Metropolitan School District of Pike Township
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The Metropolitan School District of Pike Township is a school district in the northwest corner Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1937 for grades K-12, the district is relatively diverse, with a 60% nonwhite student population, with over 400 international students who represent 41 different countries and speak 50 languages.
The district has nine elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school, and one alternative learning school. The average student/teacher ratio is 17 to 1 in academic classrooms. It maintains a 71% graduation rate at the high school level, with nearly 64% proceeding to post-secondary education. Four of its schools--Fishback, New Augusta South, New Augusta North, and Eagle Creek--are year-round schools. The high school, Pike High School, is an International Baccalaureate school as of 2004, and boasts a Freshman Center, opening the same year.
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[edit] Current District Staff
- Superintendent of Schools: Nathaniel Jones
- Ass. Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction: Bethany Niedermeyer
- Ass. Superintendent of Operations: Larry Galyen
- Director of Business Management: Linda Searles
- Director of Community/Staff Relations: Betty Corbitt
- Director of School Facilities: Ed Harper
- Director of Human Resources: Joseph Lampert
- Director of Information Services: Douglas Walker
- Director of Purchasing: Dave Koch
- Director of Security: Allen Kasper
- Director of Special Education: Jill Slavin
- Director of Programs and Staff Development: Mrs. Kathy Sharpe
- Director of Transportation: Linda Waites
- District Athletic Director: James Perkins, Jr.
[edit] High schools
- Pike High School
- Pike High School Freshman Center
[edit] Middle schools
- Guion Middle School
- Lincoln Middle School
- New Augusta Public Academy North
[edit] Elementary schools
- Central Elementary School
- College Park Elementary School
- Deer Run Elementary School
- Eagle Creek Elementary School
- Eastbrook Elementary School
- Fishback Public Academy
- Guion Elementary School
- New Augusta Public Academy South
- Snacks Crossing Elementary School
[edit] Other schools
- Cooperative Achievement Program