Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477001427
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99
5801 E 30th St, Indianapolis, IN 46218 · (317) 226-4299 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Indiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
21.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
257 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
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
12.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
7.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
11.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 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 Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99's state test result (11.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 this school | 361 | 71.2% | 11.4% |
| James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School Indianapolis | 363 | 71.3% | 5.0% |
| Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School Indianapolis | 308 | 69.8% | 3.6% |
| Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM School Indianapolis | 326 | 68.4% | 10.4% |
| Dickinson Academy South Bend | 309 | 75.4% | 6.3% |
| Eastridge Elementary School Indianapolis | 424 | 67.2% | 25.4% |
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 Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #938 of 983 | #121 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #970 of 986 | #136 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #942 of 986 | #122 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #697 of 1,079 | #109 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #974 of 991 | #134 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #379 of 996 | #110 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #140 of 1,058 | #45 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #74 of 597 | #24 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
361
+29 (+9%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 361 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 71% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 3.3 | 96.3:1 | 65% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 4 | 83.8:1 | 85% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 38 | 8.7:1 | 80% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 26.8 | 18.7:1 | 81% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 85% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 93% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99.
About Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99
In Indianapolis, Indiana, Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 is a small elementary school. It enrolled 361 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
The 49 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools enroll 21,055 students altogether, Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 among them.
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99's enrollment is 61% Black. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 27% Black. By the diversity index, Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 comes in at 54%.
The teaching staff at Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 is 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 21.2:1. That ratio is over the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 71%. On average, public schools in Marion County report 60%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 would be expected to post about 25.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.4%.
Within Marion County, median household income is about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marion County number 274 and enroll about 161,456.
The school nearest to Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 is Rooted School Indianapolis, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 332 in 2020-21 and 361 in 2024-25, a gain of 29 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.2:1) than in 2020-21 (8.7:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99How many students attend Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99?
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 serve?
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 have?
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99?
Student demographics at Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 are roughly 4% White, 29% Hispanic, 61% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 in?
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 is part of Indianapolis Public Schools.
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