Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4

Located at 5700 Meadowood Dr, in Speedway, Indiana, Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 is a compact elementary campus that educates 311 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within School Town of Speedway. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 436.

School Town of Speedway runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,776 students. Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 logs that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 25% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.9%; this one delivers 57.3%, a residual of +28.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 is one.

Speedway Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4 at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 377 students in 2018 compared to 311 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 29% to 33% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.