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William Penn School 49 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 509 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 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Penn School 49 enrolls 509 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 50% |
| White | 137 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
397 of the school's 509 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William Penn School 49 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 36, state house district 97.
William Penn School 49 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 509 students, William Penn School 49 is larger 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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