Brook Park Elementary School

Set in Indianapolis, Indiana, Brook Park Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, one of the schools within MSD Lawrence Township. It educates 637 students across grades 1 through 6. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Brook Park Elementary School sits 46% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in MSD Lawrence Township (16,747 students total), Brook Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Brook Park Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Brook Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), Brook Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hoosier College and Career Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brook Park Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brook Park Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 14.9%.

Brook Park Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Brook Park Elementary School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 631 (now 637). The White share of enrollment declined from 9% to 4% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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