Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School

Regular School · Indianapolis, IN

Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School is a regular school school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving grades PK–05 with 451 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

451

Teachers (FTE)

39.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	276	61%
Black or African American	131	29%
White	24	5%
Two or more races	19	4%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	451	260M / 191F

English Language Learners: 211 (47% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6.0% -31pp	37.0%	267
Reading Proficiency	9.0% -33.2pp	42.2%	260
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	118

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)

-0.61 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

23 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

304

67.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI) Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	451	100%

Contact & Location

4326 Patricia St

Indianapolis, IN 46222

Phone: (317)226-4261

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
Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry 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
Cold Spring School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46222) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180477002393

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