Christel House Academy South

Christel House Academy South, a moderately sized K-5 school in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Christel House Academy South, works with 513 students, covering grades K through 8.

Christel House Academy South runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 971 students. Christel House Academy South is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Christel House Academy South records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder comes out to 19% White, 16% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Christel House Academy South logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Christel House Academy South tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marion County put the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Christel House Academy South is one.

Christel House DORS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Christel House Academy South comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 18.6%.

Christel House Academy South operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Christel House Academy South runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Christel House Academy South has contracted 22%, going from 659 students in 2018 to 513 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 19% across the same window.

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