Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School

Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School, an intimate elementary campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indianapolis Public Schools, serves 251 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School sits 42% below that benchmark.

Across the 49 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools (21,055 students total), Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School logs that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% White, 20% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 27.3%; this one comes in at 12.6%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

The closest other public school is Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 29.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School has decreased 39%, going from 412 students in 2018 to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 59% to 35%.

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