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Alumni: what's one memory from Chapel Glen Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
843
Elementary
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WAYNE TOWNSHIP·NCES 181281002030
Chapel Glen Elementary School
701 Lansdowne Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46234 · (317) 988-6500 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
512 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 14% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
15.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
11.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Chapel Glen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #918 of 983 | #111 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #945 of 986 | #129 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #903 of 986 | #108 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #20 of 1,079 | #5 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #765 of 991 | #114 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #163 of 996 | #55 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #340 of 1,058 | #94 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #307 of 353 | #30 of 35 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
843
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 843 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 61% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 75% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 49 | 17.1:1 | 75% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 896 | 82 | 10.9:1 | 73% (657) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 76% (631) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 85% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | 36 | 21.0:1 | 72% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 792 | 40 | 19.8:1 | 35% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 35 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Glen Elementary School.
About Chapel Glen Elementary School
The public elementary school Chapel Glen Elementary School is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Enrollment stands at 843 students, covering pre-K through 6. It has 93% more students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).
The 17 schools in MSD Wayne Township enroll 16,094 students altogether, Chapel Glen Elementary School among them.
The biggest share of students at Chapel Glen Elementary School, 49%, is Black. Next come 23% Hispanic, 22% White, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 27% Black among all Marion County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
A staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.9:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 1.3 students per teacher. By family income, 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Marion County is close, at 60%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 13.4%, is 19.1 points below the 32.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
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 about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Chapel Glen Elementary School, Marion County has 274 public schools.
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center sits about 1.3 miles from Chapel Glen Elementary School. Chapel Glen Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 13.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Chapel Glen Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.9:1, from 10.9:1.
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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 MSD Wayne Township
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Ben Davis Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 1,243 students
- Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,143 students
- Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,135 students
- Robey Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- North Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 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
Nearby schools
- Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center1.3 mi · 1,143
- Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center1.4 mi · 1,243
- Ben Davis High School1.4 mi · 3,315
- Chapelwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 776
- Bridgeport Elementary School1.9 mi · 692
- Westlake Elementary School2.1 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Chapel Glen Elementary SchoolHow large is Chapel Glen Elementary School?
Chapel Glen Elementary School enrolls approximately 843 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Chapel Glen Elementary School serve?
Chapel Glen Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chapel Glen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chapel Glen Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chapel Glen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chapel Glen Elementary School are roughly 22% White, 23% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Chapel Glen Elementary School in?
Chapel Glen Elementary School is part of MSD Wayne Township.
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