State/Public Elementary Open

Central Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 7001 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46268

623
Pupils
16.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 623 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Pike Township school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 10% 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

Central Elementary School enrolls 623 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

Male students
328 (53%)
Female students
295 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.6
Student-teacher ratio
16.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American41166%
Hispanic or Latino14724%
White294.7%
Two or more races213.4%
Asian142.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

491 of the school's 623 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 465 qualify for free lunch and 26 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 Kโ€“5Title I

Central Elementary School 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 29, state house district 94.

School district: MSD Pike Township

Central Elementary School 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 623 students, Central Elementary School 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

14%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
23%
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

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