Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Indianapolis Public Schools (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 46 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Indiana.

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James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.9
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31
George W. Julian School 57 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.7
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James Whitcomb Riley School 43Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.9
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Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
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Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.9
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William Penn Middle School - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.2
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George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
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Charity Dye School 27 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.5
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52
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.6
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Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.8
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Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.8
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Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
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Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
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Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
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Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
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James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
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Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
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Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.0
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Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.0
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Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
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Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
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Northwest Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
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H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
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Arlington Middle School - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
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Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.6
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Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.8
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Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
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Cold Spring SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
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Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
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Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
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Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
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Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
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Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
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22
Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
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H. L. Harshman Middle SchoolIndianapolis · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.1
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34
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
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William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
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Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for InquiryIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
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George Washington High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.6
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Shortridge High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.7
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Arsenal Technical High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.9
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Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.8
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Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM SchoolIndianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.2
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Edison School of the Arts 47Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.7
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Crispus Attucks High SchoolIndianapolis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.1
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Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99Indianapolis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.2

#	School	Sector	Students per teacher	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	6.9	27.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	173
2	George W. Julian School 57 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	8.7	31.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	165
3	James Whitcomb Riley School 43 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	8.9	22.5 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	240
4	Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	9.5	37.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	208
5	Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	9.9	26.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	328
6	William Penn Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	10.2	30.4 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	367
7	George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.3	60.7 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	246
8	Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.5	48.5 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	348
9	William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.6	51.5 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	381
10	Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	10.8	53.1 Top 50%	70.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	455
11	Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.8	23.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	259
12	Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades 1–5	Public	10.9	83.8 Top 10%	78% Math proficiency	228
13	Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.0	23.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	241
14	Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.2	36.6 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	268
15	Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.6	27.5 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	451
16	James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.7	23.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	363
17	Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.8	22.9 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	366
18	Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.0	58.5 Top 50%	57.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	623
19	Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.0	28.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	275
20	Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	12.1	70.0 Top 25%	50% Math proficiency	303
21	Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.2	31.8 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	391
22	Northwest Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.2	21.8 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	623
23	H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.2	21.0 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	538
24	Arlington Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.2	20.6 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	365
25	Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.6	25.6 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	251
26	Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.8	44.7 Lower 50%	77.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	230
27	Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	13.3	89.3 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	360
28	Cold Spring School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	13.3	29.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	359
29	Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.3	26.1 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	440
30	Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.3	22.4 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	398
31	Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.5	27.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	472
32	Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.5	20.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	525
33	Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.6	23.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	326
34	Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.9	22.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	416
35	H. L. Harshman Middle School Indianapolis · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14.1	29.9 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	509
36	Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.3	34.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	301
37	William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.3	27.8 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	386
38	Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	14.6	52.8 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	351
39	George Washington High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	14.6	18.5 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	729
40	Shortridge High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	14.7	37.2 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,206
41	Arsenal Technical High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	14.9	18.8 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	2,360
42	Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.8	45.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	506
43	Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.2	16.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	308
44	Edison School of the Arts 47 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	16.7	25.5 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	617
45	Crispus Attucks High School Indianapolis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	17.1	19.1 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	1,269
46	Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99 Indianapolis · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	21.2	11.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	361

James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School in Indianapolis leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Indianapolis Public Schools with Students per teacher 6.9. Of the 46 schools shown, 46 are public.

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What is the best ratio school in Indianapolis Public Schools?

James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School in Indianapolis, Indiana ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Indianapolis Public Schools with Students per teacher 6.9 (Enrollment: 173).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Indianapolis Public Schools ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.