Enrollment
365
Middle
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477002597
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School
120 E Walnut St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 · (317) 822-7980 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Indiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
247 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 41% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
4.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
2.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arlington Middle School - a STEM School
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School's state test result (4.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Middle School - a STEM School this school | 365 | 67.7% | 4.0% |
| James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School Indianapolis | 296 | 73.3% | 13.8% |
| Paramount Englewood Indianapolis | 270 | 64.1% | 30.8% |
| Jackson Middle School South Bend | 537 | 72.3% | 5.2% |
| H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 538 | 76.6% | 11.5% |
| Northwest Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 623 | 63.7% | 5.7% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arlington Middle School - a STEM School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #323 of 324 | #33 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.5% | #323 of 325 | #33 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #325 of 325 | #33 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #247 of 334 | #31 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #34 of 314 | #4 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #108 of 315 | #30 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #39 of 330 | #9 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-70 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 7.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 365 | 30.5 | 12.0:1 | 68% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 51% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 86% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 58 | 7.5:1 | 75% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 73% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Middle School - a STEM School.
About Arlington Middle School - a STEM School
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School is a public small middle school in Indianapolis, Indiana. Enrollment is 365 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 39% lower.
Indianapolis Public Schools has 49 schools and 21,055 students, and Arlington Middle School - a STEM School is one of those schools.
At 61%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Arlington Middle School - a STEM School combined. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. Among all residents of Marion County, the Black share is about 27%. Arlington Middle School - a STEM School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1, higher than at this school. Arlington Middle School - a STEM School reports 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Arlington Middle School - a STEM School would score about 27.6%. It scores 4.0%, a bottom-10% result among Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Marion County has these Census figures: median household income is about $66,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Arlington Middle School - a STEM School is among the 274 public schools in Marion County.
The closest other public school is Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Arlington Middle School - a STEM School is behind the 16.5% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Arlington Middle School - a STEM School as City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 435 to 365 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.0 students per teacher, compared with 7.5 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Middle School - a STEM SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arlington Middle School - a STEM School?
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 06-08.
Is Arlington Middle School - a STEM School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Arlington Middle School - a STEM School have?
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Arlington Middle School - a STEM School?
Student demographics at Arlington Middle School - a STEM School are roughly 4% White, 30% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Arlington Middle School - a STEM School public or private?
Arlington Middle School - a STEM School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools.
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