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Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
202 W Meridian School Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Phone
(317) 789-1300
District
PERRY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
County
MARION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
680
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.6% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
36%
46%
38%
38%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 680 100.0%
Total 680 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.7% 39.7% 68.5%
Black 9.9% 10.9% 13.9%
Hispanic 11.4% 17.5% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 40.1% 31.8% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.7% 69.3% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 59.0% 60.4% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.7% 8.9% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 104,725 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,458.1 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.3% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,421 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.8% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.1% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.7% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.2% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 7.5% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,401 $108,420,138 50.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $515 $8,723,070 4.0%
Staff $746 $12,635,748 5.8%
General Administration $79 $1,338,102 0.6%
School Administration $755 $12,788,190 5.9%
Operation $979 $16,582,302 7.7%
Transportation $635 $10,755,630 5.0%
Other $325 $5,504,850 2.5%
Total Support $4,034 $68,327,892 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,365 $40,058,370 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,800 $216,806,400 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%