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George Washington Carver School 87 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 425 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 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George Washington Carver School 87 enrolls 425 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 28% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 144 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 33% |
| White | 117 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 425 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
George Washington Carver School 87 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.
George Washington Carver School 87 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 425 students, George Washington Carver School 87 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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