Fox Hill Elementary School

Set in Indianapolis, Indiana, Fox Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school, one of the schools within MSD Washington Township. It works with 603 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

MSD Washington Township comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 11,560 students; Fox Hill Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Fox Hill Elementary School logs that 35% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Fox Hill Elementary School lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Marion County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fox Hill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Fox Hill Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fox Hill Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fox Hill Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fox Hill Elementary School has decreased 24%, going from 796 students in 2018 to 603 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 56% to 35%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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