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Enrollment
1,428
Middle
DISTRICT 1,297 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS·NCES 180120002083
Creekside Middle School
3525 W 126th St, Carmel, IN 46032 · (317) 733-6420 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,428 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Indiana public middle 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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
124 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 6 | 466 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 489 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 473 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Creekside Middle School→Carmel High School
Based on grade levels within Carmel Clay Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
78.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
80.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Creekside Middle School
Creekside Middle School's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Middle School this school | 1,428 | 8.7% | 80.3% |
| Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch Fishers | 1,238 | 12.4% | 68.7% |
| West Lafayette Intermediate School West Lafayette | 536 | 24.3% | 71.0% |
| Carmel Middle School Carmel | 1,047 | 18.5% | 62.1% |
| Center Grove Middle School Central Greenwood | 1,278 | 19.4% | 59.7% |
| Clay Middle School Carmel | 1,415 | 14.3% | 67.5% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Creekside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #1 of 324 | #1 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #1 of 325 | #1 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #1 of 325 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,428 | #6 of 334 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #294 of 314 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #82 of 315 | #1 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.7% | #328 of 330 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #40 of 110 | #4 of 9 |
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
1,428
+162 (+13%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,400
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,428 | 76.2 | 18.7:1 | 9% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 1,394 | 78.9 | 17.7:1 | 9% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 1,349 | 76.5 | 17.6:1 | 8% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 1,266 | 73 | 17.3:1 | 5% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 1,244 | 72.7 | 17.1:1 | 5% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 1,340 | 73 | 18.4:1 | 5% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 1,400 | 74 | 18.9:1 | 10% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Middle School.
About Creekside Middle School
Creekside Middle School is a middle school in Carmel, Indiana, and it is part of Carmel Clay Schools. School enrollment was 1,428 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students.
Carmel Clay Schools counts 15 schools and 16,145 students, including Creekside Middle School.
Creekside Middle School's enrollment is 56% White. Other groups include 29% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. By comparison, Hamilton County residents are about 80% White. By the diversity index, Creekside Middle School comes in at 60%.
The school reports 76.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.7 students per teacher. The 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 9%. That is 12 points below the 21% average for public schools in Hamilton County.
Creekside Middle School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Creekside Middle School are 10.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (80.3% actual, 69.4% predicted).
In the county around the school, Hamilton County, median household income is about $121,530, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Creekside Middle School is among the 69 public schools in Hamilton County.
Nearby, College Wood Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Creekside Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 78.0% on proficiency, and Creekside Middle School is above that at 80.3%.
Creekside Middle School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Creekside Middle School went from 1,266 students to 1,428. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2020-21 and 18.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carmel Clay Schools
- Carmel High SchoolHigh · 5,239 students
- Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,415 students
- Carmel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Prairie Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Cherry Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 700 students
Other schools in Carmel
- Carmel High SchoolHigh · 5,239 students
- Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,415 students
- Carmel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Prairie Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Cherry Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 700 students
Other Creekside Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Creekside Middle. Creekside Middle School is the largest of the 8.
- CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 1,120 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolFairfield, OH · 1,111 students
- Creekside MiddlePatterson, CA · 907 students
- Creekside MiddleCastro Valley, CA · 754 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolWoodstock, IL · 736 students
Nearby schools
- College Wood Elementary School0.2 mi · 616
- West Clay Elementary School0.3 mi · 580
- Towne Meadow Elementary School1.8 mi · 527
- Clay Center Elementary School2.3 mi · 666
- Union Elementary School2.6 mi · 453
- Eagle Elementary School2.7 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creekside Middle School?
Creekside Middle School enrolls approximately 1,428 students in grades 06-08.
Is Creekside Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Creekside Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Creekside Middle School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Creekside Middle School.
How diverse is Creekside Middle School?
Creekside Middle School reports a student body of 56% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 29% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Creekside Middle School?
Creekside Middle School is overseen by Carmel Clay Schools in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.