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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP·NCES 181272002376
Fox Hill Elementary School
802 Fox Hill Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46228 · (317) 259-5371 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
303 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
41.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fox Hill Elementary School
Fox Hill Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill Elementary School this school | 603 | 50.2% | 38.1% |
| Nora Elementary School Indianapolis | 544 | 53.1% | 31.9% |
| Willow Lake Elementary School Indianapolis | 739 | 53.0% | 24.6% |
| Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch Indianapolis | 778 | 52.2% | 34.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Hammond | 570 | 49.5% | 17.8% |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School Hammond | 611 | 50.2% | 14.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fox Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #561 of 983 | #32 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #571 of 986 | #35 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #558 of 986 | #33 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #183 of 1,079 | #39 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #753 of 991 | #112 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #30 of 996 | #12 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #592 of 1,058 | #126 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #106 of 597 | #32 of 86 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
603
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 603 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 50% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 51% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 66% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 62% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 41.3 | 19.3:1 | 80% (633) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 40 | 19.2:1 | 78% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 8 | 88.9:1 | 72% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 31% (167) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Hill Elementary School.
About Fox Hill Elementary School
Fox Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, administered by MSD Washington Township. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 603 students. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 38% higher.
Within MSD Washington Township, Fox Hill Elementary School is one of 14 schools. The district enrolls 11,560 students.
Black students account for 35% of enrollment at Fox Hill Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fox Hill Elementary School scores 73%.
Teacher count: 36 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.8:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
Fox Hill Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Fox Hill Elementary School is 1.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Marion County show that median household income comes to about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 274, with about 161,456 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry, is about 1.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Fox Hill Elementary School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 579 to 603. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Washington Township
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Northview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Westlane Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Clearwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Willow Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 739 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Other Fox Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fox Hill Elementary. Fox Hill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- FOX HILL ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry1.2 mi · 360
- Westlane Middle School1.5 mi · 754
- Crooked Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 460
- Girls IN STEM Academy1.7 mi · 55
- Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North1.8 mi · 229
- Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World School1.8 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Fox Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Fox Hill Elementary School?
Fox Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 603 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fox Hill Elementary School serve?
Fox Hill Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fox Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fox Hill Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fox Hill Elementary School?
At Fox Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 32% Hispanic, 35% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Fox Hill Elementary School public or private?
Fox Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MSD Washington Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.