The Genius School

The Genius School is one of the micro-enrollment elementary campuss in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by The Genius School, with 136 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so The Genius School sits 69% leaner than that benchmark.

The Genius School sits inside The Genius School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, The Genius School logs that 81% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.7:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Marion County's rate of about 60%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), The Genius School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Indy Steam Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The Genius School operates from a city-core location. The Genius School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the The Genius School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.