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Alumni: what's one memory from Snacks Crossing Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
793
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD PIKE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180891001598
Snacks Crossing Elementary School
5455 W 56th St, Indianapolis, IN 46254 · (317) 295-7200 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL793 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
324 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 331 | 42% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
19.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-31.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Snacks Crossing Elementary School
Snacks Crossing Elementary School's state test result (15.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks Crossing Elementary School this school | 793 | 40.9% | 15.4% |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School Merrillville | 535 | 44.3% | 22.3% |
| Fishback Creek Public Academy Indianapolis | 510 | 39.0% | 55.4% |
| Early Learning Center Indianapolis | 1,313 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Guion Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 550 | 51.5% | 30.8% |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 533 | 51.2% | 32.9% |
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 Snacks Crossing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #896 of 983 | #104 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #903 of 986 | #110 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #846 of 986 | #84 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #33 of 1,079 | #9 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #979 of 991 | #136 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #378 of 996 | #109 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #776 of 1,058 | #139 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.4% | #52 of 353 | #8 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
793
+217 (+38%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
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 | 793 | 36.3 | 21.9:1 | 41% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 36.1 | 22.3:1 | 64% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 72% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 76% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 79% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 69% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 68% (423) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snacks Crossing Elementary School.
About Snacks Crossing Elementary School
Families in Indianapolis, Indiana, are served by Snacks Crossing Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 793 students. It has 82% more students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).
Snacks Crossing Elementary School is one of the 13 schools that make up MSD Pike Township (10,674 students in total).
At Snacks Crossing Elementary School, 63% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% White. Census figures show Marion County is about 27% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Snacks Crossing Elementary School scores 54%.
Snacks Crossing Elementary School has 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.9:1. The school's 21.9:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%. That is 19 points below the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
Snacks Crossing Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 15.4%. Predicted: 46.6%. Difference: 31.2 points.
Marion County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Snacks Crossing Elementary School shares Marion County with 273 other public schools.
Deer Run Elementary is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Snacks Crossing Elementary School places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 38%, from 576 to 793. By 2024-25, the school had 21.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.4 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Snacks Crossing Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Pike Township
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
- Guion Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- New Augusta Public Academy - NorthMiddle · 751 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Deer Run ElementaryElementary · 616 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
- Deer Run Elementary0.7 mi · 616
- Guion Creek Middle School1.1 mi · 833
- Guion Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 550
- Pike High School1.6 mi · 3,188
- Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory School1.7 mi · 275
- Eagle Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Snacks Crossing Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Snacks Crossing Elementary School?
Snacks Crossing Elementary School enrolls approximately 793 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Snacks Crossing Elementary School serve?
Snacks Crossing Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Snacks Crossing Elementary School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Snacks Crossing Elementary School.
How diverse is Snacks Crossing Elementary School?
Snacks Crossing Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 24% Hispanic, 63% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Snacks Crossing Elementary School public or private?
Snacks Crossing Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MSD Pike Township.
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