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Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477002555
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School
2411 Indpls Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208 · (317) 226-4287 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
111 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
27.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
30.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School this school | 246 | 45.1% | 26.8% |
| Whitney M Young Early Childhood Fort Wayne | 218 | 45.9% | N/A |
| Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School Indianapolis | 228 | 47.8% | 68.1% |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School Highland | 308 | 48.7% | 44.6% |
| Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis | 348 | 44.3% | 26.9% |
| Cold Spring School Indianapolis | 359 | 51.0% | 33.4% |
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 George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #759 of 983 | #58 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #752 of 986 | #59 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #738 of 986 | #54 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #931 of 1,079 | #135 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #16 of 991 | #6 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #68 of 996 | #22 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #695 of 1,058 | #134 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #47 of 597 | #16 of 86 |
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
246
-157 (-39%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 246 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 45% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 29.5 | 13.6:1 | 51% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 53% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 54% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 71% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 65% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School.
About George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is a small elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, (ZIP code 46208). It enrolls 246 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 44% below the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Indianapolis Public Schools enrolls 21,055 students in 49 schools, including George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School.
Of every 100 students at George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School, about 36 are Hispanic, the largest group. After that, the student body is 35% Black, 17% White, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Marion County is about 14% Hispanic. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School are from different groups.
The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. A total of 111 students, or 45%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Indiana public elementary schools.
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is a bottom-10% school in Indiana on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.8% against a predicted 43.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household earns about $66,346 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Marion County, 274 public schools serve about 161,456 students.
BELIEVE Circle City High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 157 students, from 403 to 246. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.0:1 to 10.3:1.
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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 George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolHow many students attend George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School?
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-05.
Is George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School an elementary, middle, or high school?
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is approximately 10.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School?
Student demographics at George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School are roughly 17% White, 36% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School?
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools in Marion County.
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