Summary:
ZIP code 46205 contains six elementary schools serving 2,212 students, spanning grades from PK–8 down to K–4, and mixing three Indianapolis Public Schools with three standalone charter schools. Enrollment ranges from 274 students at Louis B Russell Junior School 48 to 506 at Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School, averaging about 369 students per school. The area is high-need: free/reduced lunch rates average roughly 62%, and five of the six schools rank in the bottom quarter of Indiana schools.
Mary Nicholson School 70 is the clear standout — the only 4-star school here, ranked in the 72nd percentile in 2025-26, with all-grade ELA at 52.6%, math at 50.87%, and science at 60.71%. It has been consistently strong, at the 71st and 83rd percentile the two prior years. Rousseau McClellan School 91 is the middle performer at 47th percentile and 2 stars, with ELA at 40.7% and science at 42.86%. The rest lag far behind: William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School (17th percentile, ELA 18%), Tindley Genesis Academy (9th percentile, ELA 18.42%), Avondale Meadows Academy (3rd percentile, ELA 9.52%), and Louis B Russell Junior School 48 (10th percentile, ELA 10%).
Chronic absenteeism averages about 30.7%, nearly double the state's 16.7%: only Mary Nicholson (10.1%) is below the state rate, while Louis B Russell is highest at 65.3%. Spending does not track with results — Louis B Russell spends the most ($23,612 per student) yet posts some of the lowest outcomes, while Mary Nicholson spends $17,855 and posts the strongest. The three IPS schools here deliver very different results even though the district overall ranks in the 16th percentile.
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