The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in Math. The lowest is 4% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Circle City Prep Charter School
Circle City Prep Charter School operates as a single-district charter system in Marion County, serving kindergarten through seventh grade across two schools: an elementary school and a middle school. The district’s enrollment is relatively small for a K–7 entity, with roughly two hundred forty-seven students tested in math and two hundred forty-eight in English language arts in the most recent state assessments. Because the district does not yet serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and families considering a long-term pathway through twelfth grade will need to investigate what options are available after seventh grade. The district does not report participation rates for its assessments, which a parent may want to ask about directly, as missing participation data can make it harder to gauge how fully the student body was tested.
Academically, the proficiency rates on Indiana’s ILEARN assessments place Circle City Prep below the midpoint among Marion County’s districts in overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. In math, roughly one in five students scored proficient or above. In English language arts, about one in five students met that benchmark. Science proficiency was lower, and social studies proficiency for fifth graders was under one in ten. These figures position the district near the lower end of the county in measured achievement, and a family looking at these results will likely want to discuss with the school what instructional supports and interventions are in place.
The student body is predominantly Black, followed by a substantial Hispanic share, with a small number of white students and students identifying as two or more races. Free or reduced-price meal eligibility data was not reported, so the share of students from low-income households is not available from this data. Special education and English learner counts also were not reported, leaving gaps in the publicly available picture of student support needs. The district’s chronic absenteeism rate, however, places it in the top quartile among Marion County’s districts—meaning fewer students are missing school chronically compared with most peers in the county. That is a positive indicator of consistent student attendance.
Per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range but on the lower half among county districts, suggesting the district’s financial resources are near the typical level for the area. The district’s charter renewal application, filed in 2020 with the Indiana Charter School Board, is a public document that families can review; charter renewal decisions affect whether the school continues to operate beyond its current authorization period. The district also expanded its grade offerings by the 2023–2024 school year to include kindergarten through seventh grade, which gives enrolled families a continuous K–8 pathway within the same charter system. No information was available about program offerings such as advanced courses, arts, or career pathways, so families with specific academic or extracurricular interests will need to contact the school directly.
In short, Circle City Prep is a small charter district that serves a predominantly Black and Hispanic student body and operates with relatively low academic proficiency rates on state tests, a solid attendance picture, and a middle-range spending level. It does not yet cover high school grades, and key pieces of data about student poverty, special education, and English learner populations are not publicly reported here. Families considering this district will likely want to explore the charter renewal timeline, ask about student support strategies, and confirm what options exist for high school.
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