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Merle Sidener Gifted Academy School

Serves grades 2 - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2424 Kessler Blvd E Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone
(317) 226-4259
District
Indianapolis Public Schools
County
MARION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
300
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.4% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Merle Sidener Gifted Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
74%
45%
64%
39%
83%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
43%
77%
39%
88%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
39%
80%
39%
86%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
71%
38%
68%
39%
73%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
35%
80%
38%
80%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
37%
87%
43%
74%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 2 32 10.7%
Grade 3 30 10.0%
Grade 4 34 11.3%
Grade 5 45 15.0%
Grade 6 55 18.3%
Grade 7 45 15.0%
Grade 8 59 19.7%
Total 300 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.8% 21.8% 67.7%
Black 30.3% 39.7% 14.1%
Hispanic 23.7% 37.4% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 0.9% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.0% 69.3% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 40.0% 68.4% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 0.8% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 316,623 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,036.8 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.4% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.9% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 11.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 131,489 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.5% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.1% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.9% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 16.9% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,603 $189,488,000 35.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $767 $16,892,000 3.1%
Staff $2,064 $45,473,000 8.4%
General Administration $244 $5,378,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,029 $22,666,000 4.2%
Operation $2,193 $48,295,000 8.9%
Transportation $1,533 $33,760,000 6.2%
Other $875 $19,268,000 3.6%
Total Support $8,704 $191,732,000 35.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,290 $160,579,000 29.6%
Total Expenditures $24,597 $541,799,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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