Geist Elementary School

Geist Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Fishers, Indiana, one of the schools within Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Current enrollment sits at 608 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 39% bigger than the state mean of about 436.

Within Hamilton Southeastern Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 21,062 students, Geist Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Geist Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 14% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Geist Elementary School reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Geist Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Geist Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $121,530 per year, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Geist Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 63,065 students).

Nearest neighbor: Geist Montessori Academy, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Geist Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.4%.

Geist Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 805 students in 2018 compared to 608 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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