Oaklandon Elementary School

Oaklandon Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Indianapolis, Indiana, run under MSD Lawrence Township, enrolls 507 students, covering grades 1 through 6.

Oaklandon Elementary School is one of 16 schools operated by MSD Lawrence Township, a district that instructs 16,747 students overall.

Demographically, Oaklandon Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 21% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, Oaklandon Elementary School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oaklandon Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 30.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), Oaklandon Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oaklandon Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.5%.

Oaklandon Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Oaklandon Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 507). The White share of enrollment edged down from 33% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.