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John Strange Elementary School
3660 East 62nd St
Indianapolis IN, 46220, Marion County
Phone: 317-259-5465
Ranking: 
(860 out of 1,449, bottom 41%)*
(860 out of 1,449, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Washington Township Metropolitan School District
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 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 606 | 620 | 683 | 640 | 576 | 528 | 381 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 216 | 35.6% | 207 | 33.4% | 222 | 32.5% | 174 | 27.2% | 174 | 30.2% | 171 | 32.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 88 | 14.5% | 108 | 17.4% | 92 | 13.5% | 92 | 14.4% | 80 | 13.9% | 70 | 13.3% | 77 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 15.8% | 65 | 10.5% | 89 | 13.0% | 96 | 15.0% | 82 | 14.2% | 76 | 14.4% | 84 | 22.0% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 9.9% | 70 | 11.3% | 91 | 13.3% | 95 | 14.8% | 79 | 13.7% | 74 | 14.0% | 73 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 13.0% | 86 | 13.9% | 100 | 14.6% | 95 | 14.8% | 83 | 14.4% | 74 | 14.0% | 60 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 11.1% | 84 | 13.5% | 89 | 13.0% | 88 | 13.8% | 78 | 13.5% | 63 | 11.9% | 87 | 22.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 304 | 50.2% | 311 | 50.2% | 356 | 52.1% | 326 | 50.9% | 259 | 45.0% | 241 | 45.6% | 170 | 44.6% |
| Female: | 302 | 49.8% | 309 | 49.8% | 327 | 47.9% | 314 | 49.1% | 268 | 46.5% | 245 | 46.4% | 180 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.5% | 18 | 2.9% | 27 | 4.0% | 19 | 3.0% | 11 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 5.8% | 41 | 6.6% | 53 | 7.8% | 36 | 5.6% | 20 | 3.5% | 30 | 5.7% | 12 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 230 | 38.0% | 245 | 39.5% | 284 | 41.6% | 290 | 45.3% | 267 | 46.4% | 233 | 44.1% | 210 | 55.1% |
| White: | 254 | 41.9% | 245 | 39.5% | 260 | 38.1% | 238 | 37.2% | 234 | 40.6% | 217 | 41.1% | 122 | 32.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 70 | 11.6% | 65 | 10.5% | 54 | 7.9% | 51 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 275 | 45.4% | 273 | 44.0% | 304 | 44.5% | 282 | 44.1% | 210 | 36.5% | 170 | 32.2% | 115 | 30.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 6.6% | 35 | 5.6% | 47 | 6.9% | 54 | 8.4% | 65 | 11.3% | 55 | 10.4% | 61 | 16.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.90 | 22.96 | 21.34 | 51.82 | 19.63 | 18.30 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 80% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 82.3% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.4% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 77.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 73.6% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 78.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.8% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.5% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 69.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 69.4% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 78% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.9% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 80% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 88.8% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.8% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 63.9% | 67% |
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* John Strange Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.