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Chapel Glen Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Chapel Glen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 802 students in grades PK-6 as part of the MSD Wayne Township school district.

Unfortunately, Chapel Glen Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Indiana elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on ILEARN assessments compared to state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.03% of Chapel Glen students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 21.87% for the district and 40.3% statewide. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was just 11.14%, far below the district's 19.55% and the state's 51.5%. Chapel Glen also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 25.7% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 67.28% to 75.21% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, nearby McClelland Elementary School, which is also part of the MSD Wayne Township district, significantly outperforms Chapel Glen in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. For instance, in 2024-2025, McClelland had 39.13% of students proficient in ELA and 45.87% proficient in Math, compared to just 15.03% and 11.14% at Chapel Glen. Other nearby schools, such as Frank H. Wheeler Elementary School 4 and Robey Elementary School, also significantly outperform Chapel Glen in academic achievement.

843

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,712

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Lansdowne Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46234

(317) 988-6500

District: MSD Wayne Township

Students who attend Chapel Glen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center
High:	Ben Davis High School
	Ben Davis University High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.5%

Hispanic:

23.3%

White:

21.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (13% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg21%

Indiana avg38%

934^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the MSD Wayne Township

289^th of 380MSD Wayne 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	9.0	934 of 1005	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	934 of 1011	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	890 of 1016	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	864 of 1020	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	831 of 1016	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	881 of 1031	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	904 of 1027	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	873 of 1033	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.0	751 of 1046	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.4	751 of 1040	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	823 of 1036	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	896 of 1035	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	839 of 1015	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	798 of 1025	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	873 of 1009	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	742 of 1003	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	776 of 996	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.8	618 of 985	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.9	695 of 961	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.7	618 of 959	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.3	211 of 326	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%

Science14%

Social Studies13%-25 vs state

Math11%

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Schools Near Chapel Glen Elementary School

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chapel Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Lansdowne Rd	Indianapolis	46234	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-6500	843	50	16.8	60.7%	182 (21.6%)	409 (48.5%)	196 (23.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.3%)	9	934^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.1%		9.7	934^th of 1011 public elementary schools	7.6%		11.5	18.0	14.3	15.8	15.0	20.2	13.9	7.6	3.5	11.1	15.6	13.2	14.4	13.5	$11,712	$1,325	$10,387
Chapelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1129 N Girls Sch Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-6400	776	51	15.3	69.5%	78 (10.1%)	425 (54.8%)	214 (27.6%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	23.7	787^th of 1005 public elementary schools	21.7%		22.4	786^th of 1011 public elementary schools	22.3%	1	19.4	37.0	17.3	14.1	21.6	34.0	53.7	13.6	6.3	25.8	32.4	25.0	28.4	18.2	$12,834	$1,512	$11,322
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9035 W Morris St	Indianapolis	46231	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-6200	692	45	15.3	64.7%	120 (17.3%)	328 (47.4%)	193 (27.9%)	12 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	19	828^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.6%		19.1	824^th of 1011 public elementary schools	18.5%	4	20.2	10.4	29.1	24.0	20.8	31.9	12.3	24.3	16.8	21.0	8.6	25.7	17.0	26.5	$14,093	$1,458	$12,635
Westlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	271 N Sigsbee St	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-6900	736	52	14.2	62.6%	59 (8.0%)	381 (51.8%)	264 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	13.5	878^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.6%		14.8	869^th of 1011 public elementary schools	14.0%	9	20.7	16.5	17.7	21.0	19.1	24.3	20.6	8.3	10.5	16.1	19.6	16.2	17.8	20.8	$13,007	$1,415	$11,592
Robey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8700 W 30th	Indianapolis	46234	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-6000	847	49	17.4	54.3%	268 (31.6%)	337 (39.8%)	157 (18.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.9%)	58.9	420^th of 1005 public elementary schools	58.2%		58.3	433^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	57.2%	13	36.4	31.1	41.6	50.9	39.9	55.1	42.0	38.9	46.7	45.2	35.3	59.3	46.7	45.6	$13,677	$1,505	$12,172
McClelland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6740 W Morris	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-8000	809	63	12.9	69.3%	172 (21.3%)	246 (30.4%)	307 (37.9%)	16 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.8%)	56	448^th of 1005 public elementary schools	55.4%		48.7	539^th of 1011 public elementary schools	46.7%	91	41.7	36.8	36.4	42.4	39.1	55.7	48.7	38.0	41.4	45.9	38.5	50.5	44.0	34.9	$14,930	$2,224	$12,707
Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2	Public	K-6	1849 N Whitcomb	Speedway	46224	Marion County	School Town of Speedway	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 241-0572	223	16	13.6	68.2%	75 (33.6%)	97 (43.5%)	34 (15.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	82.5	156^th of 1005 public elementary schools	84.5%		88.4	89^th of 1011 public elementary schools	91.2%	67	54.6	66.7	53.1	50.0	56.4	54.6	69.2	75.0	55.0	65.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	53.1	$13,657	$763	$12,895
North Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6950 W 34th St	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-6100	837	46	18.1	61.9%	34 (4.1%)	534 (63.8%)	236 (28.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	8.8	940^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.5%		10.7	922^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	8.8%	18	12.8	15.0	15.8	10.2	13.6	15.7	17.5	5.0	11.2	12.3	22.5	9.2	16.5	8.3	$13,158	$1,530	$11,628
Frank H Wheeler Elementary School 4	Public	K-6	5700 Meadowood Dr	Speedway	46224	Marion County	School Town of Speedway	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 291-4274	311	23	13.6	65.9%	102 (32.8%)	89 (28.6%)	78 (25.1%)	21 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	81.7	164^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.7%		74	251^st of 1011 public elementary schools	75.2%	87	44.4	63.4	40.0	50.0	49.4	75.6	78.1	57.5	67.4	69.8	61.0	52.2	56.3	47.5	$12,144	$1,114	$11,030
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	K-4	7878 E Cr 100 N	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-6600	512	34	15.0	55.7%	208 (40.6%)	169 (33.0%)	52 (10.2%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	87.6	112^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.9%		73.9	255^th of 1011 public elementary schools	74.8%	143	50.0	65.8			58.2	73.2	75.2			74.2	62.4		62.4		$11,934	$660	$11,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Glen Elementary School

How many students attend Chapel Glen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Chapel Glen Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Glen Elementary School?

Students at Chapel Glen Elementary School are 49% African American, 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Chapel Glen Elementary School a good school?

Chapel Glen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Indiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chapel Glen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chapel Glen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center
High : Ben Davis High School
High : Ben Davis University High School

What district is Chapel Glen Elementary School in?

MSD Wayne Township

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