Enrollment
150
High
STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROOTED SCHOOL INDIANAPOLIS·NCES 180022402709
Rooted School Indianapolis
5750 E 30th St, Indianapolis, IN 46218 · (317) 606-3500 · Marion County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Indiana public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
111 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 9% |
Student demographics
21%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
21.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
10.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Rooted School Indianapolis
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooted School Indianapolis this school | 150 | 74.0% | 15.4% |
| Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch Indianapolis | 309 | 72.8% | 8.0% |
| Excel Center - Meadows Indianapolis | 396 | 81.3% | N/A |
| Excel Center - Decatur Indianapolis | 259 | 71.4% | N/A |
| Excel Center - Shadeland Indianapolis | 404 | 64.4% | N/A |
| James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School Indianapolis | 587 | 68.8% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Rooted School Indianapolis ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #96 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #96 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #93 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #366 of 392 | #38 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #5 of 373 | #4 of 38 |
Ranked against other public high 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
150
+92 (+159%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 150 | 19 | 7.9:1 | 74% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 18 | 8.8:1 | 85% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 13 | 10.6:1 | 91% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 8 | 7.3:1 | 84% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rooted School Indianapolis.
About Rooted School Indianapolis
Rooted School Indianapolis is a very small high school with an address in Indianapolis, Indiana. It teaches 150 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 82% below the average of about 816 students for high schools in Indiana.
Rooted School Indianapolis is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 89% of those enrolled at Rooted School Indianapolis. Next come 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 27% Black among all Marion County residents. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Rooted School Indianapolis are from different groups.
There are about 7.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Rooted School Indianapolis, which has 19. High schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 74%. On average, public schools in Marion County report 60%.
Rooted School Indianapolis holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Indiana public high schools.
Rooted School Indianapolis's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (15.4%) and its predicted rate (23.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
In Marion County, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Marion County, 274 public schools serve about 161,456 students.
The closest school to Rooted School Indianapolis is Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99, located about 0.2 miles away. Rooted School Indianapolis is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Rooted School Indianapolis's average proficiency of 15.4% compares with 10.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 58 students at Rooted School Indianapolis; in 2024-25, 150. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
On allk12, people connected to Rooted School Indianapolis can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
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- 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
- Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 990.2 mi · 361
- Excel Center - Shadeland1.5 mi · 404
- PLA at George H Fisher School 931.6 mi · 417
- Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM School1.7 mi · 326
- James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School2.1 mi · 363
- Arlington Middle School - a STEM School2.2 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Rooted School IndianapolisHow large is Rooted School Indianapolis?
Rooted School Indianapolis enrolls approximately 150 students in grades 07-12.
Is Rooted School Indianapolis an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rooted School Indianapolis is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Rooted School Indianapolis?
Approximately 7.9:1 students per teacher at Rooted School Indianapolis.
How diverse is Rooted School Indianapolis?
Rooted School Indianapolis reports a student body of 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 89% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rooted School Indianapolis in?
Rooted School Indianapolis is part of Rooted School Indianapolis.
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