Administrators for the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools briefed school board members on the state of academics in the district at a Tuesday morning work session.  Although there are areas ripe for improvement, the news overall was very good on the academic front.

The briefing, led by Assistant Superintendent Matt Kegley, did not include the most recent IREAD scores because those results are embargoed by the state for now.  But one number that stands out is the SAT score.

This is just the second year all high school juniors in Indiana have taken the SAT test and HSE ranks 5th in percentage of juniors at benchmark on both sections of the SAT.

Detailed comparisons were made of other school districts similar in size or located nearby HSE.  Those districts include Brownsburg, Carmel, Zionsville, Valparaiso, Pen Harris, Westfield, Center Grove, Warrick and Noblesville.

In ILEARN math scores, the data shows 10 of 12 demographic groups demonstrating increases over last year.

You can review the entire report shared with the board at this link.