Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School

Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School, a compact primary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools, instructs 301 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Indianapolis Public Schools comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 21,055 students; Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School logs that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Marion County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows 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%. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is one campus in the mix.

ACE Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School's enrollment has increased 81% since 2018, when it stood at 166 (now 301). The Black share of enrollment fell from 57% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.