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Alumni: what's one memory from Enlace Academy that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
686
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENLACE ACADEMY·NCES 180013702551
Enlace Academy
3725 Kiel Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46224 · (317) 383-0607 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- C+Beats 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
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
561 students
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 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
18.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Enlace Academy
Enlace Academy's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enlace Academy this school | 686 | 81.8% | 18.6% |
| Concord West Side Elem School Elkhart | 504 | 83.9% | 31.6% |
| Margaret R Brown Elementary School Seymour | 499 | 76.0% | 18.5% |
| Global Preparatory Academy Indianapolis | 742 | 82.1% | 17.9% |
| Christel House Academy South Indianapolis | 513 | 80.3% | 15.5% |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch East Chicago | 400 | 74.0% | 17.7% |
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 Enlace Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #857 of 983 | #86 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #849 of 986 | #85 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #864 of 986 | #93 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #95 of 1,079 | #28 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #211 of 991 | #39 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #601 of 996 | #141 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #38 of 1,058 | #13 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.3% | #18 of 353 | #3 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
686
+82 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 686 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 82% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 87% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 84% (551) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 81% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 94% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 96% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Enlace Academy.
About Enlace Academy
As a large elementary school, Enlace Academy serves students in Indianapolis, Indiana. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 686 students. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 57% above that.
In federal data, the district for Enlace Academy is the school itself.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Enlace Academy, at 80%. The remaining shares are 16% Black and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Marion County's population at about 14%. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.4:1, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Enlace Academy is 82%. Among public schools in Marion County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
Enlace Academy is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Enlace Academy, the prediction is 17.7% and the result is 18.6%.
In Marion County (population about 975,809), the median household income is $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 274 public schools in Marion County, enrolling about 161,456 students in all.
Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Enlace Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Enlace Academy ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.6% against a local average of 12.9%.
Enlace Academy is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. Enlace Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment climbed 14% from its 2020-21 level of 604. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.8:1 to 13.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Enlace Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Enlace AcademyHow many students attend Enlace Academy?
Enlace Academy enrolls approximately 686 students in grades KG-08.
Is Enlace Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Enlace Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Enlace Academy have?
Enlace Academy employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Enlace Academy?
Student demographics at Enlace Academy are roughly 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Enlace Academy in?
Enlace Academy is part of Enlace Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.