Enrollment
144
Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 180022702732 Charter school
Promise Prep — Indianapolis, IN
Federal NCES profile for Promise Prep, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 52/100.
👥 Class size 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 62
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Promise Prep earns a C- Resource Investment Index (52/100), with class sizes smaller than 98% of Indiana schools.
- C-
- Resource Index · 52/100
- 8.6:1
- small classes for Indiana
- 58.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 144
- students enrolled
School address
District: Promise Prep · Indiana
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 16.1:1 Indiana avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
58.0%
vs 49.5% Indiana avg
+17% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Promise Prep compares with Indiana and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Promise Prep reports 144 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 8.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 47% below the Indiana state mean of 16.1:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 45% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 58.0% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 17% above the Indiana average and 12% above the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 15.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Promise Prep spends $26,278 per pupil district-wide, above the Indiana average of $12,079 and above the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 8.1% from local sources (property taxes), 38.1% from the state, and 53.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (C-), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Promise Prep compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Indiana state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Indiana | Indiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.6:1 | ▼ 47% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 58.0% | ▲ 17% | 49.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 144 | top 5% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
9 Among the smallest classes smaller classes than 95% of 92,598 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
144 larger than 14% of 95,891 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
58.0%
free-lunch eligible
— 17% above the Indiana average of 49.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.6:1
students per teacher
— 47% below state mean
Top 2% in Indiana — lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
15.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$26,278
per pupil, district-wide
— above Indiana avg of $12,079
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 144 Top 5% in Indiana — larger than 95% of 1,865 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 8.0
Students per teacher 8.6:1 -47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 58.0% +17% vs state
NCES ID 180022702732
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 55.6%
African American 41.7%
Two or More 2.1%
White 0.7%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.6% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 15.3%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Promise Prep, which includes Promise Prep.
$26,278
Per student
+118%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
+58%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 8.1%
State 38.1%
Federal 53.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools in Indianapolis
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Standard public school
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Standard public school
1,300 students 18:1 students per teacher
Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl
Standard public school
1,106 students 15:1 students per teacher
Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle
Standard public school
1,079 students 13.2:1 students per teacher
Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle
Standard public school
1,043 students 14.3:1 students per teacher
Paramount Brookside
Standard public school
843 students 23.6:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Before you act on this record
Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.
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Frequently asked questions about Promise Prep
How many students attend Promise Prep?
Promise Prep has 144 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in Indianapolis, IN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Promise Prep?
The student-teacher ratio at Promise Prep is 8.6:1, which is 47% lower than the Indiana average of 16.1:1 and 45% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Promise Prep?
58.0% of students at Promise Prep are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Promise Prep?
The largest demographic group at Promise Prep is Hispanic or Latino at 55.6%. The school serves a diverse student body in Indianapolis, IN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Promise Prep?
Promise Prep has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (C-) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Promise Prep a good school?
Promise Prep earns a C- Resource Investment Index (52/100), with class sizes smaller than 98% of Indiana schools. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.