George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry

George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry is one of the rural-scale elementary-level communitys in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools, with 165 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry is one of 49 schools operated by Indianapolis Public Schools, a district that hosts 21,055 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Marion County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 44.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Irvington Preparatory Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 16.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 171 (now 165). Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

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