Early Learning Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Indianapolis, Indiana

Early Learning Center in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 1,313 students in 2024-25 with 59.3 full-time teachers, 22.1 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).

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

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

1,298 students in 2022-23, 1,328 students in 2023-24, 1,313 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.8 to 59.3.

Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 1,298, 2023-24: 1,328, 2024-25: 1,31305001k1.5k2022-231,2982023-241,3282024-251,313
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 1,298, 2023-24: 1,328, 2024-25: 1,31305001k1.5k2022-231,2982023-241,3282024-251,313
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 1,298, 2023-24: 1,328, 2024-25: 1,31305001k1.5k2022-231,2982023-241,3282024-251,313
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 1,298, 2023-24: 1,328, 2024-25: 1,31305001k1.5k2022-231,2982023-241,3282024-251,313
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,29854.823.7
2023-241,32856.823.4
2024-251,31359.322.1

22.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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; Early Learning Center 22.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 22.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; Early Learning Center 22.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 22.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; Early Learning Center 22.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 22.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; Early Learning Center 22.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 22.1state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Early Learning Center enrolled 1,251 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent43.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.6% of students were Black, 21.2% Hispanic, 17.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black50.6%
  2. Hispanic21.2%
  3. White17.7%
  4. Two or more races9.1%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  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.

Elementary schools in Indianapolis

142 public elementary schools in Indianapolis report 2024-25 enrollment; Early Learning Center is the largest.

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%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Early Learning Center

  1. Sunnyside Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 714 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Oaklandon Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 507 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Early Learning Center with Sunnyside Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much MSD Lawrence Township spends per student$12,332 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,332
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaEarly Learning Center is the number 3 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher22.1 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.22.1:1
  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 Early Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Early Learning Center?
    1,313 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,298 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Indianapolis, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Learning Center?
    22.1 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 Early Learning Center a Title I school?
    Early Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Early Learning Center in?
    MSD Lawrence Township, NCES district ID 1805670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180567002205 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
  • 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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