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What's something Herron Preparatory Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
428
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERRON PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 180023102736
Herron Preparatory Academy
3100 N. Meridian, Indianapolis, IN 46208 · (317) 231-0010 · Marion County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
156 students
STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
48.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
56.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Herron Preparatory Academy
Herron Preparatory Academy's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron Preparatory Academy this school | 428 | 36.4% | 49.0% |
| Liberty Elementary School Mishawaka | 446 | 38.1% | 21.8% |
| Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School Indianapolis | 506 | 35.8% | 37.1% |
| Emmons Elementary School Mishawaka | 422 | 42.9% | 23.6% |
| White Lick Elementary School Brownsburg | 473 | 37.6% | 70.6% |
| Crossroads Elementary School Brownsburg | 579 | 39.0% | 66.7% |
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 Herron Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #318 of 983 | #19 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #301 of 986 | #15 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #271 of 986 | #18 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #542 of 1,079 | #93 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #4 of 991 | #2 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #149 of 996 | #49 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #842 of 1,058 | #143 of 152 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 47 | 9.1:1 | 36% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 45 | 6.9:1 | 40% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 18 | 9.7:1 | 44% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herron Preparatory Academy.
About Herron Preparatory Academy
Herron Preparatory Academy is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It enrolled 428 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Federal records list Herron Preparatory Academy as its own district.
White students are the largest group at Herron Preparatory Academy, with 45% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 33% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. By the diversity index, Herron Preparatory Academy comes in at 66%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.1:1, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Herron Preparatory Academy is 36%. For comparison, public schools in Marion County average 60%.
The allk12 Grade for Herron Preparatory Academy is B. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Herron Preparatory Academy's results are within a point of predicted: 49.0% against 49.8%.
Within Marion County, median household income is about $66,346, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 274 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 161,456.
Of nearby public schools, William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 49.0% is above the 14.5% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Herron Preparatory Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Herron Preparatory Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Herron Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Herron Preparatory Academy?
Herron Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Herron Preparatory Academy serve?
Herron Preparatory Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herron Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herron Preparatory Academy is approximately 9.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herron Preparatory Academy?
At Herron Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 45% White, 11% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Herron Preparatory Academy public or private?
Herron Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Herron Preparatory Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.