Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL TOWN OF SPEEDWAY·NCES 181092001783
James A Allison Elementary Sch 3
5240 W 22nd St, Speedway, IN 46224 · (317) 244-9836 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
171 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 8% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within School Town of Speedway. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #143 of 983 | #6 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #194 of 986 | #10 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #79 of 986 | #5 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #923 of 1,079 | #133 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #306 of 991 | #52 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #32 of 996 | #13 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #182 of 1,058 | #61 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #92 of 597 | #30 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
249
-38 (-13%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
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 | 249 | 17.8 | 14.0:1 | 69% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 18.5 | 13.1:1 | 64% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 17.7 | 13.9:1 | 76% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 61% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 66% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 71% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | 69% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | 39% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 13 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A Allison Elementary Sch 3.
About James A Allison Elementary Sch 3
James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 is a small elementary school based in Speedway, Indiana. Enrollment totals 249 students across kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 43% below that mark.
School Town of Speedway has 6 schools; together they serve 1,776 students.
At James A Allison Elementary Sch 3, Black students make up the biggest share, 33%. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 69%. The average for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 would score about 26.9%. It scores 62.0%, a top-10% result among Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Marion County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 shares Marion County with 273 other public schools.
Speedway Senior High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 287 (2020-21) to 249 (2024-25).
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School Town of Speedway
- Speedway Senior High SchoolHigh · 602 students
- Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4Elementary · 311 students
- Speedway Junior High SchoolMiddle · 264 students
- Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2Elementary · 223 students
- Carl G Fisher Elementary School 1Elementary · 127 students
Other schools in Speedway
- Speedway Senior High SchoolHigh · 602 students
- Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4Elementary · 311 students
- Speedway Junior High SchoolMiddle · 264 students
- Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2Elementary · 223 students
- Carl G Fisher Elementary School 1Elementary · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Speedway Senior High School0.3 mi · 602
- Arthur C Newby Elementary School 20.5 mi · 223
- Carl G Fisher Elementary School 10.8 mi · 127
- Speedway Junior High School0.8 mi · 264
- Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 40.9 mi · 311
- Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School1.3 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About James A Allison Elementary Sch 3How many students attend James A Allison Elementary Sch 3?
James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 enrolls approximately 249 students in grades KG-06.
Is James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James A Allison Elementary Sch 3?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 is approximately 14.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James A Allison Elementary Sch 3?
At James A Allison Elementary Sch 3, the student body is approximately 28% White, 29% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 public or private?
James A Allison Elementary Sch 3 is a public K-12 school, overseen by School Town of Speedway.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.