Herron Preparatory Academy

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Indianapolis, Indiana, Herron Preparatory Academy instructs 428 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Herron Preparatory Academy.

Herron Preparatory Academy sits inside Herron Preparatory Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Herron Preparatory Academy records that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Herron Preparatory Academy has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Herron Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Marion County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, Herron Preparatory Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that median household income runs about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Herron Preparatory Academy is one.

William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Herron Preparatory Academy at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 14.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Herron Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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