📍 7555 E 56th St, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46226
Belzer Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 1,183 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Lawrence Township school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belzer Middle School enrolls 1,183 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 623 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 345 | 29% |
| White | 142 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
955 of the school's 1,183 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 905 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belzer Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 31, state house district 95.
Belzer Middle School is one of 17 schools in MSD Lawrence Township, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 16,747 students district-wide and employs 853 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,183 students, Belzer Middle School is larger than the district average of about 985 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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