Elementary · Indiana
Louis B Russell Jr School 48
CharterFree meals for allLouis B Russell Jr School 48, a public elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana: grades pre-k–6, 274 students, 11.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48.
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
- 274
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23.0
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 15.0 · 1,054 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 433 · 1,058 schools compared
Smaller than 77% 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
+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 93% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 38% · 1,001 elementary schools compared
114 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Indiana: 42%20%proficient
+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 87% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 46% · 1,001 elementary schools compared
114 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–6
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48.
Location
- Address
- 3445 N Central, Indianapolis, IN 46205
- Phone
- (317)226-4248
- City or town
- Indianapolis
- County
- Marion County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 381 | 10.4 | 21% | 24% |
Herron Preparatory AcademyCharter | K–8 | 428 | 9.1 | 49% | 56% |
James Whitcomb Riley School 43Free meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 240 | 8.7 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
KIPP Indy Unite ElementaryCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 721 | 21.2 | 11% | 18% |
Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for InquiryFree meals for all | K–5 | 351 | 14.3 | 58% | 64% |
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 246 | 10.3 | 27% | 30% |
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.
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.
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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