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Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

909^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Brookside School 54 is an elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 415 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools district, which is ranked 300 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Brookside School 54 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Indiana elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookside School 54 consistently underperforms compared to the Indianapolis Public Schools district and the state of Indiana on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.84% of Brookside students were proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts, compared to 20.83% for the Indianapolis Public Schools district. In math, the proficiency rate was 20.1% for Brookside, compared to 20.99% for the district. Brookside School 54 also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 35.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.63% to 82.69% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Brookside School 54 to nearby schools within the Indianapolis Public Schools district, it becomes clear that Brookside is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, Washington Irving Neighborhood School and William McKinley School 39, both within a 2-mile radius, significantly outperform Brookside on academic measures. The analysis also includes data on nearby Paramount Cottage Home and Paramount Brookside charter schools, which significantly outperform Brookside School 54 and the Indianapolis Public Schools district on academic measures, suggesting that the charter school model may be more effective in serving the needs of the local community.

366

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,121

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3150 E 10th St
Indianapolis, IN 46201

(317) 226-4254

District: Indianapolis Public Schools

Students who attend Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School usually attend:

Middle:	Arlington Middle School - a STEM School
High:	Arsenal Technical High School
	Crispus Attucks High School
	George Washington High School
	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind
	More...
	Shortridge High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.3%

Hispanic:

39.1%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (15% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg21%

Indiana avg38%

909^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools

300^th of 380Indianapolis Public Schools 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	11.0	909 of 1005	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	957 of 1011	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	975 of 1016	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1012 of 1020	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1009 of 1016	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1021 of 1031	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1023 of 1027	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	999 of 1033	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	1000 of 1046	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	992 of 1040	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	923 of 1036	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	990 of 1035	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	994 of 1015	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	972 of 1025	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	932 of 1009	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.1	976 of 1003	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	819 of 996	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	925 of 985	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	833 of 961	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.5	852 of 959	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math20%

English Language Arts17%

Science7%

Social Studies2%-37 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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th 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
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 E 10th St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4254	366	32	11.6	70.8%	37 (10.1%)	162 (44.3%)	143 (39.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	11	909^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.6%		7.7	957^th of 1011 public elementary schools	5.3%	48	24.0	15.8	9.4				16.8	31.5	19.3	7.8				20.1	7.0		7.0	1.6	$18,121	$3,440	$14,681
Paramount Brookside	Public, Charter	K-8	3020 Nowland Ave	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Paramount Brookside	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 775-6660	843	33	25.5	70.8%	119 (14.1%)	447 (53.0%)	190 (22.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.7%)	58.4	425^th of 1005 public elementary schools	57.7%		75.9	225^th of 1011 public elementary schools	77.7%	200	48.9	39.1	47.1	60.0	60.2	39.0	49.1	48.9	37.5	55.2	77.7	48.9	45.1	52.1	29.9	34.5	32.2	17.2	$14,247	$2,735	$11,512
Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 E Michigan St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4215	525	39	13.4	79.0%	51 (9.7%)	219 (41.7%)	208 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	7.1	962^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.4	981^st of 1011 public elementary schools	3.0%	19	5.5	11.4	14.8				10.4	7.7	7.9	16.3				10.4	15.7		15.7	8.9	$20,106	$5,354	$14,752
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School	Public	K-5	1601 E 10th St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4274	208	22	9.4	53.8%	49 (23.6%)	21 (10.1%)	119 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.2%)	19.2	821^st of 1005 public elementary schools	18.3%		18	837^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.2%	16	18.8	25.8	18.9				21.0	31.3	35.5	18.9				28.0	22.6		22.6	16.7	$23,737	$3,665	$20,072
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 N Linwood Ave	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4258	241	22	10.9	70.1%	32 (13.3%)	115 (47.7%)	73 (30.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	12.1	892^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	11.2%		7.9	954^th of 1011 public elementary schools	5.6%	62	13.8	8.3	20.0				13.3	20.7	25.7	24.0				23.6	11.4		11.4	16.0	$19,602	$3,887	$15,716
James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	3426 Roosevelt Ave	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4251	363	31	11.7	71.3%	25 (6.9%)	195 (53.7%)	120 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	3.5	1002^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.9	1010^th of 1011 public elementary schools	0.1%	8	5.3	6.4	6.6				6.1	5.3	4.2	4.8				4.8	8.5		8.5	0.0	$19,776	$3,699	$16,076
Paramount Cottage Home	Public, Charter	K-5	1203 E St. Clair Street	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Paramount Cottage Home	Yes	No	No	Yes	(463) 231-2880	381	17	22.4	68.0%	46 (12.1%)	245 (64.3%)	50 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)	67.1	317^th of 1005 public elementary schools	68.5%		70.6	288^th of 1011 public elementary schools	71.5%	29	54.8	48.7	72.7				56.4	67.1	53.9	72.7				63.1	29.5		29.5	20.5	$9,750	$2,072	$7,679
Paramount Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1203 E St Clair St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Paramount Online Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 519-4588	163	8	20.3	71.2%	40 (24.5%)	75 (46.0%)	23 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.3%)	19.5	817^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.7%		16.6	852^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	15.7%	35	41.2		33.3	13.5	23.5	13.3	22.3	41.2	30.0	20.0	13.5	5.9	8.9	15.2		8.1	13.0	13.3	$8,155	$8,155
Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 E Market St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 226-4214	230	18	12.7	77.4%	27 (11.7%)	137 (59.6%)	44 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	6.3	972^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	3.3%		5.2	995^th of 1011 public elementary schools	1.6%	23	15.2	7.1	9.3				10.6	18.8	21.4	2.3				12.6	7.4		7.4	2.4	$22,500	$3,862	$18,638
William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School	Public	PK, KG-5	1733 Spann Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4239	386	27	14.2	70.2%	147 (38.1%)	63 (16.3%)	134 (34.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	34.6	679^th of 1005 public elementary schools	32.4%		32.7	698^th of 1011 public elementary schools	31.0%	19	25.5	28.1	26.2				26.6	41.8	38.6	39.3				39.9	35.1		35.1	26.2	$17,722	$3,365	$14,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School

What district is Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School in?

Indianapolis Public Schools

Is Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School a good school?

Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Indiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School?

Students at Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School are 44% African American, 39% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School attend?

Students who attend Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arlington Middle School - a STEM School
High : Arsenal Technical High School
High : Crispus Attucks High School
High : George Washington High School
High : Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind
High : Shortridge High School

How many students attend Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School.

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