Clinton Young Elementary School

Clinton Young Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Perry Township Schools, with 595 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 436.

Perry Township Schools comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 16,243 students; Clinton Young Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clinton Young Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 29% White, 14% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, Clinton Young Elementary School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Clinton Young Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Marion County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clinton Young Elementary School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Southport Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clinton Young Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.2%.

Clinton Young Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 32%: 872 students in 2018 compared to 595 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 44% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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