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James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School

Q: Is James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School a good school?

James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Indiana elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School?

Students at James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School are 54% African American, 33% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

James Russell Lowell School 51 is an elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving grades PK-7 with an enrollment of 528 students. 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.

James Russell Lowell School 51 consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Indiana, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.06% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 20.83% for the Indianapolis Public Schools district and 40.3% statewide for 3rd grade. Similarly, in math, only 4.79% of students were proficient or better, compared to 20.99% for the district and 51.5% statewide for 3rd grade. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 37.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing James Russell Lowell School 51 to nearby schools in the same district, such as Theodore Potter School 74 and Thomas D Gregg School 15, the academic performance gap is significant. These nearby schools, while still underperforming compared to the state, have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math than James Russell Lowell School 51. Additionally, the charter schools in the area, such as Paramount Brookside, Avondale Meadows Academy, and KIPP Indy Unite Elementary, generally outperform James Russell Lowell School 51 in academic achievement, despite serving similar student populations with high rates of poverty and free/reduced lunch eligibility.

363

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,776

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3426 Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46218

(317) 226-4251

District: Indianapolis Public Schools

Students who attend James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori 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:

53.7%

Hispanic:

33.1%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (5% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg21%

Indiana avg38%

1,002^nd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	1002 of 1005	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1010 of 1011	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1000 of 1016	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	998 of 1020	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1008 of 1016	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1012 of 1031	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1009 of 1027	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.8	1015 of 1033	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.1	1030 of 1046	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1008 of 1040	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	1024 of 1036	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.2	1033 of 1035	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.3	997 of 1015	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	1005 of 1025	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	954 of 1009	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	939 of 1003	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science9%

English Language Arts6%

Math5%

Social Studies0%-38 vs state

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Schools Near James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School

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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
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 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
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
KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1740 E 30th St	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 547-5477	721	34	21.2	98.5%	15 (2.1%)	523 (72.5%)	158 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	8.1	951^st of 1005 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.3	930^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.0%	21	10.4	13.0	10.3				11.1	13.3	20.0	23.1				18.5	6.1		6.1	0.9	$15,656	$4,123	$11,532
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
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
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99	Public	PK, KG-6	5801 E 30th St	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4299	361	17	21.2	71.2%	13 (3.6%)	219 (60.7%)	104 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	7.5	960^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.8	990^th of 1011 public elementary schools	2.1%	30	12.5	14.0	10.5	11.8			12.3	8.5	2.3	8.1	12.1			7.5	11.6	15.4	12.5	16.2	$20,345	$6,269	$14,076
Avondale Meadows Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	3980 Meadows Dr	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Avondale Meadows Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 803-3182	332	25	13.2	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	285 (85.8%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	6.4	968^th of 1005 public elementary schools	3.7%		4.6	1004^th of 1011 public elementary schools	0.7%	36	13.6	15.7					14.6	15.3	9.8					12.7	6.0		6.0		$14,380	$3,593	$10,788
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
Tindley Genesis Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	4020 Meadows Pkwy	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Tindley Genesis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 545-1745	368	24	15.3	87.2%	1 (0.3%)	311 (84.5%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	8.4	947^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.5	949^th of 1011 public elementary schools	6.1%	2	22.0	3.3	11.1	16.7			13.1	22.0	5.0	8.3	16.7			13.1	1.7	13.9	6.3	8.3	$10,831	$4,264	$6,568

Frequently Asked Questions about James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School

How many students attend James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School.

What district is James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School in?

Indianapolis Public Schools

What schools do graduates of James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School attend?

Students who attend James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori 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

Is James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School a good school?

James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Indiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School?

Students at James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School are 54% African American, 33% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

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