Greenbriar Elementary School

Located at 8201 N Ditch Rd, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Greenbriar Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school that enrolls 509 students (grades K through 5), overseen by MSD Washington Township.

MSD Washington Township comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 11,560 students; Greenbriar Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Greenbriar Elementary School reports that Black students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Greenbriar Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 28.2%.

In the area at large, Marion County reports that median household income runs about $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%. Greenbriar Elementary School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Spring Mill Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greenbriar Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Greenbriar Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 37% since 2018, when it stood at 804 (now 509). Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.