Nora Elementary School

Nora Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by MSD Washington Township. The school caters to 544 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

MSD Washington Township comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 11,560 students; Nora Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Nora Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Black, 22% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Nora Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.0%, the actual is 31.9%, a residual of -6.0 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Nora Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is North Central High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Nora Elementary School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nora Elementary School has decreased 17%, going from 654 students in 2018 to 544 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 11% to 22% over that span.

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