The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in Math. The lowest is 21% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenbriar Elementary School
Greenbriar Elementary School, a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Indianapolis’s MSD Washington Township, has been permanently closed. The school board voted in late 2023 to close the building due to declining enrollment and financial pressures, and the consolidation took effect at the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Students from Greenbriar’s attendance area now attend Fox Hill Elementary, which also houses the district’s Dual Language Immersion Program. This change means that any family researching Greenbriar will need to look at Fox Hill for the current school assignment. The academic profile described here reflects the school’s final year of operation.
State assessment results from that year show a mixed picture. In math, a modest share of students met the state’s proficiency benchmark on the ILEARN assessment. In English language arts, the share was lower. In science and social studies, about one in five students scored at the proficient level. While these rates are lower than many parents would hope to see, the school’s overall proficiency index—an average across all tested subjects and grades—placed it in the top quartile when compared with other districts in Marion County. That relative strength suggests that the nearby school districts, taken together, had even lower average proficiency than Greenbriar did. A parent considering the school during its operation might have wanted to ask about instructional supports and how the school addressed the gap between math and reading results.
Greenbriar served a diverse student body. Over half of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of economic need that the school community reflected. The racial and ethnic composition included a substantial share of Black students, a smaller but still sizable share of Hispanic students, and smaller shares of White, Asian, and multiracial students. These proportions contribute to a peer environment that is different from many nearby schools, and a family’s preference around diversity would be a key factor. The school had no magnet or charter designation and was not identified as a Title I school in the available data, though the high FRPL rate often correlates with that status. Data on special education identification and English learner status was not reported.
Housing in the surrounding zip code sits above the state median home value, though it remains below the national benchmark. Rents moved slightly downward over the past year, which may provide some relief for families new to the area. The broader Indianapolis context includes a large, urban county with many school options, and the Washington Township district has been active in seeking additional funding through a referendum that appeared on the November 2024 ballot; the outcome of that vote could not be confirmed from publicly available sources. That referendum matters because it directly affects district budgets, programming, and property taxes for residents.
Several standard data points were not available for Greenbriar. There were no reported figures on chronic absenteeism, teacher staffing ratios, or course access. For an elementary school, some of these gaps are common—graduation rate, for instance, does not apply. Still, a parent looking back at this school’s record would find limited information on the learning environment beyond test scores. The closure itself is the dominant fact, and any family now considering the Washington Township elementary schools should focus on Fox Hill and the district’s evolving plans.
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