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How has Deer Creek Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065002742
Deer Creek Elementary
12698 E 156th Street, Noblesville, IN 46060 · (317) 394-4840 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
155 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (124).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
61.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
69.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Deer Creek Elementary
Deer Creek Elementary's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Elementary this school | 613 | 25.3% | 64.9% |
| Washington Woods Elementary School Westfield | 691 | 24.6% | 55.3% |
| Solon Robinson Elementary School Crown Point | 516 | 23.8% | 66.9% |
| Aspen Meadow Elementary School Fort Wayne | 600 | 23.5% | 49.4% |
| Carey Ridge Elementary School Westfield | 612 | 20.9% | 65.0% |
| James H Watson Elementary School Schererville | 660 | 23.8% | 59.0% |
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 Deer Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #107 of 983 | #26 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #130 of 986 | #22 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #104 of 986 | #24 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #166 of 1,079 | #20 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #620 of 991 | #23 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #339 of 996 | #11 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #959 of 1,058 | #14 of 39 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 25% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 39.5 | 15.9:1 | 26% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 39.5 | 15.4:1 | 27% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Creek Elementary.
About Deer Creek Elementary
Deer Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Noblesville, Indiana, administered by Hamilton Southeastern Schools. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 613 students. Enrollment is 41% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Hamilton Southeastern Schools has a total of 22 schools and 21,062 students, Deer Creek Elementary among them.
Deer Creek Elementary is 63% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Hamilton County, the White share is about 80%. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Deer Creek Elementary employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 25% in 2024-25.
Deer Creek Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Deer Creek Elementary would be expected to post about 57.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.9%.
Census estimates describe Hamilton County this way: the median household income is $121,530, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Deer Creek Elementary, Hamilton County has 68 other public schools.
The closest public school, Promise Road Elementary, is about 1.9 miles from Deer Creek Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Deer Creek Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
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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 Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Noblesville
- Noblesville High SchoolHigh · 3,291 students
- Noblesville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,330 students
- Noblesville East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Noble Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Hinkle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Promise Road ElementaryElementary · 810 students
Other Deer Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Deer Creek Elementary. Deer Creek Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCROWLEY, TX · 647 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCEDAR PARK, TX · 638 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolTigard, OR · 534 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 483 students
- DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, ND · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Promise Road Elementary1.9 mi · 810
- Sand Creek Intermediate School2.7 mi · 812
- Options Noblesville2.7 mi · 183
- Sand Creek Elementary2.8 mi · 520
- Fishers High School3.0 mi · 3,590
- Brooks School Elementary3.3 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Deer Creek Elementary?
Deer Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Deer Creek Elementary serve?
Deer Creek Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deer Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deer Creek Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Deer Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Deer Creek Elementary are roughly 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Deer Creek Elementary in?
Deer Creek Elementary is part of Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.