Summary:
KIPP Indy Unite Elementary is the only school in this list, serving grades K–5 to 721 students in Indianapolis as its own district, KIPP Indy Unite Elementary. Because it is a single-school district, the school and district figures are identical for many metrics, and a full comparison with similar schools in the area is not possible from this data alone. Parents should know that this school's profile combines near-universal economic need with proficiency levels well below Indiana averages, alongside recent signs of improvement.
Among the most important numbers: 98.47% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism is 33.2% versus 16.7% statewide — roughly one in three students missing enough school to be chronically absent — and the student–teacher ratio is 21.2. Spending is $15,656 per student. In 2025–26 ILEARN results, 4th grade math was the strongest grade-level result at 33.33%, still 18.67 points below the state's 52%. The weakest was 3rd grade ELA at 8.67%, 32.13 points below the state's 40.8%. All-grade results were 15.86% in ELA, 22.16% in math, and 13.54% in science, with every subject improving year-over-year, including 5th grade social studies rising from 0.88% to 12.15%.
The school remains in the bottom decile of Indiana schools, ranked 902 of 1,015 (11th percentile) with 1 star in 2025–26, after 0-star years in 2023–24 and 2024–25. The district rank is 347 of 374, 7th percentile, 0 stars. The takeaway for families is a school with very high need, significant attendance challenges, and low proficiency — but with measurable progress in every tested subject and a first recent star rating, suggesting improvement efforts are beginning to show results.
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