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If you could change one rule at Bunker Hill Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP COM SCH CORP·NCES 180375000596
Bunker Hill Elementary School
6620 Shelbyville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46237 · (317) 787-3421 · Marion County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
218 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 109 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 27% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
42.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
71.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Bunker Hill Elementary School
Bunker Hill Elementary School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Elementary School this school | 487 | 44.8% | 56.9% |
| Mary Adams Elementary School Indianapolis | 451 | 50.6% | 58.8% |
| Grassy Creek Elementary School Greenwood | 847 | 51.0% | 44.2% |
| Clark Elementary School Franklin | 440 | 58.2% | 43.8% |
| CSA Fodrea Campus Columbus | 351 | 40.7% | 36.6% |
| Rosa Parks Kindergarten Indianapolis | 295 | 61.7% | N/A |
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 Bunker Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #198 of 983 | #11 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #110 of 986 | #4 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #384 of 986 | #22 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #407 of 1,079 | #73 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #885 of 991 | #127 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #180 of 996 | #60 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #703 of 1,058 | #135 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #127 of 597 | #36 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
487
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 487 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 26.5 | 19.4:1 | 45% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 17 | 29.5:1 | 42% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 38% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 27.1 | 23.3:1 | 35% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 31% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 32% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 8% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bunker Hill Elementary School.
About Bunker Hill Elementary School
Bunker Hill Elementary School is one of the public schools in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 487 students, covering kindergarten through 3.
Bunker Hill Elementary School is one school in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp, a system of 12 schools with 11,385 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bunker Hill Elementary School is White, with 47% of students. The remaining shares are 35% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bunker Hill Elementary School scores 65%.
The school has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 2.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Bunker Hill Elementary School, 45% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Marion County average 60%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Bunker Hill Elementary School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bunker Hill Elementary School would be expected to post about 43.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.9%.
Looking at the county, Marion County, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 274 public schools with about 161,456 students, including Bunker Hill Elementary School.
Bunker Hill Elementary School's nearest public school is Arlington Elementary School (about 1.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bunker Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 481 students in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Franklin Central Junior HighMiddle · 1,797 students
- Lillie Idella Kitley IntermediateMiddle · 1,365 students
- Edgewood Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,300 students
- Thompson Crossing Elementary SchElementary · 568 students
- South Creek ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Other Bunker Hill Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bunker Hill Elementary. Bunker Hill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 766 students
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolMiddletown, DE · 566 students
- Bunker Hill ElementaryBunker Hill, WV · 425 students
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Arlington Elementary School1.3 mi · 454
- Mary Adams Elementary School1.4 mi · 451
- Edgewood Intermediate School1.5 mi · 1,300
- Franklin Central High School2.0 mi · 3,438
- Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch2.0 mi · 568
- Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate2.1 mi · 1,365
Frequently asked questions
About Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bunker Hill Elementary School?
Bunker Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Bunker Hill Elementary School serve?
Bunker Hill Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bunker Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bunker Hill Elementary School is approximately 18.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bunker Hill Elementary School?
Bunker Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 35% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bunker Hill Elementary School?
Bunker Hill Elementary School is overseen by Franklin Township Com Sch Corp in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.