Thomas Carr Howe Middle School

Coordinates: 39°46′06″N 86°05′08″W / 39.768203°N 86.085486°W

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Thomas Carr Howe Middle School, an IB World School
Howe High School aerial view.
Location

4900 Julian Avenue Indianapolis , Marion County , Indiana 46201 United States
Coordinates	39°46′06″N 86°05′08″W / 39.768203°N 86.085486°W / 39.768203; -86.085486
Information
Type	Public
Established	1937
School district	Indianapolis Public Schools
Superintendent	Aleesia Johnson
Principal	Frances Rivera
Faculty	44
Grades	6-8
Enrollment	643
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Indianapolis Public School Conference
Team name	Hornets
Website	https://myips.org/thomascarrhowe/

Thomas Carr Howe IB World Middle School is an Indianapolis Public Schools middle school in Indianapolis will serve grades 6–8 starting in the fall of 2024. The school previously served as a community high school under several different iterations since its founding in the 1930s.

History

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Thomas Carr Howe High School (Indianapolis public school #420) broke ground in 1937. It was originally known as Irvington High School and was meant to serve the Irvington neighborhood and surrounding areas on the eastside of Indianapolis. The first classes were in 1938. After opening, the school was renamed for Thomas Carr Howe, a Butler University president.

The school closed down in 1995. Howe reopened in 2000 as a community high school serving grades 7-12 school under the name Thomas Carr Howe Community High School.^[1] Howe was eventually re-closed again in 2020.

2024 reopening

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In the fall of 2024, Howe will reopen as an International Baccalaureate IB World middle school for grades 6–8 in the 2024-25 school year as part of IPS's Rebuilding Stronger plan.^[2]^[3]

References

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^ "Thomas Carr Howe - IPS: History". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2023-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Thomas Carr Howe Middle School – Rebuilding Stronger". Retrieved 2023-12-19.
^ "Thomas Carr Howe High School building to reopen next year as IPS IB middle school". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

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