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Oaklandon Elementary School

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Oaklandon Elementary School ranks 691 st of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-6

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Oaklandon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-6 in the MSD Lawrence Township school district in Indianapolis, Indiana. With 464 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Indiana elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oaklandon Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.5% to 29.9%, well above the district average. The school's test scores on the ILEARN assessments are also generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.97% of Oaklandon students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 26.64% for the district and 40.3% statewide. The math proficiency rate was 31.53%, again lower than the district (25.72%) and state (51.5% for 3rd grade). Additionally, Oaklandon has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.75% to 71.34% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district average.

When comparing Oaklandon Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, some interesting patterns emerge. Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary and Winding Ridge Elementary have similar low performance to Oaklandon, with test scores and rankings in the bottom half of Indiana schools. In contrast, Amy Beverland Elementary and Forest Glen Elementary are both high-performing schools, with test scores and rankings in the top third of Indiana schools. These schools serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Despite spending more per student than the district average, Oaklandon Elementary's academic outcomes lag behind, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve performance without addressing other underlying issues.

507

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,861

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6702 Oaklandon Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46236

(317) 964-4800

District: MSD Lawrence Township

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.3%

White:

20.9%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

Indiana avg38%

691^st of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the MSD Lawrence Township

281^st of 380MSD Lawrence Township 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	691 of 1005	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	696 of 1011	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	709 of 1016	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	695 of 1020	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	726 of 1016	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	766 of 1031	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	804 of 1027	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	850 of 1033	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	836 of 1046	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	845 of 1040	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	865 of 1036	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	868 of 1035	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	898 of 1015	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	903 of 1025	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	865 of 1009	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	879 of 1003	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	799 of 996	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	819 of 985	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.0	676 of 961	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.8	690 of 959	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math32%

English Language Arts31%

Science30%

Social Studies27%-12 vs state

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Getting in and out of the school is a nightmare. There is no traffic control point. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)						ILEARN Math (2025)						ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th 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
Oaklandon Elementary School	Public	1-6	6702 Oaklandon Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4800	507	32	15.8	51.7%	106 (20.9%)	270 (53.3%)	69 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	33.5	691^st of 1005 public elementary schools	31.2%		32.7	696^th of 1011 public elementary schools	31.2%	5	43.4	26.0	29.0	26.1		31.0	43.4	29.9	24.0	30.4		31.5	31.2	28.3	29.6	26.5	$13,861	$1,458	$12,403
Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	6501 Sunnysdie Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 423-8200	1,313	59	22.1	38.0%	233 (17.7%)	665 (50.6%)	278 (21.2%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (9.1%)								(n/a)																	$15,087	$1,153	$13,934
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-6	6345 Sunnyside Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-4500	714	40	17.7	66.2%	48 (6.7%)	131 (18.3%)	495 (69.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	20.7	811^th of 1005 public elementary schools	19.3%		32.1	707^th of 1011 public elementary schools	30.1%	104	14.9	14.4	17.1	23.2		17.8	36.2	35.1	34.4	23.2		31.7	19.6	14.4	16.7	19.5	$12,295	$1,480	$10,815
Amy Beverland Elementary	Public	1-6	11650 Fox Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-4000	800	38	21.3	36.0%	290 (36.3%)	346 (43.3%)	76 (9.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.3%)	69	300^th of 1005 public elementary schools	70.1%		62.7	380^th of 1011 public elementary schools	62.4%	80	48.2	55.9	48.9	42.0		49.1	67.4	57.2	48.1	42.9		54.5	49.0	32.1	41.6	41.2	$11,313	$1,431	$9,882
Indian Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-6	10833 E 56th St	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	Yes	No	Yes	(317) 964-4400	712	43	16.5	69.0%	60 (8.4%)	247 (34.7%)	373 (52.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	15.1	860^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.2	841^st of 1011 public elementary schools	16.8%	19	17.3	13.3	15.0	33.1		19.8	23.6	14.2	12.0	20.5		17.4	14.2	20.5	17.4	14.3	$13,318	$2,023	$11,296
Forest Glen Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6333 Lee Rd	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	Yes	No	No	(317) 964-4900	971	44	22.0	46.1%	228 (23.5%)	148 (15.2%)	525 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.2%)	69.6	294^th of 1005 public elementary schools	70.7%		83	155^th of 1011 public elementary schools	84.7%	139	46.0	41.2	55.8	56.5		49.3	46.8	45.6	56.6	48.9		49.3	43.0	55.4	48.5	54.9	$11,167	$814	$10,352
McCordsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	7177 N 600 W	McCordsville	46055	Hancock County	Mt Vernon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 336-7760	700	47	14.7	26.3%	483 (69.0%)	87 (12.4%)	55 (7.9%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	66	326^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.6%		79.3	193^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	80.9%	133	37.4	46.0	41.5			41.5	51.2	63.7	54.1			56.2	51.6		51.6	43.7	$11,307	$138	$11,170
Winding Ridge Elementary School	Public	1-6	11825 E 46th St	Indianapolis	46236	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 964-6800	626	37	16.9		17 (2.7%)	501 (80.0%)	68 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.4%)	9	933^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	7.2%		11	919^th of 1011 public elementary schools	9.1%	14	13.5	11.7	17.3	21.7		15.9	16.4	14.6	13.6	6.5		12.9	11.7	7.6	9.7	10.0	$12,196	$2,226	$9,970
Geist Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6058 W 900 N	McCordsville	46055	Hancock County	Geist Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 335-1158	291	15	19.4	2.4%	201 (69.1%)	34 (11.7%)	21 (7.2%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	51.3	493^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	50.9%		57.3	444^th of 1011 public elementary schools	56.1%	49	48.7	41.0	40.7	46.2	71.4	46.9	41.0	46.2	14.8	23.1	7.1	31.3	46.2	34.6	41.5	40.7	$10,770	$90	$10,680
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School	Public	1-6	8502 E 82nd St	Indianapolis	46256	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-4600	778	43	17.9	52.2%	181 (23.3%)	302 (38.8%)	218 (28.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.5%)	41.7	602^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	40.1%		47.1	558^th of 1011 public elementary schools	44.8%	44	35.7	33.8	32.8	36.5		34.6	42.1	41.4	45.5	37.5		41.9	33.8	25.0	30.1	21.6	$11,423	$931	$10,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Oaklandon Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Oaklandon Elementary School?

Students at Oaklandon Elementary School are 53% African American, 21% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

What district is Oaklandon Elementary School in?

MSD Lawrence Township

Is Oaklandon Elementary School a good school?

Oaklandon Elementary School ranks 691^st of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oaklandon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Oaklandon Elementary School.

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