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Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3150 E 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46201 · (317) 226-4254 · Part of Indianapolis Public Schools

Center Township’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
366
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Center Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Center Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts4%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3150 E 10th St, Indianapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten48
Grade 160
Grade 258
Grade 362
Grade 452
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
388’20
283’21
331’22
415’23
366’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%Hispanic 39%White 10%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School from Center Township families.

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The district →
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Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School
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Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School
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D
472 students13:1
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School
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451 students11:1
Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School
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440 students13:1
Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory School
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D−
416 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Center Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.