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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477000872
Edison School of the Arts 47
777 White River Pkwy W Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46221 · (317) 226-4992 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
386 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
68%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
20.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
14.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Edison School of the Arts 47
Edison School of the Arts 47's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison School of the Arts 47 this school | 617 | 62.6% | 17.0% |
| Skiles Test Elementary School Indianapolis | 558 | 59.7% | 22.0% |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School Indianapolis | 561 | 68.1% | 22.8% |
| Westlake Elementary School Indianapolis | 736 | 62.6% | 18.0% |
| Glen Acres Elementary School Lafayette | 550 | 67.5% | 38.7% |
| McClelland Elementary School Indianapolis | 809 | 69.3% | 41.9% |
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 Edison School of the Arts 47 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #884 of 983 | #99 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #917 of 986 | #115 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #834 of 986 | #81 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #159 of 1,079 | #35 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #742 of 991 | #111 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #119 of 996 | #40 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #303 of 1,058 | #88 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #253 of 353 | #21 of 35 |
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
617
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 617 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 63% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 5 | 120.8:1 | 66% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | N/A | N/A | 81% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 72% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 39.8 | 14.8:1 | 79% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 73% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 79% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 84% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison School of the Arts 47.
About Edison School of the Arts 47
Students in Indianapolis, Indiana, attend Edison School of the Arts 47, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 617 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Indianapolis Public Schools runs Edison School of the Arts 47 along with 48 other schools, enrolling 21,055 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Edison School of the Arts 47 is Hispanic (40%). The remaining students are 36% Black, 14% White, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Marion County is about 14% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Edison School of the Arts 47 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
The teaching staff at Edison School of the Arts 47 is 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, lower than at this school. About 63% of students, or 386, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
allk12 grades Edison School of the Arts 47 a D. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Edison School of the Arts 47's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (17.0%) and its predicted rate (31.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Across Marion County, median household income is about $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Edison School of the Arts 47 is among the 274 public schools in Marion County.
William Penn Middle School - a STEM School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Edison School of the Arts 47 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 26.4%, higher than Edison School of the Arts 47's 17.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Edison School of the Arts 47 is City: Large.
Enrollment was 588 in 2020-21 and 617 in 2024-25, a increase of 29 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 16.7:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Edison School of the Arts 47How many students attend Edison School of the Arts 47?
Edison School of the Arts 47 enrolls approximately 617 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Edison School of the Arts 47 serve?
Edison School of the Arts 47 serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Edison School of the Arts 47?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Edison School of the Arts 47.
How diverse is Edison School of the Arts 47?
Edison School of the Arts 47 reports a student body of 14% White, 40% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Edison School of the Arts 47 in?
Edison School of the Arts 47 is part of Indianapolis Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.