State/Public Elementary Open

Clarence Farrington School 61

๐Ÿ“ 4326 Patricia St, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46222

467
Pupils
12.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Clarence Farrington School 61 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Indianapolis Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Clarence Farrington School 61 enrolls 467 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.

Male students
250 (54%)
Female students
217 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.3
Student-teacher ratio
12.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 4.5% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino25955%
Black or African American17036%
White214.5%
Two or more races163.4%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

378 of the school's 467 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 371 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Clarence Farrington School 61 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 99.

School district: Indianapolis Public Schools

Clarence Farrington School 61 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 467 students, Clarence Farrington School 61 is larger than the district average of about 369 students per school.

21,055
District students
57
Schools
1,510
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

9%
Reading proficient
6%
Math proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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