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What's something Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
689
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHALEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FRANCIS SCOTT KEY SCHOOL 103·NCES 180021800834
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103
3920 Baker Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46236 · (317) 226-4103 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats 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
14.1:1
49 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
510 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 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 76% larger than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
52%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
10.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
19.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103's state test result (11.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 this school | 689 | 74.0% | 11.7% |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School Indianapolis | 561 | 68.1% | 22.8% |
| Harrison Hill Elementary School Indianapolis | 750 | 69.5% | 16.3% |
| George Washington Elementary Sch East Chicago | 433 | 72.3% | 10.0% |
| Andrew J Brown Academy Indianapolis | 435 | 71.3% | 17.1% |
| Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15 Indianapolis | 525 | 79.0% | 11.1% |
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 Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #935 of 983 | #119 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #878 of 986 | #95 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #962 of 986 | #132 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #92 of 1,079 | #26 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #313 of 991 | #53 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #421 of 996 | #122 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #99 of 1,058 | #31 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
689
+238 (+53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 689 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 74% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 75% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 73% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 84% (380) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103.
About Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is a public large elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 689 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 58% higher.
The local education agency for Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103.
A majority of students at Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103, 55%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 42% Hispanic and 2% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 27%. By the diversity index, Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 comes in at 52%.
The teaching staff at Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. About 74% of students, or 510, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points above the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 scores 11.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that median household income is about $66,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 274 public schools operate in Marion County, serving about 161,456 students.
Of nearby public schools, Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools 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. Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Federal data put enrollment at 451 in 2020-21 and 689 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.1 to 14.1 over 4 years.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103How large is Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103?
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 enrolls approximately 689 students in grades PK-06.
Is Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 have?
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103?
Student demographics at Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 are roughly 2% White, 42% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 public or private?
Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.