Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School

Regular School · Indianapolis, IN

Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School is a regular school school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving grades PK–05 with 472 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

472

Teachers (FTE)

35.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	345	73%
Black or African American	83	18%
White	25	5%
Asian	14	3%
Two or more races	5	1%
Total enrollment	472	252M / 220F

English Language Learners: 395 (84% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10.0% -27pp	37.0%	347
Reading Proficiency	10.0% -32.2pp	42.2%	339
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	174

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

+0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

40 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

239

50.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	472	100%

Contact & Location

5002 W 34th St

Indianapolis, IN 46224

Phone: (317)226-4279

District

Indianapolis Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,899

District enrollment: 22,027

Other Schools in District

Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM School Elementary
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for Inquiry Elementary
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory School Elementary
Charity Dye School 27 Center for Inquiry Elementary
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School Elementary
Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School Elementary
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School Elementary
Cold Spring School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46224) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180477000808

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD