📍 150 W 40th St, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46208
James Whitcomb Riley School 43 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Whitcomb Riley School 43 enrolls 275 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 8% Two or more races and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 217 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 7.6% |
| White | 10 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 275 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Whitcomb Riley School 43 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-70, state senate district 33, state house district 96.
James Whitcomb Riley School 43 is one of 57 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 21,055 students district-wide and employs 1,510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, James Whitcomb Riley School 43 is smaller than the district average of about 369 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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