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Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

725 N New Jersey St, Indianapolis, IN 46202 · (317) 226-4202 · Part of Indianapolis Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
303
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 30.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Center Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 42.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

725 N New Jersey St, Indianapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten60
Grade 149
Grade 249
Grade 349
Grade 443
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
438’20
439’21
444’22
435’23
303’24

Down 30.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Black 22%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Asian 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry from Center Township families.

Other schools in Indianapolis Public Schools

The district →
Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
D−
525 students13:1
Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
C
506 students16:1
Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
D
472 students13:1
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
D−
451 students11:1
Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
D
440 students13:1
Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
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.