Winding Ridge Elementary School

Located at 11825 E 46th St, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Winding Ridge Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus that works with 626 students (grades 1 through 6), run under MSD Lawrence Township. Enrollment runs roughly 44% larger than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 16 schools in MSD Lawrence Township (16,747 students total), Winding Ridge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Winding Ridge Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (80%). Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, Winding Ridge Elementary School lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Winding Ridge Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Indian Creek Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Winding Ridge Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 692 (now 626). Black enrollment moved from 74% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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