Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477000893
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School
1601 E 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46201 · (317) 226-4274 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- DBeats 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
9.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
112 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
21.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School this school | 208 | 53.8% | 23.1% |
| Washington Discovery Academy Plymouth | 257 | 46.7% | 32.2% |
| Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 275 | 57.5% | 13.2% |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School Highland | 290 | 47.9% | 43.9% |
| Parkview Elementary School Valparaiso | 213 | 54.5% | 62.9% |
| Mary Beck Elementary School Elkhart | 385 | 54.5% | 8.2% |
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 Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #807 of 983 | #66 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #784 of 986 | #66 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #826 of 986 | #73 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #990 of 1,079 | #145 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #5 of 991 | #3 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #275 of 996 | #88 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #509 of 1,058 | #113 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #103 of 597 | #31 of 86 |
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
208
-68 (-25%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 208 | 22 | 9.4:1 | 54% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 25 | 10.0:1 | 59% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 24 | 10.6:1 | 65% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 66% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 26.8 | 10.3:1 | 76% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 72% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 90% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 96% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School.
About Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school counted 208 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 52% below the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School is among 49 schools run by Indianapolis Public Schools, which serves 21,055 students.
More than half of enrollment at Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School is Hispanic: 57%. The remaining shares are 24% White, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Marion County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School scores 60%.
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School is 37.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household earns about $66,346 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Marion County, 274 public schools serve about 161,456 students.
H. L. Harshman Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 276 (2020-21) to 208 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 11.0:1 to 9.4:1.
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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 Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School?
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School serve?
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School.
How diverse is Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School?
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School reports a student body of 24% White, 57% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School?
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School is overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools in Marion County.
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