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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School	0.0mi	Public	1-8	2424 Kessler Blvd E Dr	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4259	228	21	10.8	47.8%	71 (31.1%)	89 (39.0%)	43 (18.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.3%)	90.3	65^th of 1015 public elementary schools	93.6%		91.8	58^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.2%	7	69.4	52.3	60.4		60.2	91.7	63.6	75.5		75.9	72.7		72.7	77.4			$20,159	$3,286	$16,873
ACE Preparatory Academy	0.9mi	Public, Charter	K-5	5326 Hillside Avenue	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	ACE Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 744-9847	131	12	10.9	84.7%	3 (2.3%)	103 (78.6%)	11 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.7%)	25.5	769^th of 1015 public elementary schools	24.2%		26.2	763^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	24.1%	6	28.6	17.7	26.7	50.0	30.7	42.9	23.5	13.3	25.0	25.8	17.7	18.8	18.2	26.7	73.1%		$14,014	$1,464	$12,550
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School	1.1mi	Public	PK, KG-8	1349 E 54th St	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4255	301	21	14.3	31.6%	162 (53.8%)	74 (24.6%)	38 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	39.4	623^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	38.6%		48.1	538^th of 1005 public elementary schools	46.5%	85	37.5	33.9	43.2		37.8	39.6	37.5	36.4		37.8	26.8		26.8	40.9	87%		$17,498	$3,201	$14,298
Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School	1.2mi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5111 Evanston Ave	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4291	506	32	15.8	35.8%	219 (43.3%)	144 (28.5%)	99 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	48.4	543^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	46.5%		45.1	572^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	43.1%	29	35.7	42.9	45.7		40.7	41.4	44.6	21.7		37.2	42.9		42.9	54.4	86.6%		$20,051	$3,097	$16,954
Joseph J. Bingham School 84	1.6mi	Public	K-8	440 E 57th St	Indianapolis	46220	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 226-4284	360	27	13.3	11.9%	263 (73.1%)	31 (8.6%)	21 (5.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.3%)	88.2	91^st of 1015 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.1	55^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.5%	36	63.3	63.6	60.0		62.4	79.6	80.0	48.9		70.5	69.1		69.1	62.2	95.8%		$18,179	$2,885	$15,295
Mary Nicholson School 70	2.2mi	Public	K-8	510 East 46th Street	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4270	351	25	14.3	21.7%	229 (65.2%)	53 (15.1%)	35 (10.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.1%)	70.6	283^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	72.1%		81.4	167^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.4%	116	49.2	60.7	48.2		52.6	55.6	57.1	38.9		50.9	60.7		60.7	53.7	98.2%		$17,855	$3,032	$14,823
Tindley Genesis Academy	2.3mi	Public, Charter	K-6	4020 Meadows Pkwy	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Tindley Genesis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 545-1745	368	24	15.3	87.2%	1 (0.3%)	311 (84.5%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	10.6	927^th of 1015 public elementary schools	8.7%		8.4	947^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.8%	20	20.3	13.0	15.6	25.0	18.4	23.7	8.9	4.4	10.0	12.7	20.0	10.0	15.3	6.7	88.7%		$10,831	$4,264	$6,568
Avondale Meadows Academy	2.4mi	Public, Charter	K-4	3980 Meadows Dr	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Avondale Meadows Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 803-3182	332	25	13.2	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	285 (85.8%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	5.9	985^th of 1015 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.4	968^th of 1005 public elementary schools	3.7%	17	8.8	10.8			9.5	14.7	16.2			15.2	13.5		13.5		61.1%		$14,380	$3,593	$10,788
GEO Next Generation Elementary Academy	2.4mi	Public, Charter	K-6	4020 N Sherman Drive	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	GEO Next Generation Elementary Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(317) 608-6220	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	7.5	962^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	5.2%					(n/a)	4.6	12.9	20.7	10.5	11.3	11.4	3.2	6.9	15.8	9.9	12.9	13.2	13.0	6.9
Clearwater Elementary School	2.5mi	Public	K-5	3575 E 79th Street	Indianapolis	46240	Marion County	MSD Washington Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 259-5465	750	39	19.2	39.6%	347 (46.3%)	234 (31.2%)	94 (12.5%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	82.7	152^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	85.0%		79.2	191^st of 1005 public elementary schools	81.0%	39	54.7	55.6	58.9		56.4	70.8	65.1	57.4		64.5	59.5		59.5	61.2	91.1%		$12,684	$1,248	$11,436

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