Indian Creek Middle School

Set in Waterman, Illinois, Indian Creek Middle School is a low-enrollment intermediate school, operated by Indian Creek CUSD 425. It serves 213 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Indian Creek Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Indian Creek CUSD 425, a district that caters to 750 students overall.

Demographically, Indian Creek Middle School records that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Indian Creek Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Indian Creek Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 39.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put the typical household earns roughly $70,724 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Indian Creek Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Indian Creek Elementary School, roughly 5.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indian Creek Middle School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Indian Creek Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 210 students in 2018 to 213 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 94% to 79%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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