Summary:
The Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48 district contains one school: Louis B Russell Junior School 48, an elementary school serving grades K–6 at 3445 N Central, Indianapolis, IN 46205, with 274 students.
This single-school district sits in the bottom tier of Indiana schools: district rank 349 of 374, percentile 7, and 0 stars. The school’s own rank has stayed around the 10th percentile for three years. Chronic absenteeism is 65.3% in 2024–2025, compared with 16.7% statewide, meaning about two-thirds of students are chronically absent. The school also reports 79.2% free/reduced lunch, $23,612 per-student spending in 2023–2024, and an 11.9 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025. Because the district has only this school, district figures match school figures.
In 2025–2026 ILEARN, all-grade proficiency is 10% in ELA, 24.55% in math, and 8.7% in science. Math is the relative strength, while 6th grade ELA and science are both 18.18%, the highest grade-level results in those subjects. Yet every tested area remains below state. Low points include 4th grade science at 0% vs. 43.8% state, 5th grade social studies at 6.9% vs. 47.2%, and 4th grade ELA at 4.17% vs. 42.2%. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grade math improved from 20.18% to 24.55%, while ELA declined from 14.04% to 10% and science declined from 12.5% to 8.7%. With 274 students, grade-level percentages are volatile and small cohort changes can shift results.
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