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Blue Academy

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Blue Academy ranks 722 nd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

722^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Blue Academy is an elementary school located in Indianapolis, IN that serves 683 students in grades K-6. It is part of the MSD Decatur Township school district, which is ranked 275 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Blue Academy has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Indiana elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 625-772 out of over 1,000 schools.

Blue Academy faces several challenges that contribute to its underperformance. The school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.2% to 30.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Blue Academy's test scores on the ILEARN assessments are consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.42% of Blue Academy students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 25.58% for the district and 40.3% statewide. The school also has very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.94% to 79.65% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When comparing Blue Academy to other nearby schools in the same district, such as West Newton Elementary and Lynwood Elementary, Blue Academy performs worse on most metrics. However, one outlier in the district is Decatur High Ability Academy, which serves grades 3-6 and has exceptional performance, with 74-85% of students proficient across subject areas. It is also interesting to note that Blue Academy and Gold Academy are located right next to each other, yet have very different performance profiles, with Gold Academy outperforming Blue Academy on most metrics.

687

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,867

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5650 Mann Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46221

(317) 856-4100

District: MSD Decatur Township

Students who attend Blue Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Decatur Middle School
High:	Decatur Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.3%

White:

38.7%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Social Studies scores 18 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg24%

Indiana avg38%

722^nd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the MSD Decatur Township

275^th of 380MSD Decatur Township among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	722 of 1005	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	708 of 1011	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	724 of 1016	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	746 of 1020	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	655 of 1016	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	772 of 1031	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	679 of 1027	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	625 of 1033	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.7	427 of 1046	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	468 of 1040	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.5	605 of 1036	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.1	712 of 1035	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	650 of 1015	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	721 of 1025	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.2	602 of 1009	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	686 of 1003	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.8	695 of 996	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	708 of 985	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%

Math28%

Science26%

Social Studies21%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Academy	Public	K-6	5650 Mann Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 856-4100	687	45	15.2	61.0%	266 (38.7%)	304 (44.3%)	68 (9.9%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	31	722^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	28.2%		32	708^th of 1011 public elementary schools	30.0%	14	35.2	24.0	37.5	37.4	33.4	38.6	31.7	24.3	17.6	27.9	25.2	27.5	26.3	20.9	$10,867	$1,497	$9,370
Gold Academy	Public	K-6	5650 Mann Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 856-0400	529	40	13.2	61.4%	224 (42.3%)	160 (30.2%)	92 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	20.2	813^th of 1005 public elementary schools	19.1%		18.9	826^th of 1011 public elementary schools	18.3%	13	19.0	25.0	22.5	23.4	22.5	31.7	37.5	20.0	12.5	26.4	26.1	7.8	18.4	21.3	$13,810	$1,956	$11,854
Valley Mills Elementary School	Public	K-6	5101 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 856-6363	554	39	14.2	65.7%	289 (52.2%)	136 (24.5%)	76 (13.7%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	19.1	822^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	18.2%		18.8	828^th of 1011 public elementary schools	18.1%	6	22.2	15.2	24.7	34.7	24.3	23.5	22.7	16.5	23.6	21.4	18.2	12.5	15.2	20.0	$11,179	$1,650	$9,529
Decatur High Ability Academy	Public	3-6	5106 South High School Road	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 856-5265	103	5	20.6	48.5%	60 (58.3%)	21 (20.4%)	11 (10.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	98	7^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.3%		99.3	1^st of 1011 public elementary schools	99.9%	6	86.4	69.6	68.2	72.7	74.0	95.5	87.0	68.2	87.9	85.0	87.5	84.9	86.0	72.7	$8,921	$1,705	$7,216
Lynwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4640 Santa Fe Dr	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 243-7559	583	42	13.8	65.5%	244 (41.9%)	156 (26.8%)	129 (22.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.9%)	14.6	865^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.9%		10.3	929^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.1%	64	15.9	21.9	17.5	19.0	18.6	10.9	25.0	17.5	22.4	18.9	27.0	10.3	19.0	14.3	$11,079	$1,465	$9,614
Stephen Decatur Elementary School	Public	K-6	3425 S Foltz St	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 241-0183	496	34	14.5	70.8%	273 (55.0%)	60 (12.1%)	121 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	15	861^st of 1005 public elementary schools	14.3%		14.4	874^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.6%	13	8.7	20.5	14.5	26.7	17.5	17.4	21.7	12.9	11.7	16.4	25.3	23.3	24.5	21.0	$12,088	$1,948	$10,140
West Newton Elementary School	Public	K-6	7529 Mooresville Rd	West Newton	46183	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 856-5237	559	36	15.5	62.6%	190 (34.0%)	242 (43.3%)	87 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	32.2	706^th of 1005 public elementary schools	29.8%		29.3	736^th of 1011 public elementary schools	27.2%	30	27.9	16.9	25.5	38.4	27.8	36.8	16.7	35.1	34.3	31.0	18.0	33.3	26.6	26.6	$12,088	$1,559	$10,529
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	1-5	7525 Wellingshire Blvd	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-2900	658	43	15.3	58.4%	256 (38.9%)	112 (17.0%)	90 (13.7%)	139 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	50.7	505^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.8%		67.4	322^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	68.2%	183	30.8	37.8	42.9		37.3	45.5	48.3	49.7		47.9	34.3		34.3	34.8	$11,392	$801	$10,591
Rosa Parks Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	7525 Wellingshire Blvd.	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 789-3771	295	17	16.8	61.7%	93 (31.5%)	45 (15.3%)	40 (13.6%)	98 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)								(n/a)															$12,405	$972	$11,433
Stout Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3820 W Bradbury	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-6800	617	41	15.0	70.2%	254 (41.2%)	50 (8.1%)	263 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	26.2	766^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.8%		20.2	812^th of 1011 public elementary schools	19.7%	46	17.2	27.6	30.8	29.0	25.9	37.6	33.3	11.0	13.2	24.2	25.6	40.8	32.7	22.0	$14,398	$2,030	$12,368

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Academy

How many students attend Blue Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Blue Academy.

Is Blue Academy a good school?

Blue Academy ranks 722^nd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Blue Academy attend?

Students who attend Blue Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Decatur Middle School
High : Decatur Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Blue Academy?

Students at Blue Academy are 44% African American, 39% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Blue Academy in?

MSD Decatur Township

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