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Charity Dye School 27

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Charity Dye School 27 ranks 752 nd of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Charity Dye School 27 is a PK–8 school at 545 E 19th St. in Indianapolis, serving 348 students as part of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS). In 2025–2026 it earned a 1-star rating and ranked 752nd of 1,015 Indiana schools — the 26th percentile — above the Indianapolis Public Schools district percentile of 16 but still in the state's lower quarter. Its rank has been fairly flat: 26th percentile in 2025–2026, 24th in 2024–2025, 26th in 2023–2024, and 33rd in 2022–2023.

On 2025–2026 ILEARN tests, all-grade proficiency was 25.84% in English Language Arts, 28.09% in math, and 30% in science — above the district averages of 21.09%, 21.19%, and 21.32%. Among nearby district schools, Charity Dye School 27 ranks second only to Benjamin Harrison School 2 in all three subjects, ahead of Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School, William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School, and Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15. Yet every grade-level result trails the state: 3rd-grade ELA was 19.44% vs. 40.8% statewide, and math was 27.78% in 3rd, 30% in 4th, and 27.27% in 5th. Nearby charter and choice schools vary widely — Herron Preparatory Academy and Paramount Cottage Home post much higher proficiency, while KIPP Indy Unite Elementary is far lower.

Chronic absenteeism was 22.2% in 2024–2025, below the district's 32.2% but above the state's 16.7% and up from 14.9% the prior year. Free/reduced lunch was 44.25%, lower than most same-district peers but higher than Benjamin Harrison School 2's 24.09%. Per-student spending was $19,356 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 10.4 in 2024–2025 from 14.1 in 2022–2023. Overall, Charity Dye School 27 is a relative bright spot among nearby district schools, with above-district scores and a strong 5th-grade social studies result of 39.39% (district: 22.99%). Still, it remains a 1-star, 26th-percentile school trailing the state at every reported grade level, with opportunities in early ELA and math and in attendance.

348

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,356

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

545 E 19th St
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 226-4227

District: Indianapolis Public Schools

Students who attend Charity Dye School 27 usually attend:

High:	Arsenal Technical High School
	Crispus Attucks High School
	George Washington High School
	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind
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	Shortridge High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.2%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2018 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2018) to 26th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg21%

Indiana avg47%

752^nd of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools

316^th of 374Indianapolis Public Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	752 of 1015	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	764 of 1005	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	744 of 1011	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	680 of 1016	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	752 of 1020	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	634 of 1016	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	672 of 1031	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	640 of 1027	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	769 of 1033	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	879 of 1046	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	861 of 1040	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	946 of 1036	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	353 of 491	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	322 of 489	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	335 of 490	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	320 of 483	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	371 of 470	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	358 of 473	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	437 of 472	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	465 of 494	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	412 of 485	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	414 of 470	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies39%-8 vs state

Science30%

Math28%

English Language Arts26%

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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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	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 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charity Dye School 27	Public	PK, KG-8	545 E 19th St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4227	348	33	10.4	44.3%	100 (28.7%)	140 (40.2%)	75 (21.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	26.9	752^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.2	764^th of 1005 public elementary schools	24.0%	12	19.4	35.0	27.3				25.8	27.8	30.0	27.3				28.1	30.0		30.0	39.4	$19,356	$3,288	$16,068
Benjamin Harrison School 2	Public, Magnet	K-8	725 N New Jersey St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4202	303	25	12.1	24.1%	163 (53.8%)	68 (22.4%)	22 (7.3%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	59	406^th of 1015 public elementary schools	60.0%		72.2	264^th of 1005 public elementary schools	73.7%	142	45.3	68.1	39.2				50.3	47.2	57.5	27.5				43.7	70.2		70.2	33.3	$18,477	$2,954	$15,524
Paramount Cottage Home	Public, Charter	K-5	1203 E St. Clair Street	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Paramount Cottage Home	Yes	No	No	Yes	(463) 231-2880	381	17	22.4	68.0%	46 (12.1%)	245 (64.3%)	50 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)	76.7	221^st of 1015 public elementary schools	78.2%		67.1	317^th of 1005 public elementary schools	68.5%	96	57.4	74.6	65.4				65.4	64.7	78.0	48.1				64.3	52.5		52.5	26.9	$9,750	$2,072	$7,679
Paramount Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1203 E St Clair St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Paramount Online Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 519-4588	163	8	20.3	71.2%	40 (24.5%)	75 (46.0%)	23 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.3%)	28.6	733^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	27.8%		19.5	817^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.7%	84		55.6	39.1	19.2	32.0	42.9	35.7		38.9	17.4	11.5	8.0	7.1	15.9	37.5	16.0	24.4	21.7	$8,155	$8,155
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School	Public	K-6	1601 E 10th St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4274	208	22	9.4	53.8%	49 (23.6%)	21 (10.1%)	119 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.2%)	19.6	823^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	18.9%		19.2	821^st of 1005 public elementary schools	18.3%	2	10.7	37.0	25.7				24.4	21.4	33.3	17.1				23.3	25.9		25.9	20.0	$23,737	$3,665	$20,072
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2411 Indpls Ave	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 226-4287	246	24	10.2	45.1%	42 (17.1%)	87 (35.4%)	89 (36.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	11.8	907^th of 1015 public elementary schools	10.6%		26.2	765^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.9%	142	12.2	18.4	11.1				13.8	16.3	29.0	16.7				20.3	23.7		23.7	19.4	$17,999	$3,350	$14,650
Herron Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 N. Meridian	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Herron Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 231-0010	428	47	9.1	36.4%	194 (45.3%)	140 (32.7%)	47 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.3%)	70.1	287^th of 1015 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.7	292^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	70.9%	5	33.3	46.0	30.6	57.3	64.0		46.4	52.9	75.7	49.0	52.0	44.0		56.0	66.2	48.7	57.4	46.9	$12,676	$1,438	$11,238
Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14	Public	PK, KG-8	1250 E Market St	Indianapolis	46202	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 226-4214	230	18	12.7	77.4%	27 (11.7%)	137 (59.6%)	44 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	6.9	971^st of 1015 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.3	972^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	3.3%	1	19.5	7.9	6.7				11.9	20.0	18.4	6.7				15.7	5.3		5.3	6.7	$22,500	$3,862	$18,638
KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1740 E 30th St	Indianapolis	46218	Marion County	KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 547-5477	721	34	21.2	—	15 (2.1%)	523 (72.5%)	158 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	12	902^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	11.1%		8.1	951^st of 1005 public elementary schools	5.4%	49	8.7	21.9	20.6				15.9	16.8	33.3	19.6				22.2	13.5		13.5	12.2	$15,656	$4,123	$11,532
Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15	Public	PK, KG-6	2302 E Michigan St	Indianapolis	46201	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4215	525	39	13.4	79.0%	51 (9.7%)	219 (41.7%)	208 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	9.9	938^th of 1015 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.1	962^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	4.3%	24	21.2	14.5	14.3				16.7	27.1	13.1	9.6				16.7	11.9		11.9	15.1	$20,106	$5,354	$14,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Charity Dye School 27

Is Charity Dye School 27 a good school?

Charity Dye School 27 ranks 752^nd of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Charity Dye School 27 attend?

Students who attend Charity Dye School 27 usually go on to attend:

High : Arsenal Technical High School
High : Crispus Attucks High School
High : George Washington High School
High : Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind
High : Shortridge High School

How many students attend Charity Dye School 27?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Charity Dye School 27.

What is the racial makeup of Charity Dye School 27?

Students at Charity Dye School 27 are 40% African American, 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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