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What's the most underrated thing about William Henry Burkhart Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 180882001469
William Henry Burkhart Elementary
5701 Brill Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46227 · (317) 789-3600 · Marion County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
345 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 103 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (103) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
36.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 21% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 William Henry Burkhart Elementary
William Henry Burkhart Elementary's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Burkhart Elementary this school | 449 | 76.8% | 41.3% |
| Mary Bryan Elementary School Indianapolis | 644 | 75.3% | 35.0% |
| Homecroft Kindergarten Indianapolis | 359 | 73.8% | N/A |
| Levan R Scott Academy Fort Wayne | 419 | 75.4% | 11.6% |
| Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten Indianapolis | 273 | 64.5% | N/A |
| Glenns Valley Elementary School Indianapolis | 533 | 70.0% | 43.1% |
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 William Henry Burkhart Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #489 of 983 | #29 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #501 of 986 | #30 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #533 of 986 | #32 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #490 of 1,079 | #87 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #498 of 991 | #76 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #29 of 996 | #11 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #66 of 1,058 | #24 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #29 of 597 | #9 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
449
-246 (-35%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 449 | 29.8 | 15.1:1 | 77% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 31.4 | 15.3:1 | 75% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 43.6 | 14.9:1 | 84% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 82% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 35 | 20.9:1 | 80% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 30 | 21.9:1 | 68% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 50% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 29% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 19 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Henry Burkhart Elementary.
About William Henry Burkhart Elementary
William Henry Burkhart Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Indiana, located in Indianapolis. The school reports 449 students in grades 1 through 5.
Perry Township Schools has a total of 21 schools and 16,243 students, William Henry Burkhart Elementary among them.
William Henry Burkhart Elementary has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 40%. The remaining students are 22% White, 21% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Marion County, the Asian share is about 4%. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at William Henry Burkhart Elementary is 29.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school counts 345 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 77%. For comparison, public schools in Marion County average 60%.
William Henry Burkhart Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
William Henry Burkhart Elementary outperforms its prediction by 20.1 points. The model expects 21.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Indiana; the school's rate is 41.3%.
Census estimates describe Marion County this way: the median household income is $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%. In all, Marion County has 274 public schools and roughly 161,456 students.
Nearest public school: Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, William Henry Burkhart Elementary ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, William Henry Burkhart Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 449 students in 2024-25, 246 fewer than the 695 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.4:1 to 15.1:1.
Community posts for William Henry Burkhart Elementary 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
Related schools
Other schools in Perry Township Schools
- Perry Meridian High SchoolHigh · 2,455 students
- Southport High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Southport Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,304 students
- Perry Meridian Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Mary Bryan Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 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
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 633
- RISE Learning Center0.8 mi · 200
- Southport High School1.1 mi · 2,431
- Excel Center - University Heights1.3 mi · 432
- Homecroft Elementary School1.6 mi · 493
- Homecroft Kindergarten1.6 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About William Henry Burkhart ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at William Henry Burkhart Elementary?
William Henry Burkhart Elementary enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does William Henry Burkhart Elementary serve?
William Henry Burkhart Elementary serves grades 01-05.
How many teachers does William Henry Burkhart Elementary have?
William Henry Burkhart Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is William Henry Burkhart Elementary?
William Henry Burkhart Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 21% Black, 40% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is William Henry Burkhart Elementary public or private?
William Henry Burkhart Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Perry Township Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.