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Enrollment
368
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TINDLEY GENESIS ACADEMY·NCES 180014502595
Tindley Genesis Academy
4020 Meadows Pkwy, Indianapolis, IN 46205 · (317) 545-1745 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Indiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
24 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
321 students
STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 63% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
27%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
13.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
13.1%
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 13 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
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Tindley Genesis Academy
Tindley Genesis Academy's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tindley Genesis Academy this school | 368 | 87.2% | 11.3% |
| Avondale Meadows Academy Indianapolis | 332 | 93.7% | 11.7% |
| Vision Academy Indianapolis | 391 | 94.4% | 10.1% |
| Circle City Preparatory Elementary School Indianapolis | 321 | 94.7% | 16.3% |
| Louis B Russell Jr School 48 Indianapolis | 274 | 79.2% | 14.2% |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech Merrillville | 259 | 79.5% | 11.1% |
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 Tindley Genesis Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #939 of 983 | #122 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #927 of 986 | #120 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #931 of 986 | #118 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #681 of 1,079 | #106 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #544 of 991 | #82 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #680 of 996 | #144 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #18 of 1,058 | #9 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.9% | #36 of 353 | #5 of 35 |
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
368
-78 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 368 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 87% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 84% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 88% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 85% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 78% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | 89% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tindley Genesis Academy.
About Tindley Genesis Academy
In Indianapolis, Indiana, Tindley Genesis Academy is a small elementary school. The school reports 368 students in kindergarten through 6.
Federal records list Tindley Genesis Academy as its own district.
Federal enrollment data show Tindley Genesis Academy is 85% Black. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Tindley Genesis Academy total 24 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. The 60% average for public schools in Marion County is 27 points lower.
allk12 grades Tindley Genesis Academy a D. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Tindley Genesis Academy's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (11.3%) and its predicted rate (13.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Among Marion County residents, the median household income is $66,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Tindley Genesis Academy, Marion County has 273 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tindley Genesis Academy. On proficiency, Tindley Genesis Academy is behind the 17.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Tindley Genesis Academy as City: Large. Tindley Genesis Academy is one of the charter schools in Indiana.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 78 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.4:1 to 15.3:1.
Community posts for Tindley Genesis Academy can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch0.1 mi · 309
- Avondale Meadows Academy0.2 mi · 332
- Avondale Meadows Middle School0.2 mi · 192
- Excel Center - Meadows0.3 mi · 396
- The Genius School0.5 mi · 136
- Indy Steam Academy0.7 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Tindley Genesis AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Tindley Genesis Academy?
Tindley Genesis Academy enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Tindley Genesis Academy serve?
Tindley Genesis Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Tindley Genesis Academy have?
Tindley Genesis Academy employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Tindley Genesis Academy?
Student demographics at Tindley Genesis Academy are roughly 0% White, 11% Hispanic, 85% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tindley Genesis Academy in?
Tindley Genesis Academy is part of Tindley Genesis Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.