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Enrollment
391
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISION ACADEMY·NCES 180014602566
Vision Academy
1751 E Riverside Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46202 · (317) 632-2006 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- 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
12.6:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
369 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 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
36%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
13.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
6.1%
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 6 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
10.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
8.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 9% 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 Vision Academy
Vision Academy's state test result (10.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Academy this school | 391 | 94.4% | 10.1% |
| Circle City Preparatory Elementary School Indianapolis | 321 | 94.7% | 16.3% |
| Avondale Meadows Academy Indianapolis | 332 | 93.7% | 11.7% |
| Tindley Genesis Academy Indianapolis | 368 | 87.2% | 11.3% |
| Aspire Charter Academy Gary | 684 | 96.1% | 23.6% |
| Liberty Grove Schools Indianapolis | 227 | 100.0% | 9.1% |
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 Vision Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #950 of 983 | #128 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #979 of 986 | #139 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #934 of 986 | #120 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #625 of 1,079 | #101 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #130 of 991 | #25 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #580 of 996 | #139 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #10 of 1,058 | #5 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #357 of 597 | #60 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
391
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 391 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 94% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 94% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 93% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 87% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 91% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 91% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vision Academy.
About Vision Academy
Students in Indianapolis, Indiana, attend Vision Academy, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 391 students on the rolls.
Vision Academy operates as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at Vision Academy is Black: 79%. Next come 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The county population is about 27% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
Vision Academy reports a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, from 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Lunch program data show 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 60% average among public schools in Marion County.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Vision Academy outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Vision Academy's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (10.1%) and its predicted rate (8.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
For Marion County, Census Bureau data show 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. Counting Vision Academy, Marion County has 274 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Global Preparatory Academy, is about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Vision Academy is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
In 2020-21, Vision Academy enrolled 426 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 391. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.2:1 to 12.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Vision Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Global Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 742
- The Match0.5 mi · 49
- Matchbook Learning0.5 mi · 707
- Allegiant Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 166
- Liberty Grove Schools1.1 mi · 227
- Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch1.2 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Vision AcademyHow large is Vision Academy?
Vision Academy enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Vision Academy serve?
Vision Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Vision Academy have?
Vision Academy employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Vision Academy?
Vision Academy reports a student body of 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 79% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Vision Academy in?
Vision Academy is part of Vision Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.