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How has Matchbook Learning changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
707
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATCHBOOK LEARNING·NCES 180019402642
Matchbook Learning
1163 Belmont Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46222 · (317) 226-4263 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Indiana public elementary schools
- FTest 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
15.4:1
46 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
681 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
11.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
5.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
7.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
7.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 7% 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 Matchbook Learning
Matchbook Learning's state test result (7.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchbook Learning this school | 707 | 96.3% | 7.6% |
| Global Preparatory Academy Indianapolis | 742 | 82.1% | 17.9% |
| East Chicago Lighthouse East Chicago | 495 | 99.0% | 11.3% |
| Christel House Academy South Indianapolis | 513 | 80.3% | 15.5% |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch Gary | 483 | 97.1% | 10.8% |
| Columbia Elementary School Logansport | 432 | 84.5% | 23.9% |
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 Matchbook Learning ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #972 of 983 | #136 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #980 of 986 | #140 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #953 of 986 | #127 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #76 of 1,079 | #23 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #550 of 991 | #83 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #396 of 996 | #117 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #5 of 1,058 | #3 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
707
+63 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 96% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 97% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 98% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 97% (624) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matchbook Learning.
About Matchbook Learning
Matchbook Learning is a high-enrollment elementary school in Indiana, located in Indianapolis. It had 707 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 62% above average.
Matchbook Learning is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The largest group at Matchbook Learning is Hispanic students, at 58%. Smaller groups are 35% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 14% of Marion County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Matchbook Learning reported 46 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.4:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Roughly 96% of students at Matchbook Learning can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 36 points above the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
Matchbook Learning earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Matchbook Learning is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (7.6% versus 7.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
Marion County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Matchbook Learning shares Marion County with 273 other public schools.
Allegiant Preparatory Academy, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Matchbook Learning is 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Matchbook Learning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Federal records list Matchbook Learning as a charter school.
A 10% rise took enrollment from 644 in 2020-21 to 707 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.2:1 in 2020-21 to 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Matchbook Learning can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Allegiant Preparatory Academy0.1 mi · 166
- Vision Academy0.5 mi · 391
- Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch0.7 mi · 194
- Excel Center - Michigan Street0.7 mi · 385
- The Match0.8 mi · 49
- Global Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Matchbook LearningHow large is Matchbook Learning?
Matchbook Learning enrolls approximately 707 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Matchbook Learning serve?
Matchbook Learning serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Matchbook Learning?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Matchbook Learning.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Matchbook Learning?
At Matchbook Learning, the student body is approximately 3% White, 58% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Matchbook Learning?
Matchbook Learning is overseen by Matchbook Learning in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.