IN Math & Science Academy

IN Math & Science Academy, an average-sized elementary campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of IN Math & Science Academy, enrolls 554 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% bigger than the state mean of about 436.

IN Math & Science Academy is the operating authority for IN Math & Science Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, IN Math & Science Academy shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest reads as 27% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, IN Math & Science Academy shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IN Math & Science Academy sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.6%; actual is 48.0%, +23.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. IN Math & Science Academy is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

The closest other public school is Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IN Math & Science Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IN Math & Science Academy at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 13.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site. IN Math & Science Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 61% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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