Summary:
There is one school in this area: Herron Preparatory Academy, a K–8 school in Indianapolis, IN with 428 students. It is listed as an Elementary school and operates as its own district (Herron Preparatory Academy), so district and school figures are the same. It has earned a 4-star rating for three straight years and ranks 287th of 1,015 Indiana schools (72nd percentile) in 2025–2026, plus 49th of 374 districts (87th percentile). Its state rank improved from 303rd of 1,011 in 2023–2024.
Math and science are the clearest strengths. Math is above the state in every tested grade from 3rd through 7th, with all-grade math at 55.97% and 4th grade math at 75.68% — 23.68 points above the state. All-grade science is 57.43%, up 5.91 points year over year, and 4th grade science is 66.22%, or 22.42 points above the state. Fourth grade stands out across the board, scoring above state in math, science, and ELA. ELA is far more uneven: all-grade ELA is 46.37%, with 6th grade (57.33%) and 7th grade (64.00%) well above state, but 3rd grade (33.33%) and 5th grade (30.61%) below it — the 5th grade score is the lowest grade-level result in the data. Fifth grade social studies rose 14.29 points to 46.94%, essentially matching the state rate of 47.2%.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, well below the state rate of 16.7% — roughly 30% lower. The student-teacher ratio is 9.1, and per-student spending was $12,676 in 2023–2024; 36.45% of students are from lower-income backgrounds. Overall, this is an above-average, 4-star school with strong math and science results, improving science and social studies scores, and low absenteeism, while grade-level ELA remains the main area to watch.
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