State/Public Middle Open

Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy

๐Ÿ“ 202 W Meridian School Rd, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46217

620
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 620 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry Township Schools school district. It serves grades 6 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Perry Township Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy enrolls 620 students across grades 6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
312 (50%)
Female students
308 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.3
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 36% Asian and 11% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23538%
Asian22436%
Hispanic or Latino6611%
Black or African American579.2%
Two or more races376%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

433 of the school's 620 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 43 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 6Title I

Perry Meridian 6th Grade 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-60, state senate district 36, state house district 93.

School district: Perry Township Schools

Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy is one of 17 schools in Perry Township Schools, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 16,243 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 620 students, Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy is smaller than the district average of about 955 students per school.

16,243
District students
17
Schools
1,002
Teachers (FTE)

View the full Perry Township Schools profile โ†’

Academic Performance

49%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
20%
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

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy.

Find vacancies โ†’