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If you had an hour of school board time for Robey Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
847
Elementary
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WAYNE TOWNSHIP·NCES 181281002037
Robey Elementary School
8700 W 30th, Indianapolis, IN 46234 · (317) 988-6000 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
460 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 14% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
39.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Robey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #435 of 983 | #26 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #509 of 986 | #31 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #467 of 986 | #28 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #18 of 1,079 | #3 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #823 of 991 | #121 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #82 of 996 | #26 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #498 of 1,058 | #112 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #115 of 353 | #10 of 35 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
847
+57 (+7%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 847 | 48.5 | 17.5:1 | 54% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 56% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 55% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 81 | 9.8:1 | 51% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 42.2 | 17.3:1 | 53% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 882 | 42 | 21.0:1 | 49% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 35 | 22.6:1 | 39% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 815 | 37 | 22.0:1 | 30% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 814 | 38 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robey Elementary School.
About Robey Elementary School
Federal records list Robey Elementary School as an elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 847 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
MSD Wayne Township is made up of 17 schools with 16,094 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Robey Elementary School is Black (40%). Other groups make up 32% White, 19% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school's share is higher. Robey Elementary School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 48.5 full-time equivalents, or about 17.5 students per teacher. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 54%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Robey Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 44.0% actual against 37.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, Marion County, median household income is about $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 274 public schools operate in Marion County, serving about 161,456 students.
Of nearby public schools, North Wayne Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Robey Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Robey Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 790 to 847. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Wayne Township
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Ben Davis Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 1,243 students
- Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,143 students
- Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,135 students
- Chapel Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 843 students
- North Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- North Wayne Elementary School1.9 mi · 837
- Ben Davis High School2.2 mi · 3,315
- Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center2.3 mi · 1,243
- Chapel Glen Elementary School2.4 mi · 843
- Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center2.5 mi · 1,143
- Chapelwood Elementary School2.5 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Robey Elementary SchoolHow large is Robey Elementary School?
Robey Elementary School enrolls approximately 847 students in grades PK-06.
Is Robey Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robey Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Robey Elementary School have?
Robey Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Robey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Robey Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 19% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Robey Elementary School public or private?
Robey Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MSD Wayne Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.