Louis B Russell Jr School 48

Louis B Russell Jr School 48 is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Indianapolis, Indiana, operated by Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48. The school works with 274 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 37% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48 is the operating authority for Louis B Russell Jr School 48, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Louis B Russell Jr School 48 reports that Black students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Louis B Russell Jr School 48 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at Louis B Russell Jr School 48 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Louis B Russell Jr School 48 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $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%. Louis B Russell Jr School 48 is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Shortridge High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Louis B Russell Jr School 48. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Louis B Russell Jr School 48 at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 19.4%.

Louis B Russell Jr School 48 operates from a downtown location. Louis B Russell Jr School 48 operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, members of the Louis B Russell Jr School 48 community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.