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Brook Park Elementary School

Public Grades 1-6

949^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Brook Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-6 in the MSD Lawrence Township district in Indianapolis, Indiana. With 631 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state over the past decade, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brook Park Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic achievement, with only 11.75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math, compared to 26.64% and 25.72% for the district, respectively. The school's performance has been declining, with proficiency rates dropping from around 7-9% in 2023-2024 to 5-6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 34% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district average of around 17-25%. The school also serves a high percentage of students (around 90%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby Crestview Elementary School and Skiles Test Elementary School, which are also part of the MSD Lawrence Township district, perform significantly better than Brook Park Elementary School on academic measures, with 30-32% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math. Similarly, the charter schools in the area, such as Circle City Preparatory Elementary School and PLA at George H Fisher School 93, also outperform Brook Park Elementary School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.

637

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,722

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5259 N David St
Indianapolis, IN 46226

(317) 964-4100

District: MSD Lawrence Township

Students who attend Brook Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Belzer Middle School
High:	Lawrence Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.2%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (11% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 37 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg26%

Indiana avg38%

949^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	949 of 1005	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	980 of 1011	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	997 of 1016	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1006 of 1020	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1007 of 1016	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	996 of 1031	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	988 of 1027	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	992 of 1033	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	994 of 1046	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	981 of 1040	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	985 of 1036	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	1007 of 1035	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	965 of 1015	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	941 of 1025	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	831 of 1009	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	912 of 1003	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	894 of 996	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	767 of 985	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	805 of 961	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.9	763 of 959	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science14%

English Language Arts12%

Math12%

Social Studies2%-37 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, November 12, 2018

A horrible place to work, kids are disrespectful to subs and regular teachers. I've subbed multiple times since 2014 hoping to see a difference. Administration does not handle the discipline problems, has had 3 admin. changes and still not better. No discipline equals no academic success! P.B.I.S does not work for schools where Afr.-Amer. kids are the majority population! We have to learn to use programs that work for our kids, not their programs that have not been proven based on our kids and don't work when in use. The kids are too aggressive behaviorally, and they & their parents don't listen hence the ranking of 988 out of 1,027 Indy elementary schools-pitiful, but truthful! It makes me sad as a black person... Close Quote

Schools Near Brook Park Elementary 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
Brook Park Elementary School	Public	1-6	5259 N David St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4100	637	44	14.4	74.7%	27 (4.2%)	441 (69.2%)	119 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.5%)	8.2	949^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.6%		6.4	980^th of 1011 public elementary schools	3.1%	31	12.4	7.2	4.8	23.7			11.8	12.3	12.4	4.8	18.5			11.8	12.4	14.9	13.6	1.9	$12,722	$2,737	$9,986
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
Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Roxbury Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4106	308	19	15.9	69.8%	9 (2.9%)	203 (65.9%)	83 (26.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	3	1004^th of 1005 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.7	1001^st of 1011 public elementary schools	1.0%	3	4.4	5.6	0.0				3.2	10.9	7.4	1.8				6.5	1.9		1.9	0.0	$20,985	$3,731	$17,254
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
Circle City Preparatory Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	4002 N Franklin Road	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Circle City Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 721-8515	321	20	16.0	94.7%	4 (1.2%)	249 (77.6%)	59 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	14	873^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.6	820^th of 1011 public elementary schools	18.9%	53	21.6	12.2	14.3				16.1	29.4	34.7	22.5				28.9	4.1		4.1	4.1	$13,868	$3,180	$10,687
PLA at George H Fisher School 93	Public, Charter	K-6	7151 E 35th St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	PLA at George H Fisher School 93	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4293	417	36	11.5	74.3%	9 (2.2%)	234 (56.1%)	161 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	19	825^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.9%		22.3	788^th of 1011 public elementary schools	22.1%	37	24.5	11.5	14.3	23.5			18.4	58.5	15.4	21.4	27.5			30.7	3.9	11.8	7.8	7.1	$17,100	$3,364	$13,736
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8620 Montery Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4105	398	30	13.2	61.6%	7 (1.8%)	175 (44.0%)	207 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	5.8	982^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.7	1002^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	0.9%	20	3.1	10.8	6.0				6.7	20.0	9.1	8.0				12.7	13.9		13.9	6.0	$17,948	$3,423	$14,525
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
Skiles Test Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7001 Johnson Rd	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4700	558	34	16.4	59.7%	71 (12.7%)	212 (38.0%)	226 (40.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.2%)	19.9	815^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.9%		13.2	898^th of 1011 public elementary schools	11.2%	83	19.1	28.8	22.2	26.7			24.5	27.9	28.8	15.3	19.8			22.9	29.1	17.4	23.0	12.5	$12,588	$1,515	$11,073
Tindley Summit Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3698 Dubarry Rd	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Tindley Summit Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 545-1745	312	23	13.5	74.7%	5 (1.6%)	234 (75.0%)	65 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	7.9	955^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.0%		11.1	917^th of 1011 public elementary schools	9.3%	38	0.0	16.7	16.7	8.3			10.6	11.5	22.2	0.0	4.2			11.5	22.2	0.0	13.3	5.3	$13,549	$4,991	$8,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Brook Park Elementary School

What district is Brook Park Elementary School in?

MSD Lawrence Township

Is Brook Park Elementary School a good school?

Brook Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Indiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Brook Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brook Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belzer Middle School
High : Lawrence Central High School

How many students attend Brook Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Brook Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Brook Park Elementary School?

Students at Brook Park Elementary School are 69% African American, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% White.

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