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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 746 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180567001027
Harrison Hill Elementary School
7510 E 53rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46226 · (317) 964-4300 · Marion County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
521 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 17% |
This year's 1st grade class (112) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (126).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
16.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
19.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 (16.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Hill Elementary School this school | 750 | 69.5% | 16.3% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 712 | 69.0% | 17.8% |
| Garden City Elementary School Indianapolis | 727 | 71.7% | 13.2% |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School Indianapolis | 561 | 68.1% | 22.8% |
| Phalen at Francis Scott Key 103 Indianapolis | 689 | 74.0% | 11.7% |
| William McKinley Elementary School East Chicago | 509 | 70.3% | 13.3% |
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 Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #888 of 983 | #101 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #872 of 986 | #93 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #881 of 986 | #101 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #48 of 1,079 | #12 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #860 of 991 | #124 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #289 of 996 | #90 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #168 of 1,058 | #54 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #573 of 597 | #84 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
750
+40 (+6%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 750 | 42.2 | 17.8:1 | 69% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 41.5 | 17.2:1 | 91% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 39.5 | 18.3:1 | 87% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 82% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 38 | 19.9:1 | 85% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 36 | 20.2:1 | 86% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 84% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 55% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 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
Harrison Hill Elementary School is an elementary school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. The school teaches grades 1 through 6 and enrolls 750 students. The school is 72% larger than the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Harrison Hill Elementary School is part of a district of 16 schools: MSD Lawrence Township, with 16,747 students.
No group is above 50% at Harrison Hill Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 48%. The rest of enrollment is 41% Black, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Marion County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Harrison Hill Elementary School has 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. At Harrison Hill Elementary School, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 60% average among public schools in Marion County.
Harrison Hill Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Harrison Hill Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (16.3%) and its predicted rate (26.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Marion County show that median household income comes to about $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Marion County counts 274 public schools with about 161,456 students.
Belzer Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Harrison Hill Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Harrison Hill Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Harrison Hill Elementary School comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Harrison Hill Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.2:1 to 17.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Harrison Hill Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Lawrence Township
- Lawrence North High SchoolHigh · 2,799 students
- Lawrence Central High SchoolHigh · 2,517 students
- Fall Creek Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,355 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 1,313 students
- Belzer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Forest Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 971 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 Harrison Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Harrison Hill Elementary. Harrison Hill Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Harrison Hill Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Belzer Middle School0.2 mi · 1,119
- Lawrence Central High School0.4 mi · 2,517
- Hoosier College and Career Academy0.6 mi · 1,484
- Brook Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 637
- The Nature School of Central Indiana1.0 mi · 175
- Circle City Preparatory Elementary School1.5 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Harrison Hill Elementary School?
Harrison Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 01-06.
Is Harrison Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrison Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-06.
How many teachers does Harrison Hill Elementary School have?
Harrison Hill Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Harrison Hill Elementary School?
Harrison Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 48% Hispanic, 41% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrison Hill Elementary School?
Harrison Hill Elementary School is overseen by MSD Lawrence Township in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.