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Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WAYNE TOWNSHIP·NCES 181281002035
McClelland Elementary School
6740 W Morris, Indianapolis, IN 46241 · (317) 988-8000 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
561 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (106).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
39.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 McClelland Elementary School
McClelland Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClelland Elementary School this school | 809 | 69.3% | 41.9% |
| Rhoades Elementary School Indianapolis | 617 | 74.1% | 18.1% |
| Glen Acres Elementary School Lafayette | 550 | 67.5% | 38.7% |
| Harrison Hill Elementary School Indianapolis | 750 | 69.5% | 16.3% |
| Edison School of the Arts 47 Indianapolis | 617 | 62.6% | 17.0% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 712 | 69.0% | 17.8% |
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 McClelland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #479 of 983 | #28 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #497 of 986 | #29 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #483 of 986 | #29 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #28 of 1,079 | #7 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #153 of 991 | #28 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #56 of 996 | #18 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #171 of 1,058 | #57 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #353 of 353 | #35 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
809
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 809 | 62.5 | 12.9:1 | 69% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 65 | 11.2:1 | 77% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 73.5 | 11.0:1 | 72% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 88 | 9.1:1 | 73% (579) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 48.3 | 16.7:1 | 82% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 49 | 16.7:1 | 81% (667) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 75% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 41% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 36 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McClelland Elementary School.
About McClelland Elementary School
McClelland Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in Indianapolis, Indiana. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 809 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 86% above that.
McClelland Elementary School is part of MSD Wayne Township, where 17 schools serve 16,094 students.
The most common group at McClelland Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 38%. It is also 30% Black, 21% White, and 8% multiracial. Marion County's residents are about 14% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. McClelland Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.9:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%. That rate is above the 60% average among public schools in Marion County.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, McClelland Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. McClelland Elementary School beats its 26.5% prediction with 41.9%, a top-10% result in Indiana.
McClelland Elementary School is located in Marion County, where 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%. McClelland Elementary School is one of 274 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Ben Davis University High School, is about 0.5 miles from McClelland Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, McClelland Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 797 in 2020-21 and 809 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.1:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
The McClelland Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Wayne Township
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Ben Davis Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 1,243 students
- Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,143 students
- Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,135 students
- Robey Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Chapel Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 843 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
Other McClelland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McClelland Elementary. McClelland Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- McClelland Elementary SchoolLudowici, GA · 694 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Davis University High School0.5 mi · 375
- Westlake Elementary School1.4 mi · 736
- Achieve Virtual Education Academy1.8 mi · 668
- Rhoades Elementary School1.8 mi · 617
- Maplewood Elementary School1.8 mi · 714
- Garden City Elementary School2.0 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About McClelland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McClelland Elementary School?
McClelland Elementary School enrolls approximately 809 students in grades PK-06.
Is McClelland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McClelland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does McClelland Elementary School have?
McClelland Elementary School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is McClelland Elementary School?
McClelland Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 38% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees McClelland Elementary School?
McClelland Elementary School is overseen by MSD Wayne Township in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.