Enrollment
144
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROMISE PREP·NCES 180022702732
PLA@Promise Prep
4430 N Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226 · (317) 998-4643 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
94 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 150% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
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
3.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
7.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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@Promise Prep
PLA@Promise Prep's state test result (6.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLA@Promise Prep this school | 144 | 65.3% | 6.3% |
| Carrie Gosch PK Center East Chicago | 113 | 62.8% | N/A |
| Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School Indianapolis | 268 | 66.8% | 17.6% |
| Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 275 | 57.5% | 13.2% |
| Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 259 | 71.8% | 8.4% |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 241 | 70.1% | 17.0% |
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@Promise Prep ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #977 of 983 | #137 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #972 of 986 | #137 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 3.8% | #984 of 986 | #141 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #1,043 of 1,079 | #152 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #246 of 1,058 | #80 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 144 | 15 | 9.6:1 | 65% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 13 | 7.5:1 | 86% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 8 | 8.6:1 | 58% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLA@Promise Prep.
About PLA@Promise Prep
PLA@Promise Prep is a small elementary school in Promise Prep, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school's enrollment of 144 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Promise Prep is the district for PLA@Promise Prep.
PLA@Promise Prep's enrollment is 56% Hispanic. Next come 42% Black and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 14% Hispanic among all Marion County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at PLA@Promise Prep belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The school has about 9.6 students per teacher and 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Indiana, PLA@Promise Prep is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 6.3% compared with a predicted 29.4%.
PLA@Promise Prep is located in Marion County, where median household income is about $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. PLA@Promise Prep is one of 274 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 161,456 students.
Nearest public school: Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 12.6%; PLA@Promise Prep's is 6.3%, ranking 7th of 7.
Locale data from NCES put PLA@Promise Prep in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). PLA@Promise Prep is run as a public charter school.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at PLA@Promise Prep. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About PLA@Promise PrepWhat is the total enrollment at PLA@Promise Prep?
PLA@Promise Prep enrolls approximately 144 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PLA@Promise Prep serve?
PLA@Promise Prep serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PLA@Promise Prep?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at PLA@Promise Prep.
What is the student diversity at PLA@Promise Prep?
Student demographics at PLA@Promise Prep are roughly 1% White, 56% Hispanic, 42% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is PLA@Promise Prep in?
PLA@Promise Prep is part of Promise Prep.
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