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Alumni: what's one memory from Gold Academy that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD DECATUR TOWNSHIP·NCES 180264002111
Gold Academy
5650 Mann Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46221 · (317) 856-0400 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
325 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 12% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
22.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
26.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Gold Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #814 of 983 | #70 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #798 of 986 | #69 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #804 of 986 | #65 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #309 of 1,079 | #59 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #184 of 991 | #32 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #96 of 996 | #34 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #327 of 1,058 | #92 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #225 of 597 | #50 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
-100 (-16%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 529 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 61% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 40.2 | 13.3:1 | 78% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 39.8 | 14.9:1 | 75% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 63% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 73% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 75% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 31 | 21.6:1 | 66% (444) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gold Academy.
About Gold Academy
Gold Academy is a public medium-sized elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school's 529 students are in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
Gold Academy is in MSD Decatur Township, a district with 6,485 students across 9 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Gold Academy. The largest is White students, at 42%. Next come 30% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 52% White among all Marion County residents. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Gold Academy operates with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. Gold Academy reports 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Marion County average 60%.
Test results at Gold Academy are 9.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (22.4% actual, 32.1% predicted).
Census estimates describe Marion County this way: the median household income is $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Marion County has 274 public schools and roughly 161,456 students.
Of nearby public schools, Blue Academy is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Gold Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Gold Academy ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Gold Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 16% from 2020-21, when Gold Academy had 629 students, to 2024-25, when it had 529. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.2:1, from 17.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Decatur Township
- Decatur Central High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,000 students
- Blue AcademyElementary · 687 students
- Lynwood ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- West Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Valley Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Academy0.0 mi · 687
- Valley Mills Elementary School1.2 mi · 554
- Excel Center - Decatur1.3 mi · 259
- Decatur High Ability Academy1.3 mi · 103
- Decatur Middle School1.3 mi · 1,000
- Decatur Central High School1.4 mi · 1,974
Frequently asked questions
About Gold AcademyHow large is Gold Academy?
Gold Academy enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-06.
Is Gold Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gold Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gold Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gold Academy is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gold Academy?
Gold Academy reports a student body of 42% White, 17% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Gold Academy in?
Gold Academy is part of MSD Decatur Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.