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Herron Classical Schools appreciates your support! Your gift affects our scholars’ daily experience, enriches school programming, and helps support our extracurricular activities, fine arts, and athletic programs. Your tax-deductible donation will have an immediate impact, benefiting students in the current academic year.

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Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year is NOW OPEN!  

At HRHS, our close-knit student body and our college preparatory, liberal arts and sciences curriculum set us apart from other schools. Your student deserves a school where they are KNOWN.

We also have high school seats open at Herron High School and K-6th grade seats at Herron Preparatory Academy!

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Herron Preparatory Academy

Herron Classical Schools is excited to share the continue growth of our Kindergarten through 8th grade school, Herron Preparatory Academy! 

Herron Preparatory Academy is led by the same committed individuals who founded and built Herron and Herron-Riverside High Schools. We extend the success of our classical, liberal arts curriculum to prepare students for high school, with a mission to serve an intentionally diverse population.

About Herron Prep

Core Values

Diverse. Tuition-Free. College Prep.

Herron Classical Schools is a community of scholars that advances timeless ideas and content, builds a culture of respect and trust, and engages in an urban environment in order to prepare students to be world-class citizens.

We are founded on the belief that a classical, liberal arts education, where students are steeped in great historical thought and invention, is the best preparation for a future life of leadership and service. We are structured around an art history timeline which emphasizes the classic art and literature of many cultures.

Every Student is a Scholar

Engaging in Urban Community

Advancing Timeless Ideas and Content

Building a Community of Respect and Trust

Relationships with People and Ideas

Serving as a Catalyst for Renewal

News & Events

The Herron Classical Schools Network (Herron High School, Herron-Riverside High School, and Herron Preparatory Academy) is a Mayor-sponsored charter network and a member of the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Innovation Network. The Herron Classical Schools network operates with the authority to make decisions about all aspects of our schools and is overseen by its own board of directors. As Innovation schools, we partner with IPS to give students a broader base of resources while maintaining our status as tuition-free charter schools.