Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477000811
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School
8620 Montery Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226 · (317) 226-4105 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Indiana public elementary schools
- FTest 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
13.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
245 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
54%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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
6.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
12.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
9.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School's state test result (9.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School this school | 398 | 61.6% | 9.7% |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy East Chicago | 424 | 63.7% | 28.3% |
| Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 440 | 59.5% | 13.9% |
| Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 451 | 58.5% | 8.3% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Hammond | 565 | 61.2% | 13.6% |
| William McKinley Elementary School East Chicago | 509 | 70.3% | 13.3% |
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 Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #954 of 983 | #131 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #935 of 986 | #124 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #977 of 986 | #137 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #609 of 1,079 | #100 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #191 of 991 | #34 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #395 of 996 | #116 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #325 of 1,058 | #91 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #575 of 597 | #85 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
398
+92 (+30%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 398 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 62% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 31.5 | 14.2:1 | 53% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 78% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 31 | 9.9:1 | 67% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 25.4 | 15.8:1 | 83% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 80% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 90% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 84% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School.
About Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 398 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Indianapolis Public Schools is the district for Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School. It has 49 schools and 21,055 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School, with 52% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 44% Black and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 38 points above the 14% share among Marion County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School total 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school counts 245 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 62%. That tracks the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
The allk12 Grade for Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School is F. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School is in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.0%. The school's actual rate is 9.7%, 22.3 points lower.
Among Marion County residents, the median household income is $66,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School, Marion County has 273 other public schools.
PLA@Promise Prep is located about 0.5 miles from Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School. The five-mile area around Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 9.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 30% enrollment increase, from 306 in 2020-21 to 398 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 9.9:1 to 13.3:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory SchoolHow many students attend Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School?
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School serve?
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School is approximately 13.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School?
At Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 52% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School in?
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School is part of Indianapolis Public Schools.
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