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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP COM SCH CORP·NCES 180375002113
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch
7525 E Thompson Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46239 · (317) 860-4600 · Marion County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
312 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 160 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 23% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
33.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
55.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch this school | 568 | 54.9% | 44.4% |
| Southwest Elementary School Greenwood | 550 | 49.8% | 43.8% |
| Pleasant Crossing Elementary Whiteland | 578 | 60.0% | 51.7% |
| Summit Elementary School Bloomington | 617 | 50.7% | 36.2% |
| Mabel K Holland Elementary School Fort Wayne | 533 | 64.4% | 34.6% |
| Arlington Elementary School Fort Wayne | 418 | 55.0% | 36.1% |
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 Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #422 of 983 | #24 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #321 of 986 | #18 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #599 of 986 | #38 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #227 of 1,079 | #48 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #532 of 991 | #81 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #155 of 996 | #51 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #485 of 1,058 | #110 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #547 of 597 | #81 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
568
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 568 | 37.2 | 15.3:1 | 55% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 39.3 | 16.4:1 | 59% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 26 | 25.6:1 | 55% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 51% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 36% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 40% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 44% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch.
About Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Indianapolis, Indiana. It offers kindergarten through 3 and has 568 students enrolled. That is 30% bigger than the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp enrolls 11,385 students, and its 12 schools include Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch.
At Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch, 53% of students are White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put Marion County at about 52% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch scores 66%.
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch has 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school has 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch scores 44.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.7%.
The school's county is Marion County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Marion County number 274, with about 161,456 students.
Edgewood Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 623 in 2020-21 to 568 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.5:1 to 15.3:1 over the same years.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Township Com Sch Corp
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Franklin Central Junior HighMiddle · 1,797 students
- Lillie Idella Kitley IntermediateMiddle · 1,365 students
- Edgewood Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,300 students
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- South Creek ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Intermediate School0.8 mi · 1,300
- Wanamaker Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 335
- Franklin Central High School1.6 mi · 3,438
- Arlington Elementary School1.8 mi · 454
- Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate1.9 mi · 1,365
- Bunker Hill Elementary School2.0 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson Crossing Elementary SchWhat is the total enrollment at Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch?
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch serve?
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch is approximately 15.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch?
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch reports a student body of 53% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch?
Thompson Crossing Elementary Sch is overseen by Franklin Township Com Sch Corp in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.