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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center this year?
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Enrollment
1,143
Middle
DISTRICT 1,139 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WAYNE TOWNSHIP·NCES 181281002032
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center
7320 W 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46214 · (317) 988-8800 · Marion County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,143 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Indiana public middle schools
- DTest 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
17.6:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
760 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 7 | 544 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 599 | 52% |
Student demographics
63%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center→Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center
Based on grade levels within MSD Wayne Township. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
10.0%
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 10 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center this school | 1,143 | 66.5% | 16.3% |
| Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle Indianapolis | 1,043 | 66.7% | 14.2% |
| Belzer Middle School Indianapolis | 1,119 | 63.9% | 12.8% |
| Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl Indianapolis | 1,106 | 63.7% | 15.2% |
| Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle Indianapolis | 1,079 | 60.1% | 20.9% |
| Jackson Middle School South Bend | 537 | 72.3% | 5.2% |
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 Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #290 of 324 | #21 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #304 of 325 | #28 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #276 of 325 | #19 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,143 | #21 of 334 | #7 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #263 of 314 | #28 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #64 of 315 | #22 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #47 of 330 | #12 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #114 of 187 | #7 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
1,143
-202 (-15%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,131
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,143 | 64.8 | 17.6:1 | 66% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 1,176 | 65.7 | 17.9:1 | 68% (799) |
| 2022-23 | 1,237 | 71.3 | 17.4:1 | 70% (861) |
| 2020-21 | 1,345 | 90 | 14.9:1 | 66% (891) |
| 2017-18 | 1,242 | 82 | 15.2:1 | 76% (940) |
| 2015-16 | 1,098 | 76 | 14.4:1 | 76% (829) |
| 2010-11 | 1,126 | 76 | 14.8:1 | 66% (744) |
| 2000-01 | 1,165 | 69 | 16.9:1 | 21% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 1,131 | 63 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center.
About Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center is a large middle school with an address in Indianapolis, Indiana. Enrollment totals 1,143 students across grades 7 through 8. The school is 92% above the average for middle schools in Indiana.
MSD Wayne Township is the local district for Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center. It runs 17 schools with 16,094 students.
Of every 100 students at Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, about 52 are Black. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 14% White, and 6% multiracial. Marion County's residents are about 27% Black, 25 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Its staff includes 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.6 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Indiana, 15.6:1, is lower. Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center lands at D, ahead of 9% of Indiana public middle schools.
The model predicts 28.5% for a school in Indiana with Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center's free or reduced-price lunch share. Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center posts 16.3%.
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 poverty rate is about 12%. Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center shares Marion County with 273 other public schools.
Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center is the nearest public school to Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,143, down from 1,345 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.9 to 17.6 over 4 years.
The Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,135 students
- Robey Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Chapel Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 843 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
- Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center0.2 mi · 1,243
- Chapelwood Elementary School0.3 mi · 776
- Ben Davis High School0.3 mi · 3,315
- Westlake Elementary School1.0 mi · 736
- Chapel Glen Elementary School1.3 mi · 843
- Arthur C Newby Elementary School 22.0 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade CenterHow many students attend Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center?
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center enrolls approximately 1,143 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center serve?
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center.
How diverse is Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center?
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center reports a student body of 14% White, 27% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center?
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center is overseen by MSD Wayne Township in Marion County.
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