Enrollment
264
Middle
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL TOWN OF SPEEDWAY·NCES 181092001784
Speedway Junior High School
5151 W 14th St, Speedway, IN 46224 · (317) 244-3359 · Marion County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
169 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 125 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 53% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Speedway Junior High School→Speedway Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within School Town of Speedway. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Speedway Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #72 of 324 | #2 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #74 of 325 | #1 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #61 of 325 | #2 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #300 of 334 | #34 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #120 of 314 | #13 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #36 of 315 | #10 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #63 of 330 | #16 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #166 of 187 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
264
-27 (-9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 264 | 18.7 | 14.1:1 | 64% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 21.3 | 13.5:1 | 49% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 18.7 | 16.9:1 | 63% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 51% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 62% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 52% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 48% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 14 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Speedway Junior High School.
About Speedway Junior High School
Speedway Junior High School is a small middle school. Its address is in Speedway, Indiana. The student body numbers 264 students, from grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Indiana) has about 594 students.
School Town of Speedway has a total of 6 schools and 1,776 students, Speedway Junior High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Speedway Junior High School is White (45%). The remaining students are 28% Black, 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, Speedway Junior High School comes in at 68%.
Teachers at Speedway Junior High School total 18.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 64%.
Speedway Junior High School outperforms its prediction by 21.2 points. The model expects 30.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Indiana; the school's rate is 51.4%.
Marion County has these Census figures: median household income is about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Marion County number 274 and enroll about 161,456.
The nearest public school is Carl G Fisher Elementary School 1, at less than a tenth of a mile. Speedway Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 51.4% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Speedway Junior High School is Suburb: Large.
Speedway Junior High School had 291 students in 2020-21 and 264 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.7:1 to 14.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 School Town of Speedway
- Speedway Senior High SchoolHigh · 602 students
- Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4Elementary · 311 students
- James A Allison Elementary Sch 3Elementary · 249 students
- Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2Elementary · 223 students
- Carl G Fisher Elementary School 1Elementary · 127 students
Other schools in Speedway
- Speedway Senior High SchoolHigh · 602 students
- Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4Elementary · 311 students
- James A Allison Elementary Sch 3Elementary · 249 students
- Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2Elementary · 223 students
- Carl G Fisher Elementary School 1Elementary · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Carl G Fisher Elementary School 10.0 mi · 127
- Arthur C Newby Elementary School 20.7 mi · 223
- James A Allison Elementary Sch 30.8 mi · 249
- Speedway Senior High School1.1 mi · 602
- Garden City Elementary School1.5 mi · 727
- The PATH School1.5 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Speedway Junior High SchoolHow large is Speedway Junior High School?
Speedway Junior High School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Speedway Junior High School serve?
Speedway Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Speedway Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Speedway Junior High School is approximately 14.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Speedway Junior High School?
At Speedway Junior High School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 28% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Speedway Junior High School public or private?
Speedway Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School Town of Speedway.
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