Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103

Located at 3920 Baker Dr, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is an expansive elementary school that instructs 689 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103. Enrollment runs roughly 58% bigger than the state mean of about 436.

Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is a school of Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 42% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.2%; this one delivers 11.7%.

Around the school, Marion County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 11.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. As a public charter, Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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