Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, operated by Perry Township Schools. The school educates 633 students in grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% above the state mean of about 436.

Across the 21 schools in Perry Township Schools (16,243 students total), Abraham Lincoln Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 21% Asian, 14% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Abraham Lincoln Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.4%; this one delivers 25.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

The closest other public school is William Henry Burkhart Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abraham Lincoln Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 28.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 39% since 2018, when it stood at 1,036 (now 633). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 15% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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