Enrollment
312
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TINDLEY SUMMIT ACADEMY·NCES 180014802563
Tindley Summit Academy
3698 Dubarry Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226 · (317) 545-1745 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% 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.
- 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
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
233 students
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 | 103 | 33% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 296% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
39%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
10.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
11.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
9.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Summit Academy
Tindley Summit Academy's state test result (9.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tindley Summit Academy this school | 312 | 74.7% | 9.8% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School East Chicago | 282 | 75.9% | 13.6% |
| Louis B Russell Jr School 48 Indianapolis | 274 | 79.2% | 14.2% |
| Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School Indianapolis | 308 | 69.8% | 3.6% |
| Dickinson Academy South Bend | 309 | 75.4% | 6.3% |
| Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc Indianapolis | 247 | 73.7% | 14.2% |
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 Tindley Summit Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #952 of 983 | #129 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #943 of 986 | #128 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #956 of 986 | #128 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #804 of 1,079 | #120 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #232 of 991 | #43 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #540 of 996 | #136 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #89 of 1,058 | #27 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #151 of 353 | #16 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
312
+45 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 312 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 75% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 78% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 90% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 86% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 73% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 78% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tindley Summit Academy.
About Tindley Summit Academy
At 3698 Dubarry Rd in Indianapolis, Indiana, Tindley Summit Academy operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 312 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. It has 28% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).
Tindley Summit Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of Black students at Tindley Summit Academy is 75%, a majority. Other students are 21% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Black share among all Marion County residents. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Tindley Summit Academy are from different groups.
Staffing at Tindley Summit Academy comes to 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Tindley Summit Academy counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
On the allk12 Grade, Tindley Summit Academy lands at F, ahead of 4% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Tindley Summit Academy would be expected to post about 22.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 9.8%.
Looking at the county, Marion County, median household income comes to about $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 274, with about 161,456 students.
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School is about 0.5 miles from Tindley Summit Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Tindley Summit Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 13.6%, higher than Tindley Summit Academy's 9.8%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Tindley Summit Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
From 267 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 312 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.6:1, from 17.8:1.
The discussion board for Tindley Summit Academy is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Tindley Summit AcademyHow large is Tindley Summit Academy?
Tindley Summit Academy enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-06.
Is Tindley Summit Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tindley Summit Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Tindley Summit Academy have?
Tindley Summit Academy employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Tindley Summit Academy?
Student demographics at Tindley Summit Academy are roughly 2% White, 21% Hispanic, 75% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Tindley Summit Academy?
Tindley Summit Academy is overseen by Tindley Summit Academy in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.