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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Marion County, Indiana

Across Marion County, Indiana, 86 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School leads the list at -57.0%, against a median of -18.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
86
Marion County, Indiana
Best Enrollment change
-57.0%
Median Enrollment change
-18.7%
FASTEST DECLINING · MARION COUNTY, INDIANA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools402173-57.0%
2James Whitcomb Riley School 43Indianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools532240-54.9%
3Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14Indianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools451230-49.0%
4Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools488259-46.9%
5Southport Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools751450-40.1%
6Acton Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INFranklin Township Com Sch Corp452275-39.2%
7Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools412251-39.1%
8Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools1,036633-38.9%
9William Henry Burkhart ElementaryIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools733449-38.7%
10Greenbriar Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Washington Township804509-36.7%
11Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools357228-36.1%
12Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools562366-34.9%
13Crooked Creek Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Washington Township704460-34.7%
14Mary Bryan Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools984644-34.6%
15Andrew J Brown AcademyIndianapolis, INAndrew J Brown Academy646435-32.7%
16George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools365246-32.6%
17Glenns Valley Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools791533-32.6%
18Clinton Young Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools872595-31.8%
19William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools556381-31.5%
20Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools657451-31.4%
21Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools430303-29.5%
22Avondale Meadows AcademyIndianapolis, INAvondale Meadows Academy463332-28.3%
23Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools336241-28.3%
24Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99Indianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools503361-28.2%
25Douglas MacArthur Elementary SchIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools805579-28.1%
26Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools606440-27.4%
27Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools643472-26.6%
28Homecroft Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools672493-26.6%
29Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools362268-26.0%
30James A Allison Elementary Sch 3Speedway, INSchool Town of Speedway335249-25.7%
31Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools275208-24.4%
32Fox Hill Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Washington Township796603-24.2%
33Mary Adams Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INFranklin Township Com Sch Corp594451-24.1%
34Stout Field Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Wayne Township812617-24.0%
35Spring Mill Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Washington Township695529-23.9%
36Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INFranklin Township Com Sch Corp631487-22.8%
37Charity Dye School 27 Center for InquiryIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools450348-22.7%
38Rhoades Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Wayne Township796617-22.5%
39Christel House Academy SouthIndianapolis, INChristel House Academy South659513-22.2%
40Guion Creek Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Pike Township698550-21.2%
41Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools414328-20.8%
42South Grove Elementary SchoolBeech Grove, INBeech Grove City Schools738586-20.6%
43Winchester Village ElementaryIndianapolis, INPerry Township Schools676546-19.2%
44William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools472386-18.2%
45Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4Speedway, INSchool Town of Speedway377311-17.5%
46Arlington Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INFranklin Township Com Sch Corp547454-17.0%
47Nora Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Washington Township654544-16.8%
48Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for InquiryIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools432360-16.7%
49Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools369308-16.5%
50Gold AcademyIndianapolis, INMSD Decatur Township633529-16.4%
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