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Best kept secret on campus at Rosa Parks Elementary School?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 180882001809
Rosa Parks Elementary School
7525 Wellingshire Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46217 · (317) 789-2900 · Marion County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
384 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 23% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
37.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Rosa Parks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #514 of 983 | #30 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #459 of 986 | #27 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #516 of 986 | #31 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #113 of 1,079 | #29 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #553 of 991 | #85 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #13 of 996 | #4 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #398 of 1,058 | #101 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #305 of 353 | #28 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
658
-92 (-12%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 658 | 42.8 | 15.4:1 | 58% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 44.1 | 15.9:1 | 59% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 47.3 | 14.2:1 | 58% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 54% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 44% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 31% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 31% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosa Parks Elementary School.
About Rosa Parks Elementary School
Rosa Parks Elementary School serves students in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a large elementary school. Students in grades 1 through 5 attend, and enrollment is 658 students. The school's enrollment is 51% above the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Perry Township Schools has 16,243 students in 21 schools, and Rosa Parks Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the largest group at Rosa Parks Elementary School, with 39% of enrollment. Next come 21% Asian, 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 52% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Rosa Parks Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Rosa Parks Elementary School's 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.4:1. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is about 15.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 58%. Across public schools in Marion County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Rosa Parks Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.8%, compared with a predicted 34.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Marion County, median household income is about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marion County number 274 and enroll about 161,456.
The shortest distance from Rosa Parks Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Rosa Parks Kindergarten. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rosa Parks Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Rosa Parks Elementary School had 750 students in 2020-21 and 658 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.3:1 to 15.4:1.
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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 Perry Township Schools
- Perry Meridian High SchoolHigh · 2,455 students
- Southport High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Southport Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,304 students
- Perry Meridian Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Mary Bryan Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Southport 6th Grade AcademyMiddle · 643 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
- Rosa Parks Kindergarten0.0 mi · 295
- Glenns Valley Elementary School0.9 mi · 533
- Perry Meridian High School2.1 mi · 2,455
- Perry Meridian Middle School2.4 mi · 1,278
- Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy2.4 mi · 617
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School2.5 mi · 739
Frequently asked questions
About Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rosa Parks Elementary School?
Rosa Parks Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Rosa Parks Elementary School serve?
Rosa Parks Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rosa Parks Elementary School have?
Rosa Parks Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Rosa Parks Elementary School?
Rosa Parks Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 14% Hispanic, 17% Black, 21% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Rosa Parks Elementary School?
Rosa Parks Elementary School is overseen by Perry Township Schools in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.