Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate

Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate is a middle school of high-enrollment scale in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by Franklin Township Com Sch Corp, hosting 1,365 students in grades 4 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 130% larger than typical.

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 11,385 students; Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 18% Asian, 15% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Marion County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate records 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Marion County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.7%, the actual is 47.9%, a residual of +8.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate is one.

South Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

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