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What's the biggest difference between Arlington Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP COM SCH CORP·NCES 180375002222
Arlington Elementary School
5814 S Arlington Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46237 · (317) 782-4274 · Marion County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
338 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 31% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
41.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
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 Elementary School
Arlington Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Elementary School this school | 454 | 74.4% | 37.7% |
| Greenwood Northeast Elementary Sch Greenwood | 389 | 74.6% | 51.3% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Fort Wayne | 477 | 71.5% | 24.8% |
| Homecroft Elementary School Indianapolis | 493 | 73.8% | 34.4% |
| Glenwood Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 532 | 66.9% | 35.3% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Fort Wayne | 415 | 73.0% | 34.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #571 of 983 | #33 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #568 of 986 | #34 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #602 of 986 | #40 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #473 of 1,079 | #82 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #380 of 991 | #61 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #83 of 996 | #27 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #92 of 1,058 | #28 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #213 of 597 | #46 of 86 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
454
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 454 | 31.4 | 14.5:1 | 74% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 29.3 | 14.2:1 | 76% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 21.5 | 22.5:1 | 75% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 65% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 54% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 55% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 47% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 27 | 21.2:1 | 18% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 23 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary School.
About Arlington Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Arlington Elementary School serves students in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school reports 454 students in kindergarten through 3.
The district, Franklin Township Com Sch Corp, has 11,385 students enrolled across 12 schools.
The most common group at Arlington Elementary School is White students, at 48%. Other groups include 15% Black, 15% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, about 52% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at Arlington Elementary School, with 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 14.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 74% of enrollment. Across public schools in Marion County, the average is 60%.
Arlington Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Indiana, Arlington Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.7% compared with a predicted 22.9%.
Arlington Elementary School is located in Marion County, where the median household income is $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Arlington Elementary School is one of 274 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Bunker Hill Elementary School, is about 1.3 miles from Arlington Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Arlington Elementary School places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Arlington Elementary School is City: Large.
Arlington Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 492 in 2020-21 to 454 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.5:1) than in 2020-21 (16.4:1).
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Franklin Central Junior HighMiddle · 1,797 students
- Lillie Idella Kitley IntermediateMiddle · 1,365 students
- Edgewood Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,300 students
- Thompson Crossing Elementary SchElementary · 568 students
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 17.
- Arlington Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 418 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolArlington, IN · 106 students
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 626 students
- Arlington ElementaryTorrance, CA · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Bunker Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 487
- Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten1.6 mi · 417
- Jeremiah Gray Elementary School1.6 mi · 591
- Edgewood Intermediate School1.8 mi · 1,300
- Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch1.8 mi · 568
- Hornet Park Elementary School2.0 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Elementary SchoolHow large is Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Arlington Elementary School serve?
Arlington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arlington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arlington Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arlington Elementary School?
At Arlington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Arlington Elementary School public or private?
Arlington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin Township Com Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.