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Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools

2710 Bethel Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203 · (317) 438-5426 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
225
Elementary
STATE 436
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
153 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10%
Kindergarten3516%
Grade 12511%
Grade 23013%
Grade 34118%
Grade 43716%
Grade 52913%
Grade 62712%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (27).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 57% · US 70%
White
3716%
STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
5424%
STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11149%
STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
2310%
STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
11752%
Female
10848%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
12.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.7%
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 19 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools

Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools this school22568.0%13.3%
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory School
Indianapolis
24170.1%17.0%
Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2
Speedway
22368.2%57.1%
Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM School
Indianapolis
32668.4%10.4%
John Wood Elementary School
Merrillville
22758.6%36.3%
Muessel Elementary School
South Bend
29568.8%5.3%
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 Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Marion County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
13.3%#919 of 983#112 of 140
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.7%#885 of 986#100 of 142
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
12.2%#943 of 986#123 of 142
Enrollment
ranked largest first
225#968 of 1,079#142 of 157
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.2%#161 of 996#54 of 145
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.0%#199 of 1,058#68 of 152
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 2024-25
Enrollment
225
+40 (+22%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25225N/AN/A68% (153)
2023-24217N/AN/A81% (175)
2022-23207451.8:188% (182)
2020-211851116.8:183% (153)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools.

About Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools

Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 225 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.

pilotED Schools is the district for Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools.

Black students form the largest group at Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools, 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 16% White, and 10% multiracial. In Marion County overall, about 27% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.

Roughly 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

allk12 grades Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools a D. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools is 14.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 13.3%. Predicted: 27.4%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that 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. Federal data list 274 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 161,456.

Of nearby public schools, Invent Learning Hub is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 13.3% is below the 18.8% average for nearby schools.

Federal data place Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools is a public charter school.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools went from 185 students to 225.

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Marion County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools
District
pilotED Schools
Address
2710 Bethel Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Phone
(317) 438-5426
County
Marion County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
225
Free and reduced lunch
153 (68%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
180020202661
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools
What is the total enrollment at Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools?
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools enrolls approximately 225 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools serve?
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How diverse is Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools?
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools reports a student body of 16% White, 24% Hispanic, 49% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools public or private?
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by pilotED Schools.
Where is Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools located?
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools is located at 2710 Bethel Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203.
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