South Grove Elementary School

South Grove Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Beech Grove, Indiana, run under Beech Grove City Schools. Current enrollment sits at 586 students spanning grades 2 through 4. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so South Grove Elementary School sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

Beech Grove City Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,790 students; South Grove Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Grove Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting South Grove Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Grove Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.6%; this one delivers 30.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which South Grove Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hornet Park Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Grove Elementary School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 29.2%.

South Grove Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. South Grove Elementary School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 586). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 62% over that span.

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