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Hamilton Southeastern Schools


At a glance
6thof 374 Indiana districts▲ 5
Better than 98% of Indiana districts
13485 Cumberland Rd
Fishers, IN 46038
·(317) 594-4100·All Indiana district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 98.4% of districts
22
Schools
21,062
Students
16
5-star schools
Top rankedHamilton SE Intermediate and Junior High School2nd of 486 Indiana middle schools
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Biggest riser
Sand Creek Elementary up 189 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Lantern Road Elementary School 13.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Hamilton Southeastern Schools is a high-performing district near Fishers, Indiana, serving 21,062 students across 22 schools — 13 elementary, 7 middle, and 2 high schools, with no alternative schools. The district is rated #6 of 374 Indiana districts (98th percentile, 5 stars). Enrollment is split fairly evenly: high schools 7,094 students (33.7%), middle schools 6,576 (31.2%), and elementary schools 7,392 (35.1%). The largest school is Fishers High School with 3,590 students; the smallest is Fishers Elementary School with 437.

Hamilton SE Intermediate and Junior High School is the highest-ranked school in the list — #2 of 486 middle schools, 5 stars, with the strongest middle scores (ELA 75.08, Math 74.55, Science 72.76). Other leaders include Riverside Junior High (#7), Fall Creek Junior High (#8), Fishers High (#9 of 415), Hamilton Southeastern High School (#13), and Fishers Junior High School (#18). Among elementaries, Thorpe Creek Elementary ranks #20 of 1,015 with 80.31% math proficiency; Southeastern Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 2.7%; and New Britton Elementary School posts the highest elementary ELA score (74.69). The two high schools trade strengths: Hamilton Southeastern High leads SAT (ERW 79.31, Math 58.98), while Fishers High has the higher graduation rate (99.7%) and Biology score (70.6).

Every ranked school sits at or above the 81st percentile, and 16 of the 19 with rank history earned 5 stars. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 2.7% to 13.7% — all below the state's 16.7%, with Brooks School Elementary highest and the district at 7.3%. Free/reduced lunch ranges from 12.03% to 39.79%; Harrison Parkway Elementary School has the highest rate yet improved to #46 with strong scores, showing poverty does not map neatly to achievement. Spending ($9,710–$13,126) and class size (13.7–21.4) are not simple predictors either. Sand Creek Elementary and Harrison Parkway made large rank jumps, while Lantern Road Elementary School declined.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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