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How has PLA at George H Fisher School 93 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLA AT GEORGE H FISHER SCHOOL 93·NCES 180020400838
PLA at George H Fisher School 93
7151 E 35th St, Indianapolis, IN 46226 · (317) 226-4293 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.6:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
310 students
STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 51% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
53%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
18.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
30.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 PLA at George H Fisher School 93
PLA at George H Fisher School 93's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLA at George H Fisher School 93 this school | 417 | 74.3% | 18.9% |
| George Washington Elementary Sch East Chicago | 433 | 72.3% | 10.0% |
| Andrew J Brown Academy Indianapolis | 435 | 71.3% | 17.1% |
| James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School Indianapolis | 363 | 71.3% | 5.0% |
| Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 Indianapolis | 361 | 71.2% | 11.4% |
| Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 366 | 70.8% | 13.5% |
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 PLA at George H Fisher School 93 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #854 of 983 | #84 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #744 of 986 | #58 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #860 of 986 | #92 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #562 of 1,079 | #95 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #58 of 991 | #15 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #397 of 996 | #118 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #94 of 1,058 | #29 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
417
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 417 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 74% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 81% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 70% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 78% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLA at George H Fisher School 93.
About PLA at George H Fisher School 93
PLA at George H Fisher School 93 is a medium-sized elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Indianapolis. It educates 417 students in kindergarten through 6.
Federal records list PLA at George H Fisher School 93 as its own district.
Black students make up a majority at PLA at George H Fisher School 93, at 56%. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Marion County is roughly 27% Black. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 11.6 students per teacher and 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 60%, lower than here.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, PLA at George H Fisher School 93 receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, PLA at George H Fisher School 93 falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 18.9% actual against 22.9% predicted.
PLA at George H Fisher School 93 is located in Marion County, where the median household income is $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. PLA at George H Fisher School 93 is one of 274 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Circle City Preparatory Elementary School, at about 1.0 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 12.5% proficiency; PLA at George H Fisher School 93 posts 18.9%.
PLA at George H Fisher School 93 falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. PLA at George H Fisher School 93 holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment has fallen by 39 students since 2020-21, to 417. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.2 to 11.6 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About PLA at George H Fisher School 93How large is PLA at George H Fisher School 93?
PLA at George H Fisher School 93 enrolls approximately 417 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does PLA at George H Fisher School 93 serve?
PLA at George H Fisher School 93 serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does PLA at George H Fisher School 93 have?
PLA at George H Fisher School 93 employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PLA at George H Fisher School 93?
Student demographics at PLA at George H Fisher School 93 are roughly 2% White, 39% Hispanic, 56% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is PLA at George H Fisher School 93 public or private?
PLA at George H Fisher School 93 is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by PLA at George H Fisher School 93.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.