4287
Gr: PK-5 | 246 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #33.
William Bell School 60 - A Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3330 N Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 226-4369
Gr: PK-5 | 381 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #44.
William Mckinley School 39 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1733 Spann Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46203
(317) 226-4239
Gr: PK-5 | 386 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #55.
Charity Dye School 27 Center For Inquiry
(Math: 27% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
545 E 19th St
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 226-4227
Gr: PK-5 | 348 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #66.
George W. Julian School 57 Center For Inquiry
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
5435 E Washington St
Indianapolis, IN 46219
(317) 226-4257
Gr: PK-5 | 165 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #77.
Ernie Pyle School 90 - A Paideia School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3351 W 18th St
Indianapolis, IN 46222
(317) 226-4290
Gr: PK-5 | 268 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #88.
James A. Garfield School 31 - A Stem School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
307 Lincoln St
Indianapolis, IN 46225
(317) 226-4231
Gr: PK-5 | 173 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #99.
Eliza Baker School 55 - A Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1349 E 54th St
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 226-4255
Gr: PK-5 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 46%
Rank: #1010.
Jonathan Jennings School 109 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
6150 Gateway Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46254
(317) 226-4109
Gr: PK-5 | 275 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1111.
Lew Wallace School 107 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3307 Ashway Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46224
(317) 226-4107
Gr: PK-5 | 440 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1212.
Meredith Nicholson School 96 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3651 N Kiel Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46224
(317) 226-4296
Gr: PK-5 | 391 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1313.
Christian Park School 82 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
4700 English Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46201
(317) 226-4282
Gr: PK-5 | 251 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #1414.
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - A Montessori School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1410 Wade St
Indianapolis, IN 46203
(317) 226-4234
Gr: PK-5 | 328 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #1515.
Anna Brochhausen School 88 - A Stem School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
5801 E 16th St
Indianapolis, IN 46218
(317) 226-4288
Gr: PK-5 | 326 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1616.
Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15
(Math: 14% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2302 E Michigan St
Indianapolis, IN 46201
(317) 226-4215
Gr: PK-5 | 525 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #1717.
Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - An Inquiry School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
5002 W 34th St
Indianapolis, IN 46224
(317) 226-4279
Gr: PK-5 | 472 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1818.
Brookside School 54 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
3150 E 10th St
Indianapolis, IN 46201
(317) 226-4254
Gr: PK-5 | 366 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #1919.
Daniel Webster School 46 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1450 S Reisner
Indianapolis, IN 46221
(317) 226-4246
Gr: PK-5 | 416 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #2020.
Fredrick Douglas School 19 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2020 Dawson St
Indianapolis, IN 46203
(317) 226-4219
Gr: PK-5 | 259 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #2121.
Robert Lee Frost School 106 - A Stem School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
5301 Roxbury Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46226
(317) 226-4106
Gr: PK-5 | 308 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2222.
Clarence Farrington School 61 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
4326 Patricia St
Indianapolis, IN 46222
(317) 226-4261
Gr: PK-5 | 451 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #2323.
Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14
(Math: 13% | Reading: 23% )
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1250 E Market St
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 226-4214
Gr: PK-5 | 230 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #2424.
James Russell Lowell School 51 - A Montessori School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
3426 Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46218
(317) 226-4251
Gr: PK-5 | 363 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2525.
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - An Exploratory School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
321 N Linwood Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46201
(317) 226-4258
Gr: PK-5 | 241 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2626.
Impact Academy 1
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5% )
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
320 N Tibbs Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46222
(317) 226-4411
Gr: PK-12 | 56 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #2727.
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - An Exploratory School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
8620 Montery Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46226
(317) 226-4105
Gr: PK-5 | 398 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2828.
James Whitcomb Riley School 43
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
150 W 40th St
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 226-4243
Gr: PK-5 | 240 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2929.
Sankofa School Of Success At Arlington Woods School 99
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
5801 E 30th St
Indianapolis, IN 46218
(317) 226-4299
Gr: PK-6 | 361 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 97%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 50 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 21,055 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 82%
  • : 74% (Btm 50% in IN)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 21% (Btm 50%)
  • : 22% (Btm 50%)
  • : 15% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IN Dept. of Education

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