Mary E Nicholson School 70
510 East 46th St
Indianapolis IN, 46205, Marion County
Phone: 317-226-4270
Ranking: 
(1,232 out of 1,449, bottom 15%)*
(1,232 out of 1,449, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 351 | 356 | 348 | 365 | 388 | 338 | 320 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 36 | 10.3% | 40 | 11.2% | 40 | 11.5% | 42 | 11.5% | 44 | 11.3% | 39 | 11.5% | 50 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 16.2% | 52 | 14.6% | 54 | 15.5% | 54 | 14.8% | 57 | 14.7% | 62 | 18.3% | 48 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 17.9% | 54 | 15.2% | 50 | 14.4% | 55 | 15.1% | 60 | 15.5% | 53 | 15.7% | 46 | 14.4% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 18.5% | 68 | 19.1% | 67 | 19.3% | 73 | 20.0% | 54 | 13.9% | 47 | 13.9% | 47 | 14.7% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 18.8% | 72 | 20.2% | 72 | 20.7% | 69 | 18.9% | 54 | 13.9% | 48 | 14.2% | 42 | 13.1% |
| Grade 5: | 64 | 18.2% | 70 | 19.7% | 65 | 18.7% | 72 | 19.7% | 58 | 14.9% | 44 | 13.0% | 45 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 151 | 43.0% | 143 | 40.2% | 141 | 40.5% | 148 | 40.5% | 152 | 39.2% | 144 | 42.6% | 135 | 42.2% |
| Female: | 200 | 57.0% | 213 | 59.8% | 207 | 59.5% | 217 | 59.5% | 206 | 53.1% | 166 | 49.1% | 159 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 12.3% | 35 | 9.8% | 29 | 8.3% | 30 | 8.2% | 23 | 5.9% | 12 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 266 | 75.8% | 275 | 77.2% | 263 | 75.6% | 274 | 75.1% | 304 | 78.4% | 266 | 78.7% | 242 | 75.6% |
| White: | 27 | 7.7% | 28 | 7.9% | 33 | 9.5% | 32 | 8.8% | 36 | 9.3% | 35 | 10.4% | 41 | 12.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.7% | 17 | 4.8% | 22 | 6.3% | 27 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 77.2% | 277 | 77.8% | 266 | 76.4% | 271 | 74.2% | 276 | 71.1% | 253 | 74.9% | 236 | 73.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.6% | 32 | 9.0% | 30 | 8.6% | 17 | 4.7% | 24 | 6.2% | 31 | 9.2% | 27 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.50 | 14.24 | 14.50 | 15.13 | 14.06 | 12.80 | 11.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 64.9% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 69.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 54% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 57.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 62.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 51% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 55% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 54.9% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 59.7% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 50.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 55.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 56% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 50% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 51% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 54.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 56.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 56% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 70.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 35% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 37.7% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 35.4% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 53% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 47% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 70% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 62% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 67% | 76% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 29% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 30% | 58% |
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* Mary E Nicholson School 70 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.