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What advice would you give to incoming students at SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence?
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Enrollment
588
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SE NEIGHBORHOOD SCH OF EXCELLENCE·NCES 180003302144
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence
1601 S Barth Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203 · (317) 423-0204 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
58 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
518 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
70%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
19.2%
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 19 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence this school | 588 | 88.1% | 18.4% |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch Gary | 483 | 97.1% | 10.8% |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School Lake Station | 400 | 82.3% | 21.5% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Clarksville | 561 | 80.7% | 23.6% |
| Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle Indianapolis | 451 | 81.4% | 21.0% |
| Miami Elementary School Lafayette | 442 | 83.5% | 27.4% |
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 SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #861 of 983 | #88 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #875 of 986 | #94 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #859 of 986 | #91 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #198 of 1,079 | #43 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #13 of 991 | #5 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #75 of 996 | #24 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #17 of 1,058 | #8 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #585 of 597 | #86 of 86 |
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
588
-59 (-9%) vs 2020
+96% since 2010-11, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 588 | 58 | 10.1:1 | 88% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 61 | 9.6:1 | 92% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 49 | 11.7:1 | 93% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 96% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 52 | 11.4:1 | 91% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 90% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 30% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence.
About SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is a medium-sized elementary school located in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 588 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 35% above average.
In federal data, the district for SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is the school itself.
Enrollment at SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is mixed, with White students the largest group at 39%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Marion County's population at about 52%. The chance that two students picked at random at SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 58 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.1:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 88%. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 60%, lower than here.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence 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 the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is 5.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 18.4% actual, 13.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that 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. SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is one of 274 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 161,456 students.
The closest public school to SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 18.4% is above the 17.1% average for nearby schools.
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence has an NCES locale of City: Large. SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 647 in 2020-21 and 588 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School0.6 mi · 173
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Frequently asked questions
About SE Neighborhood Sch of ExcellenceHow large is SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence?
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence enrolls approximately 588 students in grades KG-08.
Is SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence an elementary, middle, or high school?
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence have?
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence?
Student demographics at SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence are roughly 39% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence in?
SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence is part of SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.