Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN CREEK CUSD 425·NCES 173597003732
Indian Creek Elementary School
301 W Cherokee Ave, Shabbona, IL 60550 · (815) 824-2122 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
109 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 9% larger than its 4th grade class (47).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Indian Creek CUSD 425. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Indian Creek Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.4pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +28.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 33.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Indian Creek Elementary School
Indian Creek Elementary School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Elementary School this school | 269 | 40.5% | 58.1% |
| New Baden Elementary School New Baden | 246 | 40.7% | 70.0% |
| James R Wood Elementary School Somonauk | 298 | 39.6% | 42.3% |
| Milne Grove Elementary School Lockport | 233 | 42.1% | 65.8% |
| Olympia North Elementary School Danvers | 279 | 39.8% | 54.8% |
| Earlville Elementary School Earlville | 253 | 45.1% | 41.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Indian Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #371 of 1,925 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #382 of 2,077 ▲ 331 | #3 of 22 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #380 of 2,077 ▲ 377 | #2 of 22 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #1,721 of 2,419 | #19 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #171 of 2,035 | #1 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #1,279 of 2,042 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #1,538 of 2,132 | #15 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
269
+31 (+13%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 269 | 26.1 | 10.3:1 | 41% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 25.2 | 10.0:1 | 18% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 26.9 | 9.3:1 | 24% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 23.9 | 11.3:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 38% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 26% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 14 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (269 to 269); teachers up 9% (23.9 to 26.1).
About Indian Creek Elementary School
Indian Creek Elementary School is a small elementary school in Shabbona, Illinois. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 269 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 29% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Indian Creek CUSD 425 enrolls 750 students, and its 3 schools include Indian Creek Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Indian Creek Elementary School, about 79 are White. It is also 17% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
The school has 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Indian Creek Elementary School, 41% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Indian Creek Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Indian Creek Elementary School would be expected to post about 48.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.1%.
The county, DeKalb County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,724, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 43 public schools and about 16,328 students.
Indian Creek High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 43.8% on proficiency, and Indian Creek Elementary School is above that at 58.1%.
Indian Creek Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 31 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indian Creek CUSD 425
- Indian Creek High SchoolHigh · 268 students
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 213 students
Other Indian Creek Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Indian Creek Elementary. Indian Creek Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 12.
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolClarkston, GA · 967 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 712 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryDouglas, GA · 675 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 573 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Creek High School0.2 mi · 268
- Indian Creek Middle School5.4 mi · 213
- Paw Paw Elementary School7.4 mi · 87
- Paw Paw Junior High School7.4 mi · 42
- Steward Elementary School9.5 mi · 57
- Leland Elementary School10.9 mi · 175
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Creek Elementary School?
Indian Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Indian Creek Elementary School serve?
Indian Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Indian Creek Elementary School have?
Indian Creek Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Creek Elementary School?
At Indian Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Indian Creek Elementary School public or private?
Indian Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Creek CUSD 425.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.