James Whitcomb Riley School 43
150 West 40th St Indianapolis IN, 46208, Marion County Phone: 317-226-4243 Ranking:  (1,358 out of 1,449, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Indianapolis Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 506 | 451 | 437 | 485 | 487 | 401 | 458 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 16.2% | 70 | 15.5% | 82 | 18.8% | 84 | 17.3% | 79 | 16.2% | 57 | 14.2% | 55 | 12.0% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 13.8% | 77 | 17.1% | 73 | 16.7% | 89 | 18.4% | 69 | 14.2% | 61 | 15.2% | 61 | 13.3% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 14.4% | 60 | 13.3% | 67 | 15.3% | 67 | 13.8% | 78 | 16.0% | 54 | 13.5% | 73 | 15.9% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 13.6% | 56 | 12.4% | 44 | 10.1% | 70 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.8% | 63 | 15.7% | 68 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 10.1% | 41 | 9.1% | 64 | 14.6% | 63 | 13.0% | 68 | 14.0% | 55 | 13.7% | 61 | 13.3% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 10.3% | 59 | 13.1% | 65 | 14.9% | 64 | 13.2% | 65 | 13.3% | 54 | 13.5% | 48 | 10.5% |
| Grade 6: | 55 | 10.9% | 59 | 13.1% | 42 | 9.6% | 48 | 9.9% | 51 | 10.5% | 42 | 10.5% | 73 | 15.9% |
| Grade 7: | 40 | 7.9% | 29 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 14 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 271 | 53.6% | 231 | 51.2% | 235 | 53.8% | 280 | 57.7% | 243 | 49.9% | 203 | 50.6% | 234 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 235 | 46.4% | 220 | 48.8% | 202 | 46.2% | 205 | 42.3% | 204 | 41.9% | 164 | 40.9% | 198 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 447 | 88.3% | 383 | 84.9% | 389 | 89.0% | 429 | 88.5% | 434 | 89.1% | 357 | 89.0% | 413 | 90.2% |
| White: | 13 | 2.6% | 19 | 4.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 16 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.3% | 12 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.3% | 24 | 5.3% | 21 | 4.8% | 27 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 424 | 83.8% | 375 | 83.1% | 358 | 81.9% | 374 | 77.1% | 380 | 78.0% | 312 | 77.8% | 320 | 69.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.7% | 21 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.7% | 20 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.14 | 14.55 | 16.81 | 16.41 | 16.91 | 14.20 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 62% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 57% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 64.9% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 69.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 62% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 57.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 58% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 60% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 61% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 68.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 62% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 54.9% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 59.7% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 50.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 55.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 56% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 51% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 54.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 56.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 59% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 69.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 35% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 37.7% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 35.4% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 53% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 54.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 55.9% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 64% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 68.2% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 29% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 30% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 32% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 32.4% | 64% |
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* James Whitcomb Riley School 43 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.