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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the The PATH School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
705
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE PATH SCHOOL·NCES 180022002705
The PATH School
653 Somerset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46222 · (317) 226-4267 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
54 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
506 students
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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
12.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
8.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
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 PATH School
The PATH School's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The PATH School this school | 705 | 71.8% | 10.3% |
| Garden City Elementary School Indianapolis | 727 | 71.7% | 13.2% |
| Harrison Elementary School South Bend | 555 | 73.3% | 12.5% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 712 | 69.0% | 17.8% |
| William McKinley Elementary School East Chicago | 509 | 70.3% | 13.3% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School Indianapolis | 714 | 66.2% | 22.5% |
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 PATH School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #948 of 983 | #127 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #968 of 986 | #135 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #938 of 986 | #121 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #77 of 1,079 | #24 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #164 of 991 | #29 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #393 of 996 | #115 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #128 of 1,058 | #40 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
705
+193 (+38%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 705 | 54 | 13.1:1 | 72% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 96% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 82% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 81% (413) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The PATH School.
About The PATH School
The PATH School is a large elementary school with an address in Indianapolis, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 705 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 62% bigger than average.
Federal records list The PATH School as its own district.
Roughly 61% of students at The PATH School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 30% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 14% of Marion County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1, with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at The PATH School is 72%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, The PATH School would score about 24.8%. It scores 10.3%, 14.4 points below that figure.
Across Marion County, the median household income is $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Marion County is home to 274 public schools and about 161,456 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Impact Academy 3, about 0.4 miles away. The PATH School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: The PATH School ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 10.3% versus a 16.8% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, The PATH School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment at The PATH School climbed 38% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 512 to 705 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
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- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Impact Academy 30.4 mi · 50
- Impact Academy 10.4 mi · 56
- Impact Academy 20.4 mi · 64
- Christel House Academy West0.8 mi · 485
- Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School1.0 mi · 268
- Allegiant Preparatory Academy1.4 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About The PATH SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at The PATH School?
The PATH School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does The PATH School serve?
The PATH School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at The PATH School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at The PATH School.
How diverse is The PATH School?
The PATH School reports a student body of 6% White, 61% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is The PATH School public or private?
The PATH School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by The PATH School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.