Indy Steam Academy

Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indy Steam Academy is a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 176 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That is 60% below the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.

Indy Steam Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

Of every 100 students at Indy Steam Academy, about 80 are Black. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. That is higher than the 27% Black share among all Marion County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.

Indy Steam Academy has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1:1. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.

American Community Survey 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.

Indy Steam Academy is about 0.1 miles from The Genius School, its nearest public school. Indy Steam Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Indy Steam Academy is one of the charter schools in Indiana.

The allk12 page for Indy Steam Academy lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.