State/Public Elementary Open

James Russell Lowell School 51

๐Ÿ“ 3426 Roosevelt Ave, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46218

294
Pupils
12.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

James Russell Lowell School 51 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 294 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 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Indianapolis Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

James Russell Lowell School 51 enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

Male students
148 (50%)
Female students
146 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.3
Student-teacher ratio
12.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American15252%
Hispanic or Latino11940%
Two or more races134.4%
White103.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

241 of the school's 294 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 1 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

James Russell Lowell School 51 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 34, state house district 98.

School district: Indianapolis Public Schools

James Russell Lowell School 51 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 294 students, James Russell Lowell School 51 is smaller 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

8%
Reading proficient
32%
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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