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Fox Hill Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
524th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 48% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Fox Hill Elementary School is a K–5 school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 603 students in the MSD Washington Township district. It ranks 524th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools in 2025–2026 (48th percentile, 2 stars), while the district ranks 159th of 374. Fox Hill has climbed steadily over the past decade — from the 12th percentile in 2015–2016 to 48th today, and from 33rd to 48th in just the last four years. About 50.25% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch (down from 65.91%), chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, per-student spending is $12,538, and the student–teacher ratio is 16.7.

Results are strongest in 5th grade: ELA proficiency is 48.54% and math is 45.63%, both above district and state averages, and 5th-grade social studies jumped from 12.05% in 2023–2024 to 46.6% in 2025–2026, now near district and state levels. The weaker spots are 3rd and 4th grade ELA and math, which trail district and state averages, and 4th-grade science at 34.02% — below the district's 40.44% and the state's 43.8%, and down from 42.31% the prior year. All-grades ELA is 40.56% (district: 42.09%) and all-grades math is 44.41% (district: 43.07%).

Compared with nearby schools, Fox Hill sits mid-pack. It is nearly identical in rank to Crooked Creek Elementary School (48th percentile) and ahead of Willow Lake Elementary School (28th), ACE Preparatory Academy (24th), New Augusta Public Academy - South (25th), Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School (39th), and James Whitcomb Riley School 43 (0th percentile). It trails higher-ranked options such as Mary Nicholson School 70 (72nd), Girls IN STEM Academy (79th), Joseph J. Bingham School 84 (91st), and Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School (94th). Notably, Fox Hill has the lowest per-student spending of any nearby comparison school yet outperforms several that spend more, and its absenteeism (17.7%) is better than Riley School 43's 38.4% but well above Crooked Creek's 9.0%. Its student–teacher ratio of 16.7 is higher than most nearby peers.

603
Students ?
16.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,538
Per pupil spending ?
50.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 802 Fox Hill Dr
       Indianapolis, IN  46228

(317) 259-5371

District: MSD Washington Township


Students who attend Fox Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Westlane Middle School
High:    North Central High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
34.7%
Hispanic:
32.3%
White:
19.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg43%
Indiana avg47%
524th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 48%▲ up 36 pts since 2016
From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 8Elementary Schools in the MSD Washington Township
159th of 374MSD Washington 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
202650.1524 of 101548.4%★★☆☆☆
202546.2560 of 100544.3%★★☆☆☆
202440.2628 of 101137.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.7681 of 101633.0%★★☆☆☆
202245.8593 of 102041.9%★★☆☆☆
202134.7712 of 101629.9%★★☆☆☆
201931.8758 of 103126.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.2806 of 102721.5%★☆☆☆☆
201721.5867 of 103316.1%★☆☆☆☆
201616.6920 of 104612.0%★☆☆☆☆
201525.7848 of 104018.5%★☆☆☆☆
201425.6884 of 103614.7%★☆☆☆☆
201338.7762 of 103526.4%★☆☆☆☆
201227.5832 of 101518.0%★☆☆☆☆
201145.4690 of 102532.7%★★☆☆☆
201032.2784 of 100922.3%★☆☆☆☆
200949.6602 of 100340.0%★★☆☆☆
200863.8366 of 99663.3%★★★☆☆
200761.3406 of 98558.8%★★★☆☆
200670.0254 of 96173.6%★★★★☆
200566.0313 of 95967.4%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies47%~ state avg
Math44%
English Language Arts41%
Science34%

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Open Quote My daughter is currently a 5th grader, and has been at Fox Hill since kindergarten. We have been so happy with Fox Hill. Don't let the test scores fool you - it's a wonderful place, please check it out for yourself before making a decision based on silly rankings and scores! Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Fox Hill Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Fox Hill Elementary School.

Students at Fox Hill Elementary School are 35% African American, 32% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Fox Hill Elementary School ranks 524th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Westlane Middle School
High : North Central High School

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 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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