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Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477000822
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
1349 E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220 · (317) 226-4255 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
95 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
38.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School this school | 301 | 31.6% | 39.0% |
| Swanson Traditional School South Bend | 399 | 33.6% | 62.3% |
| Herron Preparatory Academy Indianapolis | 428 | 36.4% | 49.0% |
| Liberty Elementary School Mishawaka | 446 | 38.1% | 21.8% |
| Guilford Elementary Plainfield | 434 | 32.7% | 60.5% |
| Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis | 351 | 21.7% | 57.6% |
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 Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #540 of 983 | #31 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #623 of 986 | #39 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #490 of 986 | #30 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #831 of 1,079 | #124 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #352 of 991 | #58 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #226 of 996 | #79 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #896 of 1,058 | #148 of 152 |
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
301
-117 (-28%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 32% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 40% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 47% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 49% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 65% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 64% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 79% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 74% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School.
About Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
Among the schools in Indianapolis, Indiana, is Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 301 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
The Indianapolis Public Schools system has 49 schools and 21,055 students.
By race and ethnicity, Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is 54% White. Other reported shares: 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The White share in Marion County as a whole is similar, at about 52%. Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is 32%. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Marion County.
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School's results are 14.2 points below predicted: 39.0% against 53.2%.
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is located in Marion County, where median household income is about $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 161,456 students.
The nearest other public school, ACE Preparatory Academy, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.3%; Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School's is 39.0%, ranking 4th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 301 was 28% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 418. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.3:1, from 11.9:1.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School?
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
Is Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School have?
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School?
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School reports a student body of 54% White, 13% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School public or private?
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.