Hamilton Heights School Corporation is a four star public school district serving the northeastern rural communities in Hamilton County. It covers over 100 square miles (260 km2) of mostly farmland within Jackson and White River townships. Some of the small communities that are within HHSC are Cicero, Arcadia, and Atlanta. The school district is the second smallest in Hamilton County and has yet to experienced major suburban growth like nearby Westfield and Noblesville.
- Primary school (grades K-2)
- Elementary school (grades 3-5)
- Middle school (grades 6-8)
- High school (grades 9-12)
The schools lie between the two largest communities, Cicero and Arcadia, with the exception of the middle school, which is in Arcadia itself.
The Hamilton Heights mascot is the husky. Its colors are orange and white. It also has some of the highest academic scores in the state. In the standardized ISTEP Testing, the percentage of passing students in both the mathematics and English portions of the test are well above the state average for every grade level.
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