Enrollment
274
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHALEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT LOUIS B RUSSELL SCHOOL 48·NCES 180022500867
Louis B Russell Jr School 48
3445 N Central, Indianapolis, IN 46205 · (317) 226-4248 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.9:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
217 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Louis B Russell Jr School 48
Louis B Russell Jr School 48's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis B Russell Jr School 48 this school | 274 | 79.2% | 14.2% |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech Merrillville | 259 | 79.5% | 11.1% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School East Chicago | 282 | 75.9% | 13.6% |
| Joshua Academy Evansville | 254 | 76.0% | 24.8% |
| Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc Indianapolis | 247 | 73.7% | 14.2% |
| Tindley Summit Academy Indianapolis | 312 | 74.7% | 9.8% |
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 Louis B Russell Jr School 48 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #908 of 983 | #108 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #866 of 986 | #90 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #917 of 986 | #111 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #882 of 1,079 | #128 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #76 of 991 | #20 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #561 of 996 | #137 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #55 of 1,058 | #20 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
274
+61 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 79% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 81% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 84% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 22 | 9.7:1 | 89% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louis B Russell Jr School 48.
About Louis B Russell Jr School 48
Louis B Russell Jr School 48, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school enrolls 274 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Louis B Russell Jr School 48 reports to Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48.
Black students are the majority at Louis B Russell Jr School 48, with 77% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Marion County, the Black share is about 27%. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Roughly 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Marion County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Louis B Russell Jr School 48 is D. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Louis B Russell Jr School 48 is -5.3 points: 14.2% actual, 19.5% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household income is $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 274 public schools in Marion County, enrolling about 161,456 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Shortridge High School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Louis B Russell Jr School 48 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Louis B Russell Jr School 48 in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Louis B Russell Jr School 48 operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Federal data show a 29% enrollment rise, from 213 in 2020-21 to 274 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.7:1 in 2020-21 to 11.9:1 in 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Louis B Russell Jr School 48How many students attend Louis B Russell Jr School 48?
Louis B Russell Jr School 48 enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Louis B Russell Jr School 48 serve?
Louis B Russell Jr School 48 serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Louis B Russell Jr School 48?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Louis B Russell Jr School 48 is approximately 11.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Louis B Russell Jr School 48?
At Louis B Russell Jr School 48, the student body is approximately 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 77% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Louis B Russell Jr School 48 in?
Louis B Russell Jr School 48 is part of Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48.
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