Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14

230 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Washington Irving School 14, located in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood of Indianapolis, serves as a community-focused public elementary school within the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) district. The school is named after the famed American author Washington Irving and occupies a historical role in its local neighborhood, striving to provide a foundational education for students in the surrounding area. The campus is designed to foster a supportive learning environment that emphasizes core academic subjects while catering to the diverse needs of its student population.

As part of the IPS system, the school works under the district’s broader mission to provide equitable educational opportunities and prepare students for success in middle school and beyond. Washington Irving School 14 often engages with the surrounding community to offer resources and programming that extend beyond the classroom. Parents and prospective families typically view the school as a neighborhood anchor that focuses on student growth, character development, and essential literacy and numeracy skills within a structured school setting.

230

Total Students

18.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

77.4%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14
Demographic	Student Count
White	27
Hispanic	44
Black	137
Two or More	22

Black
137 (59.6%)
Hispanic
44 (19.1%)
White
27 (11.7%)
Two or More
22 (9.6%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Indianapolis Public Schools
Phone:	(317)226-4214
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	230
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	18.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	176
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 37

Kindergarten 35

Grade 1 23

Grade 2 26

Grade 3 36

Grade 4 29

Grade 5 44