Enrollment
332
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVONDALE MEADOWS ACADEMY·NCES 180005702314
Avondale Meadows Academy
3980 Meadows Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46205 · (317) 803-3182 · Marion County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- B-Beats 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
13.3:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
311 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 37% larger than its 4th grade class (54).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
14.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
12.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
9.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 9% 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 Avondale Meadows Academy
Avondale Meadows Academy's state test result (11.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Meadows Academy this school | 332 | 93.7% | 11.7% |
| Vision Academy Indianapolis | 391 | 94.4% | 10.1% |
| Tindley Genesis Academy Indianapolis | 368 | 87.2% | 11.3% |
| Circle City Preparatory Elementary School Indianapolis | 321 | 94.7% | 16.3% |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech Merrillville | 259 | 79.5% | 11.1% |
| Aspire Charter Academy Gary | 684 | 96.1% | 23.6% |
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 Avondale Meadows Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #936 of 983 | #120 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #932 of 986 | #123 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #906 of 986 | #109 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #761 of 1,079 | #116 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #193 of 991 | #35 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #698 of 996 | #145 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #12 of 1,058 | #7 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #72 of 597 | #22 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
332
-58 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 94% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 95% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 91% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 85% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 73% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 70% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 81% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avondale Meadows Academy.
About Avondale Meadows Academy
Among the schools in Indianapolis, Indiana, is Avondale Meadows Academy, a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 332 students in kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 24% below that mark.
Avondale Meadows Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
A large majority of enrollment at Avondale Meadows Academy is Black, at 86%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 27%. The diversity index for Avondale Meadows Academy is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Avondale Meadows Academy lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. About 94% of students at Avondale Meadows Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 60%, lower than here.
Avondale Meadows Academy earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Indiana public elementary schools.
In Indiana, Avondale Meadows Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 11.7% actual against a predicted 9.3%.
In Marion County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Marion County number 274, with about 161,456 students.
Avondale Meadows Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Avondale Meadows Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Avondale Meadows Academy is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Avondale Meadows Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 332, from 390 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.3 to 13.3 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to Avondale Meadows Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Nearby schools
- Avondale Meadows Middle School0.0 mi · 192
- Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch0.1 mi · 309
- Excel Center - Meadows0.2 mi · 396
- Tindley Genesis Academy0.2 mi · 368
- The Genius School0.4 mi · 136
- Indy Steam Academy0.5 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Avondale Meadows AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Avondale Meadows Academy?
Avondale Meadows Academy enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Avondale Meadows Academy serve?
Avondale Meadows Academy serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Avondale Meadows Academy?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Avondale Meadows Academy.
How diverse is Avondale Meadows Academy?
Avondale Meadows Academy reports a student body of 0% White, 7% Hispanic, 86% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Avondale Meadows Academy public or private?
Avondale Meadows Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Avondale Meadows Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.