Summary
Invent Learning Hub is a small K–8 school in Indianapolis (46203) serving 221 students as its own district, in a neighborhood where 94.12% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism was 33.8%, about double Indiana's statewide rate of 16.7%. Academically, the school ranked 908th of 1,015 Indiana schools in 2025–26 (11th percentile, 1 star), up from 963rd of 1,005 (4th percentile, 0 stars) in 2024–25. All-grade ILEARN proficiency was 12.96% in ELA, 17.28% in Math, and 24.56% in Science. Per-student spending was $17,850 in 2023–24, with a student–teacher ratio of 11.6 in 2024–25.
Among nearby schools, Invent Learning Hub has the highest poverty indicator — above SE Neighborhood School of Excellence (88.1%) and Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle (81.37%), with a nearby median of roughly 74.6%. It is also the second-smallest school in the group, after James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School. Its ranking is in the bottom tier, but not the lowest: Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School, Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School, Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14, and Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15 rank lower. Meanwhile, Paramount Cottage Home (78th percentile, 4 stars) and William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School (55th percentile, 3 stars) rank far higher. Invent's absenteeism (33.8%) sits near the nearby median of about 34.5%, and its Science score is well above the nearby median of roughly 13.7%.
Science is the clearest bright spot, rising from 7.69% to 24.56% in a year, and proficiency improved in every reported subject. Some grades did notably better than the school average — 8th-grade ELA reached 43.75%, close to the state's 44%, and 4th-grade Math hit 32.26% — though small cohorts mean these should be read with caution. The biggest challenges are ELA (12.96%, below the nearby median), middle-grade math, and absenteeism. Note that spending and class size alone don't explain results: Invent spends $17,850 per student with a favorable ratio of 11.6, yet Paramount Cottage Home posts much higher proficiency with lower spending and larger classes.
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