George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School

Located at 2411 Indpls Ave, in Indianapolis, Indiana, George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is a modestly sized elementary campus that instructs 246 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Indianapolis Public Schools. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Across the 49 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools (21,055 students total), George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School shows that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 35% Black, 17% White, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.6%; this one comes in at 26.8%, -16.8 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 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 Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BELIEVE Circle City High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 24.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School has fell 33%, going from 365 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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