Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477000805
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School
3150 E 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46201 · (317) 226-4254 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 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
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
259 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
64%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
16.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School this school | 366 | 70.8% | 13.5% |
| Wilson Elementary School South Bend | 374 | 70.3% | 8.8% |
| Andrew J Brown Academy Indianapolis | 435 | 71.3% | 17.1% |
| James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School Indianapolis | 363 | 71.3% | 5.0% |
| George Washington Elementary Sch East Chicago | 433 | 72.3% | 10.0% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Indianapolis | 404 | 69.1% | 22.2% |
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 Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #917 of 983 | #110 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #868 of 986 | #91 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #875 of 986 | #98 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #686 of 1,079 | #107 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #61 of 991 | #16 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #205 of 996 | #72 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #147 of 1,058 | #48 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #37 of 597 | #12 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
366
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 366 | 31.5 | 11.6:1 | 71% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 57% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 79% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 38 | 10.2:1 | 82% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 25.9 | 21.7:1 | 80% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 85% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 95% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 91% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School.
About Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School
Students in Indianapolis, Indiana, attend Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School, a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 366 students enrolled.
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School is a school in Indianapolis Public Schools. The district has 49 schools and 21,055 students.
Black students form the largest group at Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School, 44% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 39% Hispanic, 10% White, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Marion County's population at about 27%. By the diversity index, Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School comes in at 64%.
The school reported 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.6:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 11 points above the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.5%; the prediction is 25.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Marion County, median household income is about $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 161,456 students.
The school nearest to Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School is Paramount Brookside, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 388 in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.2:1 to 11.6:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolHow large is Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School?
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School serve?
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School is approximately 11.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School?
Student demographics at Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School are roughly 10% White, 39% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School in?
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School is part of Indianapolis Public Schools.
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