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How has Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,238
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065000133
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch
12278 Cyntheanne Rd, Fishers, IN 46037 · (317) 594-4120 · Hamilton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,238 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Indiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
154 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 335 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 296 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 323 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
68.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
71.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch this school | 1,238 | 12.4% | 68.7% |
| Carmel Middle School Carmel | 1,047 | 18.5% | 62.1% |
| Clay Middle School Carmel | 1,415 | 14.3% | 67.5% |
| Center Grove Middle School Central Greenwood | 1,278 | 19.4% | 59.7% |
| Fall Creek Junior High Fishers | 1,001 | 17.7% | 61.2% |
| Discovery Middle School Granger | 941 | 19.4% | 72.3% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #5 of 324 | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #6 of 325 | #2 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #6 of 325 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,238 | #18 of 334 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #274 of 314 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #96 of 315 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #327 of 330 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #91 of 110 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,238
+39 (+3%) vs 2020
+100% since 2000-01, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 1,238 | 69.4 | 17.9:1 | 12% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 1,278 | 71.4 | 17.9:1 | 12% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 1,269 | 70.4 | 18.0:1 | 13% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 1,199 | 62 | 19.3:1 | 10% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 1,206 | 61.2 | 19.7:1 | 8% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 1,136 | 55 | 20.6:1 | 9% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 46 | 20.4:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 31 | 19.9:1 | 4% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch.
About Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch is a large middle school in Hamilton Southeastern Schools, located in Fishers, Indiana. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 1,238 students. That puts enrollment 108% larger than the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana.
The district for Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch is Hamilton Southeastern Schools, with 22 schools and 21,062 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch is 63% White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Asian, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Hamilton County's population at about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch is 17.9:1, based on 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. Lunch program data show 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hamilton County is 21%.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.7%, compared with a predicted 66.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Hamilton County, where median household income comes to about $121,530, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Hamilton County counts 69 public schools with about 63,065 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch is closest to Southeastern Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.7% against a local average of 68.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,238, from 1,199 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.3:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Riverside Junior HighMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Fishers
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Riverside Junior HighMiddle · 885 students
Nearby schools
- Southeastern Elementary School0.4 mi · 773
- Thorpe Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 607
- Hamilton Southeastern HS2.0 mi · 3,504
- Fall Creek Intermediate School2.1 mi · 909
- Fall Creek Elementary School2.2 mi · 525
- Fall Creek Junior High2.3 mi · 1,001
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchHow large is Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch?
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch enrolls approximately 1,238 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch serve?
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch?
Student demographics at Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch are roughly 63% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch public or private?
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.