The PATH School

As a sizable primary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, The PATH School caters to 705 students from grades K through 8, part of The PATH School. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 62% above typical.

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

On demographics, The PATH School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 30% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Marion County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, The PATH School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marion County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which The PATH School is one.

Impact Academy 1 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), The PATH School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 16.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. The PATH School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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