Enrollment
201
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INSPIRE ACADEMY - A SCH OF INQUIRY·NCES 180012302560
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry
2801 E 16th St, Muncie, IN 47302 · (765) 216-7980 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Indiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
192 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
11.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
3.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
8.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 8% 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 →
Schools most like Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry this school | 201 | 95.5% | 10.3% |
| Davis Park Elementary School Terre Haute | 325 | 91.1% | 20.5% |
| Elwood Haynes Elementary School Kokomo | 334 | 86.8% | 15.9% |
| Farrington Grove Elementary School Terre Haute | 380 | 89.7% | 13.7% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elem School Terre Haute | 441 | 95.9% | 12.2% |
| Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School Terre Haute | 354 | 83.3% | 26.3% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #947 of 983 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.3% | #986 of 986 | #15 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #949 of 986 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #994 of 1,079 | #16 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #359 of 991 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #245 of 996 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #8 of 1,058 | #1 of 16 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
201
+44 (+28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 201 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 96% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 7 | 27.7:1 | 99% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 10 | 17.6:1 | 100% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 74% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 10 | 19.6:1 | 80% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 81% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry.
About Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is an elementary school in Muncie, Indiana, and it is part of Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry. It has an enrollment of 201 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 54% below that mark.
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is White: 56%. Other groups make up 21% Black, 13% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Delaware County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Delaware County is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Indiana public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 10.3%; the prediction is 8.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Delaware County show that median household income comes to about $58,127, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County counts 36 public schools with about 15,683 students.
Grissom Elementary School sits about 1.0 miles from Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment was 201 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 157.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Muncie
- Muncie Central High SchoolCombined · 1,337 students
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Burris Laboratory SchoolCombined · 676 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Royerton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Grissom Elementary School1.0 mi · 411
- Southside Middle School1.1 mi · 469
- East Washington Academy1.8 mi · 492
- South View Elementary School1.8 mi · 470
- Longfellow Elementary School2.4 mi · 348
- Muncie Central High School2.6 mi · 1,337
Frequently asked questions
About Inspire Academy - A Sch of InquiryWhat is the total enrollment at Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry?
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-08.
Is Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry an elementary, middle, or high school?
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is approximately 14.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry?
At Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry, the student body is approximately 56% White, 8% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry in?
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is part of Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry.
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