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Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477001440
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry
725 N New Jersey St, Indianapolis, IN 46202 · (317) 226-4202 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
73 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry this school | 303 | 24.1% | 51.2% |
| Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis | 351 | 21.7% | 57.6% |
| White Oak Early Learning Center Avon | 210 | 27.6% | N/A |
| Fishers Elementary School Fishers | 437 | 28.6% | 57.4% |
| Eel River Elementary School Fort Wayne | 420 | 29.3% | 54.2% |
| Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis | 301 | 31.6% | 39.0% |
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 Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #283 of 983 | #14 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #363 of 986 | #21 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #205 of 986 | #12 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #826 of 1,079 | #123 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #90 of 991 | #22 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #196 of 996 | #67 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #968 of 1,058 | #149 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #68 of 597 | #21 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
303
-135 (-31%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 303 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 24% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 31.5 | 13.8:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 30.5 | 14.6:1 | 28% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 39 | 11.2:1 | 24% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 48% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 15 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry.
About Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry is a small elementary school. Its address is in Indianapolis, Indiana. It reported 303 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Indianapolis Public Schools (49 schools, 21,055 students) runs Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry.
More than half of the students at Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry are White (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. That is in line with Marion County, where about 52% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry, 24% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.5%. Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry scores 51.2%.
For the population of Marion County, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry shares Marion County with 273 other public schools.
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry's closest public school neighbor is Paramount Cottage Home, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 438 to 303, a 31% decline.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryHow large is Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry?
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry serve?
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry is approximately 12.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry?
At Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry, the student body is approximately 54% White, 7% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry in?
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry is part of Indianapolis Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.