Homecroft Elementary School

Located at 1551 E Southview Dr, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Homecroft Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that enrolls 493 students (grades 1 through 5), overseen by Perry Township Schools.

Within Perry Township Schools, which oversees 21 schools and 16,243 students, Homecroft Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Homecroft Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 26% Black, 22% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Homecroft Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Homecroft Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.3%; this one delivers 34.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) records that median household income runs about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Homecroft Elementary School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Homecroft Kindergarten, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Homecroft Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Homecroft Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.7%.

Homecroft Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 493 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 5% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.