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Merle Sidener Gifted Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools school district. It serves grades 2–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merle Sidener Gifted Academy enrolls 300 students across grades 2–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 28% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 120 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 300 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merle Sidener Gifted Academy 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 30, state house district 86.
Merle Sidener Gifted Academy 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 300 students, Merle Sidener Gifted Academy 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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