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U.S. News and World Report released its “Best Schools” rankings for K-8 public schools by state and Walt Disney is #385 out of Indiana’s 989 public elementary schools! Data is based on the 2021–2022, 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school years. All of P-H-M’s elementary schools are ranked among Indiana’s “Best Elementary Schools”: Northpoint #1 Prairie Vista #2 Horizon #37 Mary Frank #39 Bittersweet #94 Elm Road ...

October is National Principals Month! To celebrate, we’re sharing short Q&As with each of our principals—giving you a glimpse into their leadership style, favorite parts of school life, and what drives their #PHMExcellence every day. If you could swap places with a student for one day, what class or activity would you be most excited to participate in — and why? I've never worked in ...

P-H-M’s ENL Department is hosting their annual Community Connections Fair on Saturday, November 1st. Join us for activities, arts & crafts, food, performances, and to learn about resources in our community. It is completely FREE and all P-H-M families are invited to attend. Click here to see photos on Facebook of past Fairs. For any families that want to sign up to perform, please click ...

Former Walt Disney principal Dr. Mindy Higginson visited Mrs. Taber's 1st grade class today to meet the class pet named in her honor, "Mindy the Guinea Pig!" Mrs. Taber's students were just kindergartners last year, but clearly Dr. Higginson made an impact on her students. They were so happy to see her today. Dr. Higginson is now Penn-Harris-Madison's Director of Professional Development; she was promoted ...

Walt Disney Elementary was transformed into a concert venue on Friday, Oct. 3 as students and staff celebrated “Rock Your School” Day with music, creativity, and school spirit. The celebration began with an all-school assembly in the gymnasium, where students and staff showed up in their best rockstar outfits — from leather jackets and sunglasses to band tees and wild hair. The energy was electric ...