Enrollment
389
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECH GROVE CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180045000094
Central Elementary School
1000 Main St, Beech Grove, IN 46107 · (317) 784-4565 · Marion County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Indiana public middle schools
- C-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
193 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 192 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 197 | 51% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beech Grove City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
22.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 389 | 49.6% | 22.8% |
| Central Middle School Kokomo | 451 | 47.7% | 33.2% |
| Beech Grove Middle School Beech Grove | 440 | 55.2% | 28.2% |
| Clarksville Middle School Clarksville | 430 | 51.6% | 30.9% |
| Washington Junior High School Washington | 357 | 47.6% | 30.8% |
| Lora L Batchelor Middle School Bloomington | 478 | 46.4% | 31.8% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #264 of 324 | #17 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #263 of 325 | #17 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #273 of 325 | #18 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #231 of 334 | #28 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #113 of 314 | #10 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #91 of 315 | #26 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #165 of 330 | #33 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #36 of 187 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
389
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 50% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 74% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 79% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | 72% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | N/A | N/A | 79% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 74% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | 72% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 30% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a middle school located in Beech Grove, Indiana, in Marion County. It reports enrollment of 389 students in grades 5 through 6. That puts enrollment 35% below the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana.
Beech Grove City Schools has 5 schools and 2,790 students, and Central Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Central Elementary School is 61%, a majority. The school is also 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 52% White share among all Marion County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Central Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher. Middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Central Elementary School, 50% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Marion County.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Central Elementary School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Central Elementary School falls short of its prediction by 17.6 points. The model expects 40.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Indiana; the school's rate is 22.8%.
In Marion County, home to about 975,809 people, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Marion County number 274, with about 161,456 students.
Measured in a straight line, Beech Grove Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Central Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Central Elementary School is behind the 24.8% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
Locale data from NCES put Central Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment figures show a decline of 29 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.0 to 13.9 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Central Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Beech Grove City Schools
- Beech Grove Sr High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- South Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hornet Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Beech Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
Other schools in Beech Grove
- Beech Grove Sr High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- South Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hornet Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Beech Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 71st largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 634 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IN · 549 students
- Central Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg, IN · 438 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPortage, IN · 409 students
- Central Elementary SchoolClinton, IN · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Beech Grove Middle School0.3 mi · 440
- Excel Center - Southeast1.0 mi · 273
- South Grove Elementary School1.0 mi · 586
- Hornet Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 461
- Beech Grove Sr High School1.2 mi · 914
- Victory College Prep1.4 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School is overseen by Beech Grove City Schools in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.