HSE Schools Lead Peer Districts in Third-Grade Reading, Set AP Records
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At its Wednesday meeting, the Hamilton Southeastern Board of School Trustees received the district's yearly academic report from two assistant superintendents. It covered state reading and math tests, the SAT and Advanced Placement exams. On IREAD-3, Indiana's third-grade literacy test, 97.3% of district students passed, the best rate in a peer group the district defines as its conference rivals plus Carmel and Center Grove. The district gave the exam to 1,426 children, the largest group of any Indiana district. Among districts testing more than 558 students, it had the state's top pass rate. Eleven of 13 elementary schools met the state's 95% target, and three reached 100%. Ten of 11 student groups improved, all at 90% or higher. Multiracial students slipped by 0.3 points, and an administrator said the district will address that.
Indiana redesigned ILEARN for 2025-26, and the state education department says results should not be compared with earlier years. For grades three through eight, 66.4% reached proficiency in English/language arts and 68.1% in math, each more than 24 points above state averages. The district placed third among its peers, and an administrator said more work remains. A board member asked that proficiency percentages not be mistaken for letter grades. On the SAT, the district ranked third among peers.
On AP, 58% of last year's Fishers High School graduates earned at least one qualifying score, a district record. Hamilton Southeastern High School set a record 89.3% success rate. Districtwide, exams taken rose 25% from 2025.
Why it matters
The report shows how the district is performing on literacy, state testing and college-level coursework, and where administrators say they still want to improve. Families and board members can use it to follow results for different student groups, while noting the state's caution about comparing new ILEARN scores with past years.
- Test scores
- Literacy
- Math achievement
- College and career readiness
- Awards and recognition
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- How should families interpret the new ILEARN results, given the state's caution about comparing them with earlier years?
- What steps could help the student group whose third-grade reading pass rate slipped slightly this year?
- As more students take AP courses, how can a district keep supporting both participation and success?
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