Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch

As an expansive elementary-level community in Indianapolis, Indiana, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch teaches 778 students from grades 1 through 6, operated by MSD Lawrence Township. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch sits 78% above that benchmark.

Within MSD Lawrence Township, which oversees 16 schools and 16,747 students, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch shows that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.

Zooming out to the 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%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Lawrence North High School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.1%.

Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch's enrollment has grew 11% since 2018, when it stood at 701 (now 778). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 34% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.