The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Science. The lowest is 35% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Hebron Elementary School
Hebron Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Metropolitan School District of Boone Township, a small-town public school system in northwestern Indiana. The school sits in Hebron, a town with a historic crossroads core and a mix of older frame buildings and newer residential development. Manufacturing, construction, and health care anchor the local economy, and most residents commute by car. The housing market is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, and the town has seen slow, steady population growth in recent years. No major district changes or referendums were publicly reported in the available materials.
The student body is about four hundred eight in total, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The population is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic representation and very small shares of other racial and ethnic groups. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these populations and the supports in place.
On Indiana’s ILEARN assessments, proficiency rates across math, English language arts, science, and social studies all fall well below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Porter County. The school’s overall performance places it in the bottom quarter of the county’s districts. In math and English, roughly two in five students met the state’s proficiency standard. Science performance was somewhat higher, though still below the county median, and social studies results were lower still. These are clear soft spots. A family considering this school should talk with administrators about what instructional strategies and interventions are used to address these gaps, and what recent trends look like at the grade level.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and no information about Title I status was provided. No program offerings, such as gifted education or special academic tracks, were listed in the data.
Hebron Elementary sits within a district that includes a middle school and a high school, all located in or near the town center. The town’s civic anchors include a public library branch and a local history museum in a former stagecoach inn. The school is the only public elementary option in the district, meaning that for families living in Boone Township, this is the default neighborhood school. Its setting is a small, car-dependent community where schools are woven into the town rather than separated on large campuses.
For a parent, the key considerations are straightforward. The school serves a stable, largely homogeneous student population in a slow-growing town. Academic performance, as measured by state tests, is notably below county averages, and this is the central fact about the school’s academic profile. A family would want to understand what the school is doing to raise achievement, how it supports students who are behind, and what enrichment is available for students who are meeting or exceeding standards. The lack of reported data on special education and English learner populations is another area to investigate. The school’s size, around five hundred students across seven grades, is typical for a small-town elementary. The absence of program offerings in the available data does not mean none exist—it means the information was not collected. A visit and a conversation with the principal would fill in much of what is missing from this picture.
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