The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in Math. The lowest is 2% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Andrew J Brown Academy
Andrew J Brown Academy operates as a single-school district in Marion County serving kindergarten through eighth grade. The school’s enrollment of students is evenly split between two groups, Black students making up close to half of the student body and Hispanic students close to half, with a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. The remaining racial groups each account for a tiny fraction of the student population. Because the district serves only elementary and middle grades, it has no high school and therefore no graduation rate to report. The school is one of many districts within Marion County, which includes Indianapolis and its surrounding communities.
On the state’s ILEARN assessments covering grades three through eight, Andrew J Brown Academy’s proficiency rates fall below the midpoint when compared with other Marion County districts. In math, about one in five students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share of students reaching proficiency was slightly lower, at roughly one in five. Science results were weaker, with about one in ten students proficient. In social studies, which is tested only in fifth grade, the proficiency rate was very low. These figures place the district’s overall academic performance, as measured by a combined proficiency index, below the middle of the pack among county districts. A parent may want to investigate further with the school to understand what academic supports are in place and how the school is working to improve student outcomes.
One area where Andrew J Brown Academy stands out is chronic absenteeism. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate lands in the top quartile among Marion County districts, meaning a smaller share of students are missing substantial amounts of school compared with most other districts in the county. That is a positive signal about student engagement and attendance patterns.
Per-pupil current spending at Andrew J Brown Academy is in the upper range among Marion County districts, suggesting the school invests above the typical level on a per-student basis. What that spending goes toward, and how it translates into classroom resources, staffing, or programming, is not detailed in the available data. No information was found on the school’s free or reduced-price lunch rate, special education identification, or English learner population, so the economic and support needs of the student body are not fully captured here.
The district brief turned up little in the way of recent parent-relevant changes, such as boundary shifts, new leadership, program launches, or facility investments, so those are not available to report. The school operates under a single-building model, which can mean a tighter-knit environment for families but also fewer options for students who might thrive in a different setting within the same district.
For a family considering Andrew J Brown Academy, the picture is one of a school serving a diverse, majority-minority student body through the middle grades, with attendance rates that compare favorably to county peers but academic proficiency numbers that lag behind many other districts in Marion County. The higher per-pupil spending suggests room for programmatic investment, but how that money is being deployed is not spelled out in the publicly available record. This is a school that a parent would want to visit, ask about academic interventions and enrichment, and see firsthand whether the environment and approach fit their child’s needs.
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