The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in Math. The lowest is 30% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Mary Bryan Elementary School
Mary Bryan Elementary School, part of Perry Township Schools on Indianapolis’s south side, is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school’s student body is notably diverse, with a large Asian American plurality and a significant white population, alongside smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making economic diversity a real part of the school’s profile.
On the Indiana ILEARN assessments, Mary Bryan’s proficiency rates present a mixed picture. In math, roughly two out of every five students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, about three out of ten students met the same bar. Science and social studies proficiency rates were similar to the ELA figure, each hovering around the low thirties. Participation rates for these tests were high, above the reporting threshold, which means the results reliably represent the school’s tested students. When compared with the overall proficiency of all tested subjects and grades across other elementary schools in Marion County, Mary Bryan’s combined index places it in the top quartile among the roughly seven dozen county districts reporting this data. This signals that while individual subject scores are modest in absolute terms, the school’s academic performance is stronger than the majority of its county peers.
The school serves a large elementary enrollment in a grade configuration that runs from pre-K through fifth grade. Data on special education and English learner populations is not reported here, so a parent who wants to understand the school’s support for those groups should ask the school directly. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies. Discipline data and chronic absenteeism figures are also absent from the record.
Housing in the immediate area carries a price roughly in line with the statewide typical home value. The estimated monthly mortgage payment and rent each represent a manageable share of the national median household income, suggesting the neighborhood is moderately affordable relative to national costs.
Perry Township Schools, Mary Bryan’s district, has undergone a noteworthy structural reorganization. The district has established separate kindergarten academies and early childhood academies, so the school a child attends depends on where the family lives relative to US-31. Families east of the highway feed into the Southport track; those west of it feed into the Perry Meridian track. This is a lasting feature of school assignment for any family moving into the area. Separately, the district received a federal Teacher and School Leader grant aimed at recruiting and developing effective educators, a multi-year initiative that may benefit instruction across all its schools.
For a family considering Mary Bryan, the picture is one of a large, economically and racially diverse elementary school that performs solidly on state assessments relative to its heavily urban county, particularly in math, but where a majority of students still score below proficient in reading and other subjects. The community is a moderately affordable part of Indianapolis. The main districtwide consideration is the feeder structure: understanding whether your address places you on the Southport or Perry Meridian pathway will shape the entire arc of your child’s education through the district.
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