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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTEL HOUSE ACADEMY SOUTH·NCES 180001801789
Christel House Academy South
2717 S East St, Indianapolis, IN 46225 · (317) 783-4690 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
412 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Christel House Academy South→Christel House Watanabe Manual High School
Based on grade levels within Christel House Academy South. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
17.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Christel House Academy South
Christel House Academy South's state test result (15.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christel House Academy South this school | 513 | 80.3% | 15.5% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Clarksville | 561 | 80.7% | 23.6% |
| Columbia Elementary School Logansport | 432 | 84.5% | 23.9% |
| Fairview Elementary School Logansport | 428 | 79.9% | 22.7% |
| Harrison Elementary School South Bend | 555 | 73.3% | 12.5% |
| Global Preparatory Academy Indianapolis | 742 | 82.1% | 17.9% |
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 Christel House Academy South ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #894 of 983 | #103 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #895 of 986 | #105 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #882 of 986 | #102 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #344 of 1,079 | #65 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #460 of 991 | #71 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #311 of 996 | #96 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #47 of 1,058 | #18 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #134 of 597 | #39 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
513
-161 (-24%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 513 | 34.5 | 14.9:1 | 80% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 35.5 | 14.5:1 | 73% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 86% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 82% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 91% (600) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 94% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 90% (471) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christel House Academy South.
About Christel House Academy South
This page covers Christel House Academy South, a medium-sized elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 513 students.
Federal records list Christel House Academy South as its own district.
By race and ethnicity, Christel House Academy South is 59% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% White, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Marion County's population at about 14%. Christel House Academy South has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 15.5:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 80% of students. Among public schools in Marion County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
The allk12 Grade for Christel House Academy South is D. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Christel House Academy South, the prediction is 18.7% and the result is 15.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that median household income is about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Christel House Academy South is one of 274 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 161,456 students.
The closest public school, Christel House DORS, is less than a tenth of a mile from Christel House Academy South. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Christel House Academy South is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Christel House Academy South is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Christel House Academy South operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Christel House Academy South saw enrollment fall 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Christel House Academy South
- Christel House Watanabe Manual High SchoolHigh · 458 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
- Christel House DORS0.0 mi · 1,062
- Christel House Watanabe Manual High School0.5 mi · 458
- Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle0.7 mi · 451
- Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School0.9 mi · 328
- James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School1.2 mi · 173
- Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School1.3 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Christel House Academy SouthWhat is the total enrollment at Christel House Academy South?
Christel House Academy South enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Christel House Academy South serve?
Christel House Academy South serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Christel House Academy South have?
Christel House Academy South employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Christel House Academy South?
Student demographics at Christel House Academy South are roughly 19% White, 59% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Christel House Academy South in?
Christel House Academy South is part of Christel House Academy South.
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