Lantern Road Elementary School

Lantern Road Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school in Fishers, Indiana, operated by Hamilton Southeastern Schools. The school enrolls 470 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Within Hamilton Southeastern Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 21,062 students, Lantern Road Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lantern Road Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lantern Road Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lantern Road Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lantern Road Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.0%, the actual is 73.3%, a residual of +10.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put the typical household earns roughly $121,530 per year, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Lantern Road Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 63,065 students).

The closest other public school is Fishers Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lantern Road Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 57.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lantern Road Elementary School has ticked down 41%, going from 796 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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