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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School this year?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477002393
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School
4326 Patricia St, Indianapolis, IN 46222 · (317) 226-4261 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% 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
11.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
264 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
6.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
10.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
8.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% 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 Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School's state test result (8.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School this school | 451 | 58.5% | 8.3% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Hammond | 565 | 61.2% | 13.6% |
| Mary Beck Elementary School Elkhart | 385 | 54.5% | 8.2% |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy East Chicago | 424 | 63.7% | 28.3% |
| Christel House Academy West Indianapolis | 485 | 65.4% | 14.6% |
| Anderson Elementary School Anderson | 496 | 58.7% | 8.1% |
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 Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #968 of 983 | #135 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #947 of 986 | #130 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #980 of 986 | #138 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #484 of 1,079 | #85 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #52 of 991 | #14 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #391 of 996 | #113 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #392 of 1,058 | #100 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #57 of 597 | #20 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
451
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 451 | 39.5 | 11.4:1 | 59% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 53% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 37.3 | 12.5:1 | 81% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 46 | 11.1:1 | 71% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 42.2 | 15.6:1 | 74% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 71% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 83% (323) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School.
About Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Indianapolis, Indiana. There are 451 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Indianapolis Public Schools counts 49 schools and 21,055 students, including Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School.
Of every 100 students at Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School, about 61 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Black, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 14%. The diversity index for Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Of all students at Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School, 59% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Marion County is close, at 60%.
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School are 25.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 8.3%, compared with a predicted 34.1%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Indiana.
In Marion County, median household income comes to about $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Marion County counts 274 public schools with about 161,456 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School, is the closest to Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 31.1% proficiency; Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School posts 8.3%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 12%.
This page is set up for the Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School?
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School serve?
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School.
How diverse is Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School?
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School reports a student body of 5% White, 61% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School?
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School is overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.