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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD PIKE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180891001484
Central Elementary School
7001 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268 · (317) 298-2778 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
340 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 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
20.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
21.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% 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 (20.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 634 | 53.6% | 20.2% |
| Guion Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 550 | 51.5% | 30.8% |
| Eastbrook Elementary School Indianapolis | 575 | 56.3% | 16.9% |
| College Park Elementary School Indianapolis | 518 | 56.2% | 19.6% |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School Merrillville | 565 | 52.4% | 42.8% |
| Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School Hammond | 622 | 56.9% | 9.1% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #837 of 983 | #80 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #853 of 986 | #86 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #827 of 986 | #74 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #134 of 1,079 | #32 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #854 of 991 | #122 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #408 of 996 | #120 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #512 of 1,058 | #114 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #449 of 597 | #71 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
634
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 634 | 35.7 | 17.7:1 | 54% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 37.3 | 17.2:1 | 76% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 38.6 | 16.1:1 | 79% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 70 | 8.8:1 | 74% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 82% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 31 | 22.1:1 | 76% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 75% (508) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 27% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 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 mid-sized elementary school in Indiana, located in Indianapolis. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 634 students. That is 45% larger than the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Central Elementary School is run by MSD Pike Township, whose 13 schools enroll 10,674 students.
More than half of enrollment at Central Elementary School is Black: 62%. Next come 29% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 27% Black. The diversity index for Central Elementary School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.2%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Indiana are predicted to post 37.6%, so the school is 17.4 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In the surrounding 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 Central Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lincoln Middle School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Central Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Central Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 617 in 2020-21 to 634 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.7:1) than in 2020-21 (8.8:1).
Central Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 MSD Pike Township
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
- Guion Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Snacks Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
- New Augusta Public Academy - NorthMiddle · 751 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Deer Run ElementaryElementary · 616 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 Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IN · 549 students
- Central Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg, IN · 438 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPortage, IN · 409 students
- Central Elementary SchoolBeech Grove, IN · 389 students
- Central Elementary SchoolClinton, IN · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.4 mi · 736
- Pike High School0.4 mi · 3,188
- Indiana Connections Academy0.9 mi · 5,376
- Indiana Connections Career Academy0.9 mi · 942
- Eastbrook Elementary School1.5 mi · 575
- New Augusta Public Academy - North1.9 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 29% Hispanic, 62% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of MSD Pike Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.