Elementary · Indiana

Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School

Free meals for all

Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School, a public elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana: grades pre-k–5, 472 students, 13.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Indianapolis Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 472
Teachers (FTE): 35.5
Students per teacher: 13.3
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 15.0 · 1,054 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 58% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 433 · 1,058 schools compared

Larger than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Indiana: 41%

14%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 38% · 1,001 elementary schools compared

243 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

19%proficient

+5.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 46% · 1,001 elementary schools compared

244 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Indianapolis Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Indianapolis Public Schools.

Location

Address: 5002 W 34th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224
Phone: (317)226-4279
City or town: Indianapolis
County: Marion County

Quality of life in Indianapolis Schools in Indianapolis

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
IN Math & Science AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	554	13.5	45%	56%	0.6 mi
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	451	11.4	6.1%	11%	0.7 mi
Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	391	12.2	21%	24%	0.9 mi
Enlace AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	686	13.5	18%	22%	1.0 mi
Frank H Wheeler Elementary Sch 4	K–6	311	13.7	49%	70%	1.2 mi
Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	440	13.1	10%	25%	1.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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