📍 1250 E Market Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46202
Urban ACT Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 298 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Urban ACT Academy school district. It serves grades K–8. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Urban ACT Academy enrolls 298 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 14% White and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 192 | 64% |
| White | 41 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 298 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Large. It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-7, state senate district 34, state house district 100.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large