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Which teacher or staff member at Clearwater Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP·NCES 181272002657
Clearwater Elementary School
3575 E 79th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 · (317) 259-5465 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
297 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
53.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Clearwater Elementary School
Clearwater Elementary School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Elementary School this school | 750 | 39.6% | 55.4% |
| Cardinal Elementary School Brownsburg | 650 | 43.5% | 65.0% |
| Allisonville Elementary School Indianapolis | 724 | 33.4% | 49.5% |
| Perry Worth Elementary School Lebanon | 601 | 42.9% | 38.8% |
| Crossroads Elementary School Brownsburg | 579 | 39.0% | 66.7% |
| Amy Beverland Elementary Indianapolis | 800 | 36.0% | 48.0% |
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 Clearwater Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #218 of 983 | #12 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #225 of 986 | #13 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #193 of 986 | #11 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #49 of 1,079 | #13 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #934 of 991 | #131 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #147 of 996 | #48 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #796 of 1,058 | #140 of 152 |
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
750
+107 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 750 | 39 | 19.2:1 | 40% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 37% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 40.5 | 16.9:1 | 48% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 43% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clearwater Elementary School.
About Clearwater Elementary School
Clearwater Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Enrolled students number 750 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 72% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Clearwater Elementary School is a school in MSD Washington Township. The district has 14 schools and 11,560 students.
Clearwater Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. Smaller groups are 31% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, Clearwater Elementary School comes in at 67%.
Clearwater Elementary School employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, lower than at this school. Clearwater Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 40%. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Marion County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Clearwater Elementary School would score about 47.5%. It scores 55.4%, 7.8 points above that figure.
Marion County has about 975,809 residents, and median household income is about $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 274 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 161,456.
Nearest public school: Allisonville Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Clearwater Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 37.3% on proficiency, and Clearwater Elementary School is above that at 55.4%.
NCES assigns Clearwater Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 750, 17% above the 643 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.9 to 19.2 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Clearwater Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MSD Washington Township
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Northview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Westlane Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Willow Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 739 students
- Allisonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 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
Other Clearwater Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clearwater Elementary. Clearwater Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Clearwater ElementaryPerris, CA · 651 students
- CLEARWATER ELEMENTARYPIEDMONT, MO · 363 students
- Clearwater ElementaryClearwater, SC · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Allisonville Elementary School0.9 mi · 724
- IN Math & Science Academy - North1.0 mi · 657
- Early Learning Center1.4 mi · 233
- Hilltop School1.5 mi · 169
- North Central High School1.6 mi · 3,682
- Northview Middle School1.7 mi · 1,019
Frequently asked questions
About Clearwater Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clearwater Elementary School?
Clearwater Elementary School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Clearwater Elementary School serve?
Clearwater Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Clearwater Elementary School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Clearwater Elementary School.
How diverse is Clearwater Elementary School?
Clearwater Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 13% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Clearwater Elementary School in?
Clearwater Elementary School is part of MSD Washington Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.