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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 746 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180567001034
Skiles Test Elementary School
7001 Johnson Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46220 · (317) 964-4700 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
333 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
24.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Skiles Test Elementary School
Skiles Test Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skiles Test Elementary School this school | 558 | 59.7% | 22.0% |
| Edison School of the Arts 47 Indianapolis | 617 | 62.6% | 17.0% |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School Hammond | 705 | 54.0% | 17.5% |
| Frank O'Bannon Elementary School Hammond | 557 | 56.4% | 13.6% |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School Indianapolis | 561 | 68.1% | 22.8% |
| Westlake Elementary School Indianapolis | 736 | 62.6% | 18.0% |
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 Skiles Test Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #819 of 983 | #72 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #837 of 986 | #82 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #779 of 986 | #60 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #249 of 1,079 | #51 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #721 of 991 | #107 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #138 of 996 | #45 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #364 of 1,058 | #96 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #140 of 353 | #15 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. 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
558
+56 (+11%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 60% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 30.5 | 18.9:1 | 73% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 68% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 66% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 28.2 | 17.6:1 | 82% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 71% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 56% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 29% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 31 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skiles Test Elementary School.
About Skiles Test Elementary School
Skiles Test Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Indianapolis, Indiana. A federal count lists 558 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
MSD Lawrence Township is the district for Skiles Test Elementary School. It has 16 schools and 16,747 students.
Skiles Test Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 41%. Other students are 38% Black, 13% White, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 14% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Skiles Test Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Teachers at the school number 34 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
Skiles Test Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.0% and a predicted 33.3%.
Marion County has these Census figures: 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%. Skiles Test Elementary School is among the 274 public schools in Marion County.
The closest other public school is Crestview Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Skiles Test Elementary School ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 22.0% against a local average of 23.2%.
The NCES locale for Skiles Test Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 558, 11% above the 502 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.6 in 2020-21.
The Skiles Test Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Lawrence Township
- Lawrence North High SchoolHigh · 2,799 students
- Lawrence Central High SchoolHigh · 2,517 students
- Fall Creek Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,355 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 1,313 students
- Belzer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Forest Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 971 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
- Crestview Elementary School0.8 mi · 591
- Lawrence North High School1.3 mi · 2,799
- The Nature School of Central Indiana1.3 mi · 175
- Hoosier College and Career Academy1.8 mi · 1,484
- Dynamic Minds Academy1.8 mi · 135
- Lawrence Central High School1.9 mi · 2,517
Frequently asked questions
About Skiles Test Elementary SchoolHow large is Skiles Test Elementary School?
Skiles Test Elementary School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-06.
Is Skiles Test Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skiles Test Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Skiles Test Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Skiles Test Elementary School.
How diverse is Skiles Test Elementary School?
Skiles Test Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 41% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Skiles Test Elementary School?
Skiles Test Elementary School is overseen by MSD Lawrence Township in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.