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Harrison Hill Elementary School

Public Grades 1-6
894th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Harrison Hill Elementary School is a grades 1–6 school serving 750 students in the MSD Lawrence Township district on the northeast side of Indianapolis — the largest school in this comparison set. It currently ranks 894th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (12th percentile, 1 star), placing it in the bottom tier statewide and below its own district's average (30th percentile, 2 stars). Proficiency is low across the board: 15.3% in English/language arts, 22.18% in math, and 12.31% in science, compared with roughly 31.78%, 32.0%, and 28.15% district-wide. About 26.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024‑25, above both the district (19.3%) and state (16.7%), and 69.47% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Math is the school's relative strength, trailing district norms by about 9.8 points, while literacy and science lag by roughly 16 points each. Fourth grade is the bright spot — 4th grade math reached 35.54% — but third grade ELA is a clear alarm bell at 6.84%, far below the district (28.28%) and state (40.8%) rates. The longer trend is encouraging: all-grades math climbed from 12.88% to 22.18% since 2022‑23, ELA dipped slightly to 15.3% in 2025‑26, and chronic absenteeism fell from 43.3% (2020‑21) to 26.5%. This is also the school's best ranking in ten years and its first star ratings after nine zero-star years.

Among nearby schools, Brook Park Elementary School, just 0.69 miles away, is the closest academic peer and scores slightly lower in every subject. Crestview Elementary School (2.34 mi) posts roughly two to three times Harrison Hill's proficiency, and Skiles Test Elementary School also outperforms it. Harrison Hill spends the second-least per student in the group ($12,137) yet beats the two highest-spending schools nearby, so spending does not explain the gaps. Students here attend a large school with a heavy teaching load (17.7 students per teacher) that is improving, but from a very low base.

750
Students ?
17.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,137
Per pupil spending ?
69.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7510 E 53rd St
       Indianapolis, IN  46226

(317) 964-4300

District: MSD Lawrence Township


Students who attend Harrison Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Belzer Middle School
High:    Lawrence Central High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.1%
African American:
40.8%
White:
6.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school17%
District avg31%
Indiana avg47%
894th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 11Elementary Schools in the MSD Lawrence Township
263rd of 374MSD Lawrence Township among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202612.6894 of 101511.9%★☆☆☆☆
202511.8897 of 100510.7%★☆☆☆☆
20249.3941 of 10116.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.5922 of 10169.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.9954 of 10206.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.1922 of 10169.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.3965 of 10316.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.1981 of 10274.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.5973 of 10335.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.8964 of 10467.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.7963 of 10407.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201413.7957 of 10367.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201318.5923 of 103510.8%★☆☆☆☆
20129.8955 of 10155.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.8915 of 102510.7%★☆☆☆☆
201033.9768 of 100923.9%★☆☆☆☆
200919.9868 of 100313.5%★☆☆☆☆
200813.9922 of 9967.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200724.8825 of 98516.2%★☆☆☆☆
200628.1784 of 96118.4%★☆☆☆☆
200537.4696 of 95927.4%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math22%
English Language Arts15%
Social Studies15%-32 vs state
Science12%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Hill Elementary School

Students at Harrison Hill Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 41% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

Students who attend Harrison Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belzer Middle School
High : Lawrence Central High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Harrison Hill Elementary School.

Harrison Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Indiana elementary schools.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


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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