Enrollment
213
Middle
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN CREEK CUSD 425·NCES 173597000455
Indian Creek Middle School
335 E Garfield St, Waterman, IL 60556 · (815) 264-3351 · DeKalb County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
87 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 26% |
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
Indian Creek Middle School→Indian Creek High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Indian Creek CUSD 425. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 25.9% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Middle School
Indian Creek Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Middle School this school | 213 | 40.8% | 39.5% |
| GCMS Middle School Gibson City | 211 | 38.9% | 54.5% |
| Somonauk Middle School Somonauk | 249 | 38.6% | 67.7% |
| Serena Middle School Serena | 184 | 44.6% | 42.4% |
| Prairie Central Upper Elementary Forrest | 216 | 44.0% | 55.6% |
| Putnam County Jr High School Mc Nabb | 162 | 38.3% | 41.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #338 of 578 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #325 of 640 ▼ 17 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #445 of 640 ▼ 2 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #547 of 691 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #133 of 558 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #369 of 560 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #379 of 581 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #116 of 127 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
213
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 237
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 | 213 | 18.5 | 11.5:1 | 41% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 35% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 14.5 | 14.3:1 | 37% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 210 | 21.3 | 9.9:1 | 24% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 32% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 13 | 14.4:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 21 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (210 to 213); teachers down 13% (21.3 to 18.5).
About Indian Creek Middle School
Indian Creek Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle school in Waterman, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 213 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 54% smaller than average.
Indian Creek CUSD 425 runs 3 schools with a combined 750 students. Indian Creek Middle School is one of them.
Roughly 79% of students at Indian Creek Middle School are White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.5:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Indian Creek Middle School is C. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Indian Creek Middle School's results are 8.4 points below predicted: 39.5% against 47.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household income is $70,724, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 43 public schools in DeKalb County, enrolling about 16,328 students in all.
The closest public school, Indian Creek Elementary School, is about 5.4 miles from Indian Creek Middle School. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. On average proficiency, Indian Creek Middle School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 210 to 213, a small change.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Indian Creek Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Indian Creek High SchoolHigh · 268 students
Other Indian Creek Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Creek Middle. Indian Creek Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolCovington, GA · 843 students
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolTrafalgar, IN · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Creek Elementary School5.4 mi · 269
- Indian Creek High School5.5 mi · 268
- Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School6.3 mi · 297
- Hinckley-Big Rock High School7.2 mi · 217
- DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Center9.7 mi · 281
- Huntley Middle School9.7 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Creek Middle SchoolHow large is Indian Creek Middle School?
Indian Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades 05-08.
Is Indian Creek Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Creek Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Indian Creek Middle School have?
Indian Creek Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Indian Creek Middle School are roughly 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Indian Creek Middle School in?
Indian Creek Middle School is part of Indian Creek CUSD 425.
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