Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle

Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Adelante Schools, works with 451 students in grades K through 8.

Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle is a school of Adelante Schools, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle reports that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Black, 22% White, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Christel House DORS, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 13.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.