William Henry Burkhart Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · Indianapolis, Indiana
William Henry Burkhart Elementary in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 449 students in 2024-25 with 29.8 full-time teachers, 15.1 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). On the state tests, 52% 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 fell 31% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 32%
650 students in 2022-23, 482 students in 2023-24, 449 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.6 to 29.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 650 | 43.6 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 31.4 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 449 | 29.8 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 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.
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 William Henry Burkhart Elementary enrolled 685 students and reported no counselor; it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions38
- Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.3% of students were Asian, 22.0% White, 21.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Asian40.3%
- White22.0%
- Black21.4%
- Hispanic11.1%
- Two or more races5.1%
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 William Henry Burkhart Elementary scored proficient or above: 52% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 52% | 38% (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.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Learning Center | 1,313 | 22.1 | 35.3% |
| Forest Glen Elementary School | 971 | 22.1 | 43.3% |
| Robey Elementary School | 847 | 17.5 | 50.3% |
| Paramount Brookside | 843 | 25.5 | 65.7% |
| Chapel Glen Elementary School | 843 | 16.9 | 56.7% |
| North Wayne Elementary School | 837 | 18.2 | 58.7% |
| McClelland Elementary School | 809 | 12.9 | 65.3% |
| Amy Beverland Elementary | 800 | 21.3 | 32.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about William Henry Burkhart Elementary
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 633 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Homecroft Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 493 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare William Henry Burkhart Elementary with Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Perry Township Schools spends per student$13,765 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,765
- The largest public schools in IndianaWilliam Henry Burkhart Elementary is the number 488 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#488 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.15.1:1
- 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 William Henry Burkhart Elementary
How many students attend William Henry Burkhart Elementary?
449 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 650 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Indianapolis, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at William Henry Burkhart Elementary?
15.1 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.Is William Henry Burkhart Elementary a Title I school?
William Henry Burkhart Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at William Henry Burkhart Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at William Henry Burkhart Elementary scored proficient or above: 52% 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.What district is William Henry Burkhart Elementary in?
Perry Township Schools, NCES district ID 1808820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180882001469 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.