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Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477002510
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry
545 E 19th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202 · (317) 226-4227 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
10.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
154 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 107 | 31% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
70%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
25.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry this school | 348 | 44.3% | 26.9% |
| Cold Spring School Indianapolis | 359 | 51.0% | 33.4% |
| Kennedy Academy South Bend | 443 | 49.9% | 47.9% |
| Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School Indianapolis | 228 | 47.8% | 68.1% |
| Marshall Traditional School South Bend | 400 | 46.8% | 32.2% |
| Crooked Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 460 | 49.1% | 36.1% |
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 Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #758 of 983 | #57 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #764 of 986 | #62 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #765 of 986 | #58 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #728 of 1,079 | #114 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #25 of 991 | #9 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #74 of 996 | #23 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #713 of 1,058 | #136 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #129 of 597 | #37 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
348
-145 (-29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 348 | 33.3 | 10.4:1 | 44% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 40% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 51% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 46% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 29.5 | 15.3:1 | 48% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 42% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry.
About Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry is a public elementary school run by Indianapolis Public Schools in Indianapolis, Indiana. Total enrollment is 348 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry is in Indianapolis Public Schools, a district with 21,055 students across 49 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry is Black, with 40% of students. Other groups make up 29% White, 22% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
The school lists 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 44% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry lands at D, ahead of 12% of Indiana public elementary schools.
In Indiana, Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.9% compared with a predicted 44.2%.
For the population of Marion County, median household income comes to about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Marion County's 274 public schools enroll about 161,456 students and include Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry.
About 0.4 miles separate Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry from the closest public school, Herron High School. The five-mile area around Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.3% on proficiency, and Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry is below that at 26.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 348 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 493. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Nearby schools
- Herron High School0.4 mi · 981
- Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry1.0 mi · 303
- KIPP Indy Legacy High1.0 mi · 349
- H. L. Harshman Middle School1.1 mi · 509
- BELIEVE Circle City High School1.1 mi · 269
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Frequently asked questions
About Charity Dye School 27 Center for InquiryHow large is Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry?
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
Is Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry have?
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry?
At Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry, the student body is approximately 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry public or private?
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.