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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the IPS/Butler Lab at William Bell 60 administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477000901
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
3330 N Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, IN 46205 · (317) 226-4369 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-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
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
215 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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
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
21.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
23.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School this school | 381 | 56.4% | 20.9% |
| Oaklandon Elementary School Indianapolis | 507 | 51.7% | 30.4% |
| Warren Early Childhood Center Indianapolis | 471 | 60.5% | N/A |
| Grassy Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 516 | 58.9% | 20.1% |
| Cold Spring School Indianapolis | 359 | 51.0% | 33.4% |
| Greenbriar Elementary School Indianapolis | 509 | 54.6% | 28.2% |
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 William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #831 of 983 | #77 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #829 of 986 | #79 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #821 of 986 | #71 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #658 of 1,079 | #105 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #24 of 991 | #8 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #218 of 996 | #76 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #447 of 1,058 | #106 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #56 of 597 | #19 of 86 |
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
381
-204 (-35%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
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 | 381 | 36.5 | 10.4:1 | 56% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 40% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 45.5 | 13.2:1 | 48% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 49 | 11.9:1 | 34% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 34.8 | 16.0:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 28% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 85% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 81% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 47 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School.
About William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Indianapolis, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 381 students in pre-K through 5.
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is one school in a 49-school district, Indianapolis Public Schools, which enrolls 21,055 students.
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School's enrollment is 53% Black. The remaining shares are 25% White, 13% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Marion County's population at about 27%. William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.4:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 56% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is D. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School posts 20.9% against a 35.6% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Indiana.
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is located in Marion County, where median household income is about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 274 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 161,456.
Nearby, Shortridge High School is about 0.1 miles away. William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School's average proficiency of 20.9% compares with 19.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 35%, from 585 to 381. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.9 to 10.4 over 4 years.
The William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
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- Shortridge High School0.1 mi · 1,206
- Herron Preparatory Academy0.3 mi · 428
- Louis B Russell Jr School 480.3 mi · 274
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Frequently asked questions
About William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School?
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School serve?
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School.
How diverse is William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School?
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School reports a student body of 25% White, 13% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School?
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.