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Alumni: what's one memory from Clifty Creek Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTHOLOMEW CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180036002188
Clifty Creek Elementary School
4625 E 50 N, Columbus, IN 47203 · (812) 376-4342 · Bartholomew County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
465 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 54% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Clifty Creek Elementary School
Clifty Creek Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifty Creek Elementary School this school | 705 | 66.0% | 26.3% |
| Stout Field Elementary School Indianapolis | 617 | 70.2% | 26.2% |
| Taylorsville Elementary School Taylorsville | 580 | 62.8% | 23.7% |
| Huntingburg Elementary School Huntingburg | 806 | 61.2% | 36.7% |
| Seymour-Redding Elementary School Seymour | 609 | 59.3% | 33.1% |
| Landis Elementary School Logansport | 819 | 72.0% | 32.0% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Clifty Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Bartholomew County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #767 of 983 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #762 of 986 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #725 of 986 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #78 of 1,079 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #419 of 991 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #273 of 996 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #234 of 1,058 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.6% | #45 of 353 | N/A |
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
705
+137 (+24%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 705 | 48.2 | 14.6:1 | 66% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 44.2 | 15.4:1 | 72% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 73% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 66% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 26.7 | 19.5:1 | 82% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 80% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 69% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 36% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 29 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clifty Creek Elementary School.
About Clifty Creek Elementary School
Clifty Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in Columbus, Indiana, and it is part of Bartholomew Con School Corp. School enrollment was 705 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 62% bigger than that.
Bartholomew Con School Corp has 16 schools; together they serve 11,657 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Clifty Creek Elementary School, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 42% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Bartholomew County, the White share is about 79%. Clifty Creek Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Clifty Creek Elementary School's 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.6:1. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%. That is 22 points above the 44% average for public schools in Bartholomew County.
Clifty Creek Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Clifty Creek Elementary School is 2.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.3% versus 28.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
Census Bureau estimates for Bartholomew County show that the median household income is $79,901, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 20 public schools in Bartholomew County, enrolling about 12,688 students in all.
The closest public school, L F Smith Elementary, is about 0.9 miles from Clifty Creek Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Clifty Creek Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment grew 24% from its 2020-21 level of 568. The ratio was 20.3:1 in 2020-21 and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Clifty Creek Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bartholomew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Nearby schools
- L F Smith Elementary0.9 mi · 420
- Columbus East High School1.3 mi · 1,452
- CSA Fodrea Campus1.6 mi · 351
- W D Richards Elementary School1.9 mi · 610
- Columbus North High School2.6 mi · 2,360
- Central Middle School2.6 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Clifty Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clifty Creek Elementary School?
Clifty Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Clifty Creek Elementary School serve?
Clifty Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clifty Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clifty Creek Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clifty Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clifty Creek Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clifty Creek Elementary School?
Clifty Creek Elementary School is overseen by Bartholomew Con School Corp in Bartholomew County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.