State/Public Elementary Open

Fishback Creek Public Academy

๐Ÿ“ 8301 W 86th St, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46278

462
Pupils
14.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Fishback Creek Public Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Pike Township school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
MSD Pike Township

Enrollment & staffing

Fishback Creek Public Academy enrolls 462 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.

Male students
253 (55%)
Female students
209 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 25% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American23651%
White11525%
Hispanic or Latino5311%
Two or more races439.3%
Asian153.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

208 of the school's 462 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 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.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Fishback Creek Public Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 29, state house district 86.

School district: MSD Pike Township

Fishback Creek Public Academy is one of 13 schools in MSD Pike Township, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 10,674 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Fishback Creek Public Academy is smaller than the district average of about 821 students per school.

10,674
District students
13
Schools
670
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

40%
Reading proficient
38%
Math proficient
12%
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: Rural - Fringe

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