Central Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Central Elementary School in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 634 students in 2024-25 with 35.7 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 13% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

623 students in 2022-23, 642 students in 2023-24, 634 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.6 to 35.7.

Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 63402004006008002022-236232023-246422024-25634
Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 63402004006008002022-236232023-246422024-25634
Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 63402004006008002022-236232023-246422024-25634
Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 642, 2024-25: 63402004006008002022-236232023-246422024-25634
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362338.616.1
2023-2464237.317.2
2024-2563435.717.7

17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 17.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 17.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 17.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 17.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 665 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary School enrolled 665 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 665 of the 665 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent35.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.0% of students were Black, 28.9% Hispanic, 3.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black62.0%
  2. Hispanic28.9%
  3. White3.3%
  4. Two or more races3.0%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Central Elementary School scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math13%15% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Indianapolis

142 public elementary schools in Indianapolis report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Early Learning Center1,31322.135.3%
Forest Glen Elementary School97122.143.3%
Robey Elementary School84717.550.3%
Paramount Brookside84325.565.7%
Chapel Glen Elementary School84316.956.7%
North Wayne Elementary School83718.258.7%
McClelland Elementary School80912.965.3%
Amy Beverland Elementary80021.332.6%

All public schools in Indianapolis →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central Elementary School

  1. Eastbrook Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 575 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Snacks Crossing Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 793 students, 21.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Central Elementary School with Eastbrook Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much MSD Pike Township spends per student$15,174 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,174
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaCentral Elementary School is the number 136 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#136 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.17.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Central Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Central Elementary School?
    634 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 623 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Indianapolis, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
    17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Elementary School a Title I school?
    Central Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Central Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Central Elementary School scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Central Elementary School in?
    MSD Pike Township, NCES district ID 1808910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180891001484 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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