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Walt Disney Elementary has been the recipient of many Indiana school improvement awards and grants. The school received state and national recognition for academic competitions including Knowledge Masters, National Social Studies Olympiad, National Geography Olympiad and National Language Arts Olympiad.
In 2011-2012, the Walt Disney Elementary was named a reward school by the Indiana Department of Education. This honor is given to schools showing high academic performance and growth while maintaining an accountability grade of “A.”
Our Teachers
Our teachers work hard to create supportive and encouraging learning environments for our students helping our students excel and achieve their highest potential. Music Teacher Robi Davidson, who went through P-H-M schools elementary thru high school, was chosen as P-H-M’s 2023 Elementary Teacher of the Year. Watch the video below to hear why he loves teaching so much at Walt Disney.
[Music] and this year I'm proud to announce as your teacher Mr Davidson [Applause] when I found out I was teacher of the year it really just meant a lot to to me my family and but but really it represented something for this school I moved here in second grade went to Madison Elementary then through Grissom and then through Penn High School in high school I really found my niche in the band world in the music world I was in about four different bands at a time playing for Battle of bands and just
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writing a lot of music the thing I love the most about being a teacher and being a teacher in this Corporation and at this school is just those relationships I get to have on a daily basis I respect the heck out of Mr Davidson and what he does just really does a great job with connecting with the students in the in the family in the community around us a lot of who I am wouldn't be possible without what Ryan Towner has allowed me to be in this school Mr Davidson I'm so so just happy for you and proud of you
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and man I love what you do to our school you add so much so thank you just for devoting yourself so wholeheartedly to this place [Music] foreign
How We Rate:
”A” rated School District
Walt Disney is one of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation’s 11 elementary schools. P-H-M has consistently received an “A” rating from the Indiana Department of Education since 2011.
The IDOE’S Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard provides student-focused data to empower Indiana’s educators & families with information on how we are preparing our students for college and career success. Click here to view Walt Disney’s Student Performance Report.
LEA Annual Report Cards:
Beginning with 2017-2018 data, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires each local educational agency (LEA) that receives Title I assistance to prepare and disseminate an annual LEA report card. An LEA report card must be concise and presented in an understandable and uniform format for parents.
For State Accountability purposes, the State Board has placed all schools into the “No Grade” category for the 2022-2023 school year. Therefore, a state report card for 2022-2023 is not available.
Walt Disney’s Federal Rating from the 2018-2019 school year was Meets Expectations.
Honors and Achievements
Walt Disney has also earned the distinction of being among Indiana’s Top 30% of Public Elementary Schools by U.S. News & World Report (data is based on the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years). Click here to learn more.
Walt Disney Elementary has been the recipient of many Indiana school improvement awards and grants. In 2001-2002, Walt Disney Elementary received an early literacy grant from the state of Indiana. The school has also received state and national recognition for academic competitions including Knowledge Masters, National Social Studies Olympiad, National Geography Olympiad and National Language Arts Olympiad.
In 2011-2012, the Walt Disney Elementary was named a reward school by the Indiana Department of Education. This honor is given to schools showing high academic performance and growth while maintaining an accountability grade of “A.”