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If you could change one rule at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 746 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180567001032
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch
8502 E 82nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46256 · (317) 964-4600 · Marion County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- CBeats 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
18.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
406 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 13% |
This year's 1st grade class (124) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
34.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
41.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch this school | 778 | 52.2% | 34.3% |
| Willow Lake Elementary School Indianapolis | 739 | 53.0% | 24.6% |
| Robey Elementary School Indianapolis | 847 | 54.3% | 44.0% |
| Fox Hill Elementary School Indianapolis | 603 | 50.2% | 38.1% |
| Nora Elementary School Indianapolis | 544 | 53.1% | 31.9% |
| Chapel Glen Elementary School Indianapolis | 843 | 60.7% | 13.4% |
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 Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #630 of 983 | #40 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #567 of 986 | #33 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #580 of 986 | #36 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #37 of 1,079 | #10 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #881 of 991 | #126 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #60 of 996 | #19 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #548 of 1,058 | #120 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #158 of 353 | #17 of 35 |
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
778
+101 (+15%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 778 | 43.3 | 18.0:1 | 52% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 39.3 | 19.5:1 | 70% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 37.8 | 18.9:1 | 61% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 58% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 35 | 20.0:1 | 56% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 56% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 49% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 24% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 32 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch.
About Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch is an elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, according to federal school records. Students in grades 1 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 778 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students.
MSD Lawrence Township has 16,747 students spread across 16 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch. The largest is Black students, at 39%. Next come 28% Hispanic, 23% White, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 27% Black among all Marion County residents. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 43.3 full-time equivalents, or about 18.0 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 18.0:1 here. About 52% of students, or 406, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Marion County average 60%.
The allk12 Grade for Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch is C. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch would score about 38.6%. It scores 34.3%, 4.3 points below that figure.
Marion County has about 975,809 residents, and the median household income is $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Marion County has 274 public schools and roughly 161,456 students.
The closest other public school is Lawrence North High School, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch grew 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 677 to 778 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.0:1) than in 2020-21 (19.9:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 MSD Lawrence Township
- Lawrence North High SchoolHigh · 2,799 students
- Lawrence Central High SchoolHigh · 2,517 students
- Fall Creek Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,355 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 1,313 students
- Belzer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Forest Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 971 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence North High School1.2 mi · 2,799
- Crestview Elementary School1.8 mi · 591
- Dynamic Minds Academy1.9 mi · 135
- Lantern Road Elementary School2.3 mi · 470
- Skiles Test Elementary School2.5 mi · 558
- Forest Glen Elementary School2.7 mi · 971
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary SchHow many students attend Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch?
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch serve?
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch serves grades 01-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch is approximately 18.0:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch?
At Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch, the student body is approximately 23% White, 28% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch?
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch is overseen by MSD Lawrence Township in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.