Francis W Parker School 56
2353 Columbia Ave
Indianapolis IN, 46205, Marion County
Phone: 317-226-4256
Ranking: 
(652 out of 1,449, top 45%)*
(652 out of 1,449, top 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Indianapolis Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 334 | 280 | 282 | 290 | 315 | 278 | 322 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 12.0% | NA | NA | 8 | 2.8% | 9 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 15.3% | 48 | 17.1% | 57 | 20.2% | 42 | 14.5% | 64 | 20.3% | 43 | 15.5% | 60 | 18.6% |
| Grade 1: | 45 | 13.5% | 51 | 18.2% | 39 | 13.8% | 57 | 19.7% | 54 | 17.1% | 52 | 18.7% | 60 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 13.5% | 35 | 12.5% | 47 | 16.7% | 48 | 16.6% | 54 | 17.1% | 44 | 15.8% | 50 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 27 | 8.1% | 38 | 13.6% | 38 | 13.5% | 35 | 12.1% | 29 | 9.2% | 30 | 10.8% | 36 | 11.2% |
| Grade 4: | 33 | 9.9% | 32 | 11.4% | 31 | 11.0% | 32 | 11.0% | 29 | 9.2% | 33 | 11.9% | 36 | 11.2% |
| Grade 5: | 31 | 9.3% | 29 | 10.4% | 28 | 9.9% | 21 | 7.2% | 27 | 8.6% | 23 | 8.3% | 28 | 8.7% |
| Grade 6: | 27 | 8.1% | 23 | 8.2% | 16 | 5.7% | 22 | 7.6% | 17 | 5.4% | 24 | 8.6% | 18 | 5.6% |
| Grade 7: | 19 | 5.7% | 13 | 4.6% | 13 | 4.6% | 9 | 3.1% | 19 | 6.0% | 12 | 4.3% | 16 | 5.0% |
| Grade 8: | 16 | 4.8% | 11 | 3.9% | 5 | 1.8% | 15 | 5.2% | 10 | 3.2% | 13 | 4.7% | 10 | 3.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 51.8% | 156 | 55.7% | 160 | 56.7% | 147 | 50.7% | 149 | 47.3% | 132 | 47.5% | 144 | 44.7% |
| Female: | 161 | 48.2% | 124 | 44.3% | 122 | 43.3% | 143 | 49.3% | 134 | 42.5% | 120 | 43.2% | 156 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 12.9% | 33 | 11.8% | 33 | 11.7% | 37 | 12.8% | 31 | 9.8% | 30 | 10.8% | 34 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 236 | 70.7% | 206 | 73.6% | 198 | 70.2% | 208 | 71.7% | 223 | 70.8% | 202 | 72.7% | 239 | 74.2% |
| White: | 41 | 12.3% | 30 | 10.7% | 35 | 12.4% | 34 | 11.7% | 36 | 11.4% | 27 | 9.7% | 30 | 9.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.2% | 9 | 3.2% | 16 | 5.7% | 10 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 245 | 73.4% | 229 | 81.8% | 231 | 81.9% | 217 | 74.8% | 234 | 74.3% | 197 | 70.9% | 234 | 72.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 10.5% | 17 | 6.1% | 22 | 7.8% | 22 | 7.6% | 25 | 7.9% | 31 | 11.2% | 32 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.72 | 11.20 | 10.07 | 11.40 | 11.89 | 10.20 | 10.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 62% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 64% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 66% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 61% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 62% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 64.9% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 69.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 65% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 62% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 54% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 56% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 57.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 62.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 58% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 59% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 60% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 62.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 68.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 64% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 61% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 65% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 51% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 55% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 54.9% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 59.7% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 51% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 50.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 57% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 62% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 56% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 50% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 51% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 54.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 56.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 56% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 66% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 59% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 62% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 63% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 66% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 70.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 69.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 35% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 37.7% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 35.4% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 44% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 45% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 48% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 57% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 53% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 47% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 53% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 54.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 55.9% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 45% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 49% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 59% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 70% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 67% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 64% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 68.2% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 29% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 30% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 32% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 32.4% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 39% | 69% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 43% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 48% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 37% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 46% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 40% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 63% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 43% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 48% | 73% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24% | 57% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 40% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 37% | 65% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 44.1% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 38% | 72% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 39% | 66% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 49.8% | 77% |
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* Francis W Parker School 56 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.