Summary:
There is just one school in this area: Paramount Brookside, a K–8 school at 3020 Nowland Ave in Indianapolis serving 843 students. It is the only school in the Paramount Brookside district, so district and school results are essentially the same, and the area has 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high and 0 alternative schools.
Academics are a clear strength. In 2025–2026, every tested grade scored above the Indiana average in both English language arts and math. All-grade ELA reached 59.13% and all-grade math 68.11%, both up sharply from 2024–2025 (ELA +10 points, math +15.99 points). Math is the standout: 5th grade hit 77.01% against a state mark of 42.0%, and 6th grade reached 74.71% against 40.2%. ELA's best grade was 6th at 68.97% versus 41.3% statewide. Science is the weak spot, with all-grade proficiency at 28.48%; 4th grade was 39.74% versus 43.8% state, and 6th grade just 18.39% versus 41.2%. Fifth grade social studies jumped from 17.24% (state 38.5%) to 51.72% (state 47.2%).
The district ranks 41st of 374 Indiana districts (89th percentile, 4 stars), and the school ranks 235th of 1,015 (77th percentile, 4 stars), a rebound from 425th of 1,005 and 3 stars the prior year. One notable challenge: chronic absenteeism is 37.1% versus a 16.7% state rate — more than double. The school also serves 70.82% free/reduced lunch students with a 25.5:1 student-teacher ratio and $14,247 per-student spending. For parents, the takeaway is strong reading and math results paired with a serious attendance issue worth asking about.
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