Cold Spring School

Set in Indianapolis, Indiana, Cold Spring School is a tight-knit elementary-level community, part of Indianapolis Public Schools. It educates 359 students across grades K through 8.

Cold Spring School is one of 49 schools operated by Indianapolis Public Schools, a district that hosts 21,055 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cold Spring School logs that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 27% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cold Spring School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cold Spring School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 33.4%.

Around the school, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Cold Spring School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

The closest other public school is Herron-Riverside High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cold Spring School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 16.3%.

Cold Spring School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cold Spring School's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 317 (now 359). Black enrollment moved from 69% to 43% across the same window.

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