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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 180882001456
Clinton Young Elementary School
5740 McFarland Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46227 · (317) 789-3400 · Marion County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
478 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (117) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
17.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Clinton Young Elementary School
Clinton Young Elementary School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Young Elementary School this school | 595 | 80.3% | 19.4% |
| Jeremiah Gray Elementary School Indianapolis | 591 | 73.3% | 28.1% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Indianapolis | 633 | 80.7% | 25.9% |
| Harrison Hill Elementary School Fort Wayne | 612 | 70.9% | 25.6% |
| Merle J Abbett Elementary School Fort Wayne | 467 | 72.6% | 9.4% |
| Fairview Elementary School Logansport | 428 | 79.9% | 22.7% |
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 Clinton Young Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #851 of 983 | #83 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #804 of 986 | #70 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #873 of 986 | #97 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #190 of 1,079 | #40 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #631 of 991 | #92 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #95 of 996 | #33 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #45 of 1,058 | #17 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #53 of 597 | #18 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
595
-171 (-22%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 595 | 37.7 | 15.8:1 | 80% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 84% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 785 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 86% (673) |
| 2020-21 | 766 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 87% (664) |
| 2017-18 | 872 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 87% (762) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 35 | 21.1:1 | 83% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 89% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 48 | 20.4:1 | 55% (537) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 34 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Young Elementary School.
About Clinton Young Elementary School
Clinton Young Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Indiana, located in Indianapolis. Students in grades 1 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 595 students. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Perry Township Schools runs Clinton Young Elementary School along with 20 other schools, enrolling 16,243 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Clinton Young Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 45%. It is also 29% White, 14% Asian, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Marion County's residents are about 14% Hispanic, 31 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clinton Young Elementary School scores 69%.
Based on 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Clinton Young Elementary School has a ratio of 15.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is similar, at 15.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 80%. The average for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Clinton Young Elementary School would be expected to post about 18.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.4%.
Marion County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion County's 274 public schools enroll about 161,456 students and include Clinton Young Elementary School.
The closest school to Clinton Young Elementary School is Southport Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. Clinton Young Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 26.2% on proficiency, and Clinton Young Elementary School is below that at 19.4%.
NCES assigns Clinton Young Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 22%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.4 to 15.8 over 4 years.
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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 Perry Township Schools
- Perry Meridian High SchoolHigh · 2,455 students
- Southport High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Southport Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,304 students
- Perry Meridian Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Mary Bryan Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 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
Nearby schools
- Southport Middle School0.2 mi · 1,304
- Southport 6th Grade Academy0.2 mi · 643
- Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten1.2 mi · 417
- Jeremiah Gray Elementary School1.2 mi · 591
- RISE Learning Center1.3 mi · 200
- Homecroft Elementary School1.4 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton Young Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clinton Young Elementary School?
Clinton Young Elementary School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Clinton Young Elementary School serve?
Clinton Young Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Clinton Young Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Clinton Young Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Clinton Young Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clinton Young Elementary School are roughly 29% White, 45% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clinton Young Elementary School?
Clinton Young Elementary School is overseen by Perry Township Schools in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.