Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Hamilton Southeastern Schools is the school district for students residing in Fishers, Indiana and portions of neighboring Noblesville, Indiana. The district consists of twelve 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 Schools
(HSES)
Location
13485 Cumberland Rd
Fishers, Indiana
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
Interim SuperintendentDr. Matt Kegley
Students and staff
Students21,599 (2018-19)
Teachers1,304 (2016-17)
Staff1,417
ColorsSee School list below
Other information
Graduation Rate:97.1% (2017-18)
2016 Graduates1,374
WebsiteOfficial website

Hamilton Southeastern is the fastest growing school corporation in Indiana with 17,140 students in the 2008-09 school year increasing from 10,716 in 2002. Hamilton Southeastern is the 4th largest school district in Indiana. Its schools have very high ratings. Fourteen of the twenty-two schools in the district are four star schools as rated by the Indiana Department of Education. Geist Elementary School was named a 2016 Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education, an award only given to 329 schools nationally. 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. Currently the school district is in a lawsuit allegedly over not preventing bullying of one of the students that resulted in a suicide.

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