Hamilton Southeastern Schools

{{short description|School district in Indiana}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox school district

| name = Hamilton Southeastern Schools
(HSES)

| logo =

| image =

| motto =

| type = Public

| budget =

| established =

| region = Central Indiana
Hamilton County

| grades = K-12

| superintendent_type = Interim Superintendent

| superintendent = Dr. Matt Kegley

| teachers = 1,304 (2016-17){{Cite web |url=https://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/personnel.aspx?type=corp&id=3005 |title=Hamilton Southeastern Schools (3005): Teacher Count 2016-17 |website=IDOE: Compass |access-date=October 3, 2019}}

| staff = 1,417

| students = 21,599 (2018-19){{Cite web |url=https://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/overview.aspx?type=corp&id=3005 |title=Hamilton Southeastern Schools (3005) : Enrollment 2018-19 |website=IDOE: Compass |access-date=October 3, 2019}}

| conference =

| accreditation =

| free_label = Graduation Rate:

| free_text = 97.1% (2017-18){{Cite web |url=https://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/graduates.aspx?type=corp&id=3005 |title=Hamilton Southeastern Schools (3005) : Four Year Cohort Status 2017-18 |website=IDOE: Compass |access-date=October 3, 2019}}

| free_label2 = 2016 Graduates

| free_text2 = 1,374

| location = 13485 Cumberland Rd
Fishers, Indiana

| country = United States

| website = {{URL|https://www.hseschools.org/|Official website}}

}}

Hamilton Southeastern Schools is the school district for students residing in Fishers, Indiana and portions of neighboring Noblesville, Indiana.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18057_hamilton/DC20SD_C18057.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hamilton County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-08-14}} The district consists of thirteen elementary schools (K-4), four intermediate schools (5-6), four junior high schools (7-8), and two high schools (9-12). Hamilton Southeastern is home to the Hamilton Southeastern Royals and the Fishers Tigers.

Hamilton Southeastern is one of the largest school corporations in Indiana, serving 21,299 students in the 2023-24 academic year.{{Cite web |title=Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=1810650 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=nces.ed.gov}} The district is known for its consistently high academic ratings. Fourteen of the twenty-two schools in the district are four star schools as rated by the Indiana Department of Education.{{cite web |url=http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/accountability/2015-16-school-list-may-26-list.pdf |title=2015-16 Four Star School List |date=May 26, 2017|website=Indiana Department of Education |access-date=October 3, 2019}} Geist Elementary School was named a 2016 Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education, an award only given to 329 schools nationally.{{cite web |url=https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2016/national.pdf |title=National Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Non‐Public |date=2016 |website=United States Department of Education |access-date=October 3, 2019}} The district had a 23.1% higher passing rate on the math/English combined ISTEP+ tests when compared to the state average in 2006-07.{{cite web |url=http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/TRENDS/corp.cfm?corp=3005&var=es_skill |title=ISTEP+ Percent Pass both English and Math |date=2007 |website=Indiana Department of Education |access-date=October 3, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403012730/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/TRENDS/corp.cfm?corp=3005&var=es_skill |archive-date=April 3, 2012}}

The school district has been the subject of controversy following a lawsuit that alleged the district failed to properly intervene in an act of bullying toward a student that resulted in a suicide.{{cite news |url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20111129/LOCAL0102/111290321/Hamilton-Southeastern-sued-over-bullying-after-student-s-death |title=Hamilton Southeastern sued over bullying after student's death |last=McFeely |first=Dan |date=November 29, 2011 |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |access-date=October 3, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201172752/http://www.indystar.com/article/20111129/LOCAL0102/111290321/Hamilton-Southeastern-sued-over-bullying-after-student-s-death |archive-date=December 1, 2011}}

Schools

=Elementary {Grades: K - 4}=

  • Brooks School Elementary - Bears{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Brooks School Elementary |url=https://bse.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=bse.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Cumberland Road Elementary - Roadrunners{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Cumberland Road Elementary |url=https://cre.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=cre.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Deer Creek Elementary - Stars{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Deer Creek Elementary |url=https://dce.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=dce.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Fall Creek Elementary - Fish{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Fall Creek Elementary |url=https://fce.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=fce.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Fishers Elementary - Tigers{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Fishers Elementary |url=https://fes.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=fes.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Geist Elementary - Gators{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Geist Elementary |url=https://ges.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=ges.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Harrison Parkway Elementary - Patriots{{Cite web |date=2024-12-20 |title=Home - Harrison Parkway Elementary |url=https://hpe.hseschools.org/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=hpe.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Hoosier Road Elementary - Rockets{{Cite web |date=2024-12-20 |title=Home - Hoosier Road Elementary |url=https://hre.hseschools.org/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=hre.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Lantern Road Elementary - Leopards{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Lantern Road Elementary |url=https://lre.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=lre.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • New Britton Elementary - Bulldogs{{Cite web |title=Welcome - New Britton Elementary |url=https://nbe.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=nbe.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Sand Creek Elementary - Cougars{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Sand Creek Elementary |url=https://sce.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=sce.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Southeastern Elementary - Explorers{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Southeastern Elementary |url=https://ses.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=ses.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Thorpe Creek Elementary - Cardinals{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Thorpe Creek Elementary |url=https://tce.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=tce.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}

=Defunct Elementary Schools=

  • Durbin Elementary - Dogs (Closed 2022){{cite web |url=http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qp7tgf7v6sjc&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=12100419&encType=1 |title=Durbin Elementary |website=Bing Maps |access-date=October 3, 2019}}

=Intermediate {Grades: 5 - 6}=

  • Fall Creek Intermediate - Falcons{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Fall Creek Intermediate |url=https://fci.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=fci.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Riverside Intermediate - Golden Hawks{{Cite web |date=2024-12-06 |title=Home - Riverside Intermediate |url=https://rsi.hseschools.org/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=rsi.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Sand Creek Intermediate - Sharks{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Sand Creek Intermediate |url=https://sci.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=sci.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate - Panthers{{Cite web |title=Welcome - HSE Intermediate & Junior High |url=https://hij.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=hij.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}

=Junior High {Grades: 7 - 8}=

  • Fishers Junior High School - Chargers{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Fishers Junior High |url=https://fjh.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=fjh.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School - Panthers
  • Riverside Junior High School - Golden Hawks
  • Fall Creek Junior High School - Falcons

= Senior High {Grades: 9 - 12}=

  • Fishers High School - Tigers{{Cite web |title=Welcome - Fishers High School |url=https://fhs.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=fhs.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}
  • Hamilton Southeastern High School - Royals{{Cite web |title=Welcome - HSE High School |url=https://hhs.hseschools.org/our-school/welcome |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=hhs.hseschools.org |language=en-US}}

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