Enrollment
175
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE NATURE SCHOOL OF CENTRAL INDIANA·NCES 180023002735
The Nature School of Central Indiana
6102 Boy Scout Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226 · (317) 721-7282 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
29.2:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
9 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 79% larger than its 8th grade class (14).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 72% 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 The Nature School of Central Indiana
The Nature School of Central Indiana's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature School of Central Indiana this school | 175 | 5.1% | 36.3% |
| Geist Montessori Academy McCordsville | 291 | 2.4% | 39.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Cedar Lake | 305 | 11.8% | N/A |
| Canaan Community Academy Canaan | 195 | 19.5% | 21.3% |
| North Salem Elementary School North Salem | 231 | 19.0% | 67.5% |
| Morgan Township Elementary School Valparaiso | 336 | 14.0% | 63.6% |
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 The Nature School of Central Indiana ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #600 of 983 | #35 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #825 of 986 | #76 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #462 of 986 | #27 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #1,014 of 1,079 | #147 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.1% | #1,052 of 1,058 | #152 of 152 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 175 | 6 | 29.2:1 | 5% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 6 | 24.2:1 | 3% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 7 | 20.3:1 | 7% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Nature School of Central Indiana.
About The Nature School of Central Indiana
The Nature School of Central Indiana is the name of a small elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. Federal data show 175 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 60% below that mark.
The Nature School of Central Indiana is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of the students at The Nature School of Central Indiana are White (78%). The remaining shares are 14% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Marion County's population at about 52%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, The Nature School of Central Indiana scores 37%.
Its ratio of 29.2:1 is based on 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. In all, 5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Marion County average 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, The Nature School of Central Indiana lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, The Nature School of Central Indiana ranks in the bottom 10% in Indiana. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.3%, against a prediction of 71.9%.
For the population of Marion County, median household income comes to about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Marion County's 274 public schools enroll about 161,456 students and include The Nature School of Central Indiana.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Hoosier College and Career Academy, is the closest to The Nature School of Central Indiana. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The Nature School of Central Indiana comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The Nature School of Central Indiana has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. As a charter school, The Nature School of Central Indiana is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
On allk12, people connected to The Nature School of Central Indiana can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About The Nature School of Central IndianaHow large is The Nature School of Central Indiana?
The Nature School of Central Indiana enrolls approximately 175 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does The Nature School of Central Indiana serve?
The Nature School of Central Indiana serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Nature School of Central Indiana?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The Nature School of Central Indiana is approximately 29.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at The Nature School of Central Indiana?
At The Nature School of Central Indiana, the student body is approximately 78% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is The Nature School of Central Indiana public or private?
The Nature School of Central Indiana is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by The Nature School of Central Indiana.
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