Summary:
ZIP code 46234 has two public elementary schools, both in MSD Wayne Township on Indianapolis’s west side and both serving PK–6: Robey Elementary School and Chapel Glen Elementary School. They are almost the same size—847 and 843 students—yet their outcomes are very different. The district is ranked 292 of 374 in Indiana, at the 22nd percentile with 1 star, but that single district rating hides a sharp split between these two schools.
Robey Elementary School is the standout outperformer. In 2025–2026 it ranked 429 of 1,015 schools, at the 58th percentile with 3 stars, and its rank history is stable at 58th, 58th, and 57th percentile. Its all-grades ILEARN proficiency was 41.7% in ELA, 42.64% in math, and 46.09% in science—well above district averages of 22.99%, 19.74%, and 25.87%. It is above the district in every reported grade-level subject and above the state in 7 of 11 tests, with 4th grade math at 61.54% as a highlight. It also had lower chronic absenteeism, 10.8%, and higher per-student spending, $13,677.
Chapel Glen Elementary School is the clear negative standout. In 2025–2026 it ranked 978 of 1,015, at the 4th percentile with 0 stars, and has stayed at 4th, 7th, and 8th percentile over three years. Its all-grades ILEARN proficiency was only 9.72% in ELA, 9.03% in math, and 10.73% in science—below the district in every reported grade-level subject and below the state in all 11 tests. Some results are especially severe: 5th grade math at 0.86%, 6th grade math at 5.5%, 6th grade science at 5.56%, and 5th grade ELA at 6.9%. Its chronic absenteeism was 17.9%. The achievement gap is enormous: Robey Elementary School outperformed Chapel Glen Elementary School by about 32 to 35 percentage points in all-grades ELA, math, and science. For families, the district’s 1-star rating is not representative of Robey, while Chapel Glen is among the lowest-ranked schools in this dataset.
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