The top reported proficiency rate is 12% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Liberty Grove Schools
Liberty Grove Schools is a charter school in Indianapolis, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It opened in 2022 as an independent charter district and an IPS Innovation Network School, which means it is a relatively new option for families in the city. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the school plans to add seventh grade, extending the grade span and offering a longer continuous pathway for students who start there.
The school’s enrollment is small for its grade band, and the student body is composed predominantly of Black students, with a significant share of Hispanic students and a smaller number identifying as two or more races; there are very few white students enrolled. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
State testing data for the 2024-25 school year shows low proficiency rates across all tested subjects. In math, the proficiency rate fell well below the median for schools in the county. In English language arts, proficiency was similarly low, and in science and social studies, the shares of students reaching the state’s proficient level were very small. Overall, the school’s combined proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Marion County. A parent considering this school will want to look into how the school addresses academic support and curriculum to understand the instructional approach in place. The school has not yet reported data on chronic absenteeism or on special populations such as students with disabilities or English learners, so those dimensions of student support are not visible in the available evidence.
On the community and housing side, the school draws from a portion of Indianapolis where the typical home value is below both the state and national averages, and where rents have been rising over the past year. No specific locale details beyond the school’s street address in the 46208 zip code were provided, so a broader picture of the immediate neighborhood character is not available from this data.
The district brief adds two notable changes. The school itself is the entire district a single charter school that also functions as its own local education agency. Its recent opening means there is no track record of multi-year trends in achievement. Parents also now have the certainty that seventh grade is coming next year, so a family whose child is currently enrolled can expect a continuation of the same school environment, rather than needing to transition to a different middle school after sixth grade.
For a family weighing this school, the central facts are a new charter serving a small K-6 population in Indianapolis, with below-average state test scores, a planned expansion into seventh grade, and limited publicly available data on discipline, staffing, or attendance. The decision will rest heavily on a family’s direct engagement with the school to understand its instructional model and student support framework, since the public metrics alone do not give a full picture of the experience inside the building.
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