Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HARRISON COM SCHOOLS·NCES 181036001696
Heth-Washington Elementary School
2450 Heth-Washington Rd SW, Central, IN 47110 · (812) 732-4766 · Harrison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
127 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 9 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 20% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Heth-Washington Elementary School
Heth-Washington Elementary School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heth-Washington Elementary School this school | 162 | 78.4% | 42.2% |
| Gosport Elementary School Gosport | 149 | 71.8% | 34.3% |
| Martha J Ridpath Elementary School Greencastle | 160 | 70.6% | N/A |
| West Jay Elementary Dunkirk | 214 | 72.4% | 45.8% |
| Eastwood Elementary School New Castle | 257 | 74.7% | 21.9% |
| West Crawford Elementary School Eckerty | 170 | 68.8% | 36.1% |
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 Heth-Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #474 of 983 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #556 of 986 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #453 of 986 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #1,026 of 1,079 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #59 of 1,058 | #1 of 7 |
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
162
+29 (+22%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | 78% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 10 | 15.6:1 | 76% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 75% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 11 | 12.1:1 | 73% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 11 | 16.0:1 | 70% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 68% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 57% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 42% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heth-Washington Elementary School.
About Heth-Washington Elementary School
Heth-Washington Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Central, Indiana. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 162 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.
Heth-Washington Elementary School falls under South Harrison Com Schools, which has 8 schools enrolling 3,123 students.
At Heth-Washington Elementary School, White students make up 88% of the student body. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Heth-Washington Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 16.2:1 comes from the school's 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is about 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 78% in 2024-25. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Harrison County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Heth-Washington Elementary School is B+. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Heth-Washington Elementary School does better than predicted by 22.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.2%; the prediction is 20.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harrison County, median household income is about $74,475, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 15 public schools operate in Harrison County, serving about 5,932 students.
The shortest distance from Heth-Washington Elementary School to another public school is about 7.4 miles, to Meade County High School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Heth-Washington Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Heth-Washington Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Heth-Washington Elementary School had 133 students in 2020-21 and 162 in 2024-25, a 22% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,859
Census ACS
Median income
$74,475
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Harrison Com Schools
- Corydon Central High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Corydon Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Corydon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Corydon Central Jr High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- South Central ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- South Central Jr & Sr High SchoolHigh · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Meade County High School7.4 mi · 1,512
- James R. Allen High School7.4 mi · 39
- Corydon Central High School7.5 mi · 748
- Corydon Central Jr High School7.5 mi · 358
- Corydon Intermediate School7.6 mi · 487
- Corydon Elementary School7.7 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Heth-Washington Elementary SchoolHow large is Heth-Washington Elementary School?
Heth-Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades PK-06.
Is Heth-Washington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heth-Washington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Heth-Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Heth-Washington Elementary School.
How diverse is Heth-Washington Elementary School?
Heth-Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Heth-Washington Elementary School?
Heth-Washington Elementary School is overseen by South Harrison Com Schools in Harrison County.
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