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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000530
Harrison Hill Elementary School
355 S Cornell Cir, Fort Wayne, IN 46807 · (260) 467-7000 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
434 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
29.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Harrison Hill Elementary School
Harrison Hill Elementary School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Hill Elementary School this school | 612 | 70.9% | 25.6% |
| Merle J Abbett Elementary School Fort Wayne | 467 | 72.6% | 9.4% |
| Jeremiah Gray Elementary School Indianapolis | 591 | 73.3% | 28.1% |
| Homecroft Elementary School Indianapolis | 493 | 73.8% | 34.4% |
| Northcrest Elementary School Fort Wayne | 536 | 62.1% | 24.5% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Fort Wayne | 477 | 71.5% | 24.8% |
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 Harrison Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #776 of 983 | #39 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #820 of 986 | #41 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #688 of 986 | #38 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #167 of 1,079 | #7 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #140 of 991 | #17 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #15 of 996 | #9 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #144 of 1,058 | #15 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #391 of 597 | #21 of 31 |
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
612
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 612 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 71% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 75% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 44 | 14.1:1 | 76% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 80% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 30.5 | 21.8:1 | 82% (543) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 27 | 24.2:1 | 80% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 82% (610) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 45% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 804 | 36 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Hill Elementary School.
About Harrison Hill Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Harrison Hill Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. The school had 612 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Fort Wayne Community Schools counts 50 schools and 28,561 students, including Harrison Hill Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Harrison Hill Elementary School is Hispanic (36%). Other students are 27% Black, 15% Asian, 15% White, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Allen County residents. By the diversity index, Harrison Hill Elementary School comes in at 75%.
Federal staffing data show 48 full-time-equivalent teachers at Harrison Hill Elementary School and a ratio of 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Allen County.
In Indiana, Harrison Hill Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 25.6% actual against a predicted 25.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Allen County show that median household income is about $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 92 public schools operate in Allen County, serving about 55,262 students.
The nearest other public school, South Side High School, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Harrison Hill Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Harrison Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment was 587 in 2020-21 and 612 in 2024-25, a rise of 25 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.2:1 to 12.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Blackhawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Other Harrison Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Harrison Hill Elementary. Harrison Hill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Harrison Hill Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 750 students
Nearby schools
- South Side High School0.6 mi · 1,405
- South Wayne Elementary School1.0 mi · 340
- Fairfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 481
- Merle J Abbett Elementary School1.1 mi · 467
- Levan R Scott Academy1.1 mi · 419
- Jeff H Towles Intermediate School1.1 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Harrison Hill Elementary School?
Harrison Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harrison Hill Elementary School serve?
Harrison Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Harrison Hill Elementary School have?
Harrison Hill Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Harrison Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harrison Hill Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 36% Hispanic, 27% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Harrison Hill Elementary School in?
Harrison Hill Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.