Forest Glen Elementary School

Forest Glen Elementary School, a large elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, run under MSD Lawrence Township, serves 971 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 123% above typical.

Within MSD Lawrence Township, which oversees 16 schools and 16,747 students, Forest Glen Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Forest Glen Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 23% White, 15% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Forest Glen Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Forest Glen Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Forest Glen Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 50.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Forest Glen Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Fall Creek Valley Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Forest Glen Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 25.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Forest Glen Elementary School's enrollment has grew 35% since 2018, when it stood at 718 (now 971). White enrollment moved from 29% to 23% across the same window.

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