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Forest Glen Elementary School

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Forest Glen Elementary School ranks 294 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Forest Glen Elementary School is a high-performing public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the MSD Lawrence Township school district in Indianapolis, Indiana. With 934 students, the school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Indiana elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Glen Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state in standardized test scores, with 49.34% of students proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math, compared to 26.64% and 25.72% for the district, respectively. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.7% to 29.9%, while the district rate was 17.8% in 2023-2024. Despite having a higher percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 41.25% to 56.42%, Forest Glen is able to deliver excellent academic outcomes.

When compared to other nearby schools in the MSD Lawrence Township district, such as Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School, Skiles Test Elementary School, and Indian Creek Elementary School, Forest Glen consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in ILEARN assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. This further highlights the school's exceptional performance and its ability to effectively support its diverse student population.

971

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,167

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6333 Lee Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46236

(317) 964-4900

District: MSD Lawrence Township

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

23.5%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (50% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in MSD Lawrence Township

✓Above the Indiana median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg26%

Indiana avg38%

294^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the MSD Lawrence Township

281^st of 380MSD Lawrence 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	69.6	294 of 1005	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	155 of 1011	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	136 of 1016	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	174 of 1020	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	267 of 1016	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	202 of 1031	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	314 of 1027	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.1	252 of 1033	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	311 of 1046	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	275 of 1040	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	57.1	511 of 1036	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.0	728 of 1035	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.6	559 of 1015	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.4	462 of 1025	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.4	277 of 1009	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	185 of 1003	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.6	370 of 996	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	276 of 985	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.4	212 of 961	77.9%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	134 of 959	86.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies55%+16 vs state

English Language Arts49%

Math49%

Science49%

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 2, 2020

My son goes here since kindergarten and now he is in second grade. I loved each one of his teachers! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 4, 2016

School leadership uses funds that is suppose to go to the children and be used for improving the school to take lavish trips all around the world, completly funded by Forest Glen and the children. Trips that are planned by this leadership the first year include Kentucky, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Ecuador, Galapagos Island.
School leadership also uses school funds to created positions and to hire family members and friends at higher salaries then seasoned dedicated teachers currently earn.
Forest Glen needs many improvements, school, playground and overall structural and cosmetic condition is very poor. We are rated below other schools in our district in overall condition. As a parents we can also see that we desperately need assistant teachers for over-populated classrooms, and additional help for our special needs children.
Our opinion as a concerned group of parents is to stop the spending on trips and family and friends. If the leadership wants to take lavish trips around the world, we only ask that they pay for it themselves, and to stop the hiring and overpaying of family and freinds. Please use the funds for our children, staff and school as it was meant to be. Parents of Forest Glen Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 16, 2012

The spanish immersion program at this school is phenomenal! You would never believe it until you seen it. What an asset. Close Quote

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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
Forest Glen Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6333 Lee Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	Yes	No	No	(317) 964-4900	971	44	22.0	46.1%	228 (23.5%)	148 (15.2%)	525 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.2%)	69.6	294^th of 1005 public elementary schools	70.7%		83	155^th of 1011 public elementary schools	84.7%	139	46.0	41.2	55.8	56.5			49.3	46.8	45.6	56.6	48.9			49.3	43.0	55.4	48.5	54.9	$11,167	$814	$10,352
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-6	6345 Sunnyside Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4500	714	40	17.7	66.2%	48 (6.7%)	131 (18.3%)	495 (69.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	20.7	811^th of 1005 public elementary schools	19.3%		32.1	707^th of 1011 public elementary schools	30.1%	104	14.9	14.4	17.1	23.2			17.8	36.2	35.1	34.4	23.2			31.7	19.6	14.4	16.7	19.5	$12,295	$1,480	$10,815
Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	6501 Sunnysdie Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 423-8200	1,313	59	22.1	38.0%	233 (17.7%)	665 (50.6%)	278 (21.2%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (9.1%)								(n/a)																			$15,087	$1,153	$13,934
Indian Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-6	10833 E 56th St	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 964-4400	712	43	16.5	69.0%	60 (8.4%)	247 (34.7%)	373 (52.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	15.1	860^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.2	841^st of 1011 public elementary schools	16.8%	19	17.3	13.3	15.0	33.1			19.8	23.6	14.2	12.0	20.5			17.4	14.2	20.5	17.4	14.3	$13,318	$2,023	$11,296
Crestview Elementary School	Public	1-6	7600 E 71st St	Indianapolis	46256	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4200	591	37	16.1	52.6%	123 (20.8%)	311 (52.6%)	89 (15.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.8%)	36.7	661^st of 1005 public elementary schools	34.2%		38.9	642^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	36.5%	19	31.9	30.3	38.8	29.6			32.6	31.9	39.5	36.9	19.4			32.2	30.6	29.6	30.1	37.9	$12,845	$1,451	$11,394
Oaklandon Elementary School	Public	1-6	6702 Oaklandon Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4800	507	32	15.8	51.7%	106 (20.9%)	270 (53.3%)	69 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	33.5	691^st of 1005 public elementary schools	31.2%		32.7	696^th of 1011 public elementary schools	31.2%	5	43.4	26.0	29.0	26.1			31.0	43.4	29.9	24.0	30.4			31.5	31.2	28.3	29.6	26.5	$13,861	$1,458	$12,403
The Nature School of Central Indiana	Public, Charter	K-8	6102 Boy Scout Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	The Nature School of Central Indiana	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 721-7282	175	6	29.1	5.1%	137 (78.3%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.7%)	41.2	609^th of 1005 public elementary schools	39.4%		24.3	775^th of 1011 public elementary schools	23.3%	166	18.2	28.6	52.4	53.9	36.4	57.1	40.0	36.4	28.6	14.3	15.4	27.3	21.4	24.2	42.9	76.9	59.3	28.6	$10,657	$506	$10,151
PLA@Promise Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	4430 N Post Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Promise Prep	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 998-4643	144	15	9.6	65.3%	1 (0.7%)	60 (41.7%)	80 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	4.1	997^th of 1005 public elementary schools	0.8%		5.3	993^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	1.8%	4	0.0	12.5	0.0				3.8	4.2	12.5	7.1				7.4	6.3		6.3	7.7	$22,966	$5,696	$17,270
Harrison Hill Elementary School	Public	1-6	7510 E 53rd St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4300	750	42	17.7	69.5%	45 (6.0%)	306 (40.8%)	361 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.1%)	11.8	897^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.7%		9.3	941^st of 1011 public elementary schools	6.9%	44	16.3	16.1	19.9	13.3			16.4	22.0	23.5	16.2	16.4			19.7	14.2	9.5	12.0	14.8	$12,137	$2,034	$10,103
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School	Public	1-6	8502 E 82nd St	Indianapolis	46256	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-4600	778	43	17.9	52.2%	181 (23.3%)	302 (38.8%)	218 (28.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.5%)	41.7	602^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	40.1%		47.1	558^th of 1011 public elementary schools	44.8%	44	35.7	33.8	32.8	36.5			34.6	42.1	41.4	45.5	37.5			41.9	33.8	25.0	30.1	21.6	$11,423	$931	$10,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Glen Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Glen Elementary School?

Students at Forest Glen Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 23% White, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Forest Glen Elementary School in?

MSD Lawrence Township

How many students attend Forest Glen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Forest Glen Elementary School.

Is Forest Glen Elementary School a good school?

Forest Glen Elementary School ranks 294^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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