Paramount School of Excellence
Accepting applications

There is a new charter school on the Near East Side. The Paramount School of Excellence is located at 3020 Nowland Avenue. The school is accepting applications now.

The school is K-8th grade.

Testing and academic performance information for Paramount School of Excellence. Note: This is a new school and early test results will tend to reflect the success of the schools that the students came from rather than this school.

This school is a community asset and one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve Emerson Heights. Click here for a list of other schools.


About Charter Schools
Charter schools are public schools in that they receive public funding, but are subject to fewer regulations. They were recently introduced as an alternative to public schools and as a way to introduce some level of choice and competition into public education. These schools are encouraged to utilize different teaching methods and therefore a given school may not be a good fit for every family.

Charter schools must be open to all students and may not have competitive admission policies. When there are more applicants than positions, the school must implement a lottery for the positions. Usually they give priority to continuing students and siblings of those students so that all of the children from a family can attend the same school. Since these are public schools, there is no tuition.

Students from Emerson Heights may attend any charter school; however, since transportation is typically not provided, nearby schools have been highlighted. Carpooling with a neighbor is a potential way of reducing the transportation burden.

This school is a community asset. We look forward to it joining the many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve Emerson Heights. Click here for a list of other schools.

Little People's Prep Day School & Arlington Elementary#1 is 3.3 miles NE from Emerson Heights. It is located at 5935 E. 27th Street, Indianapolis.

This is a pre-school and elementary school starting at 3 years old. It is a private school and is specifically designed for working parents. They operate from 6am-6pm, Monday through Friday, 52 weeks of the year. Tuition information is available from the school.

See their website for more information.

Testing and academic performance information for LPP and Arlington Elementary

This school is a community asset and one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve Emerson Heights. Click here for a list of other schools.

Herron High School is located 6.9 miles nw of Emerson Heights near 16th and Meridian streets.

It is a public charter school located in downtown Indianapolis, providing a classical liberal arts, college preparatory education. The school's curriculum is structured around an art history timeline and emphasizes the classic art and literature of many cultures. Through an integrated curriculum and classical methodology, Herron High School believes that all students can learn to think logically, express themselves creatively, appreciate aesthetics fully, and approach any subject intelligently.

It is a public school; there is no tuition and it is open to all students.

If you are interested, please contact them at 231-0010 for more information or go to http://herronhighschool.org/admissions.jsp
Open Enrollment begins on October 1st and continues through November 15.

Testing and academic performance information for Herron High School

This school is a community asset and one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve Emerson Heights. Click here for a list of other schools.

Irvington Community High School (ICHS) is a charter school sponsored by Ball State University. It is located about 2.1 miles E of Emerson Heights at 6040 E. Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive, Indianapolis.

They are an high school (9-12) that is focused on college prep with a liberal arts curriculum. The school includes a strong faculty that implements best practices such as service learning, differentiated instruction, freshman mentoring, academic advisory program, weekly Town Hall meetings, Advanced Placement (AP) and dual-college credit classes. It is a public school; there is no tuition and it is open to all students.

If you are interested, please contact them at 357-5359 for more information or go to http://www.ics-charter.org/admissions/

Application Deadline is in March with a lottery shortly afterward.

Testing and academic performance information for Irvington Community School. Note: This is a new school and reporting is currently combined with Irvington Community School (k-8).

This school is a community asset and one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve Emerson Heights. Click here for a list of other schools.

Thomas Carr Howe Academy
4900 Julian Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46201-3755
Phone: (317) 693-5590
6-12



Thomas Carr Howe Academy School is a traditional IPS school that combines middle and high school grades. The School is less than a mile away from most parts of the neighborhood and is within walking distance. Students less than a mile from the school are not provided with bus service.

Additional information about the school may be found at its http://www.420.ips.k12.in.us/default.aspx

Testing and academic performance information for Thomas Carr Howe Academy.


This school is one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve the Emerson Heights neighborhood. Click here for a list of other schools.

Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58
321 North Linwood Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46201
(317) 226-4258
K-6



Ralph Waldo Emerson School is a traditional IPS school. The School is less than a mile away from most parts of the neighborhood and is within walking distance. Students less than a mile from the school are not provided bus service.

Additional information about the school may be found at its website http://www.58.ips.k12.in.us/

Testing and academic performance information for Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58.


This school is one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve the Emerson Heights neighborhood. Click here for a list of other schools.

Rousseau McClellan School 91
5111 Evanston Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46205
K-8
(317) 226-4291

Rousseau McClellan School is an IPS Option/Magnet school located 7.3 miles from Emerson Heights.

The school uses Montessori based instruction. Students may enter at grades k-2. Students entering at grades 3 or higher must show proof of recent Montessori experience. The application deadline for IPS Option / Magnet Schools is in December.

Additional information about the school may be found at its website: http://www.391.ips.k12.in.us

Testing and academic performance information for Rousseau McClellan School 91.

This school is one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve the Emerson Heights neighborhood. Click here for a list of other schools.


Rousseau McClellan School 91

St. Therese Little Flower School
1401 North Bosart
Indianapolis, Indiana 46201
(317) 353-2282


The St. Therese Little Flower School offers preschool through eighth grade. It is located less than a mile from Emerson Heights, making it well within walking or bike riding distance from many parts of the neighborhood.

More information about the school, including information about tuition, is available at their website: http://www.littleflowerparish.org/school/

Testing and academic performance information for St. Therese Little Flower School.

This school is a community asset and one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve the Emerson Heights neighborhood. Click here for a list of other schools.


St. Therese Little Flower School

Francis W. Parker School 56
2353 N. Columbia Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 226-4256
K-8

Francis Parker School is an IPS Option/Magnet school located 4.6 miles from Emerson Heights.

The school uses Montessori based instruction. Students may enter at grades k-2. Students entering at grades 3 or higher must show proof of recent Montessori experience. The application deadline for IPS Option / Magnet Schools is in December.

Additional information about the school may be found at its website: http://www.356.ips.k12.in.us/default.aspx

Testing and academic performance information for Francis W. Parker School 56.

This school is one of many schools with a track record of academic performance that serve the Emerson Heights neighborhood. Click here for a list of other schools.



Francis W. Parker School 56