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What advice would you give to incoming students at Fall Creek Intermediate School?
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Enrollment
909
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065000970
Fall Creek Intermediate School
12011 Olio Rd, Fishers, IN 46037 · (317) 915-4220 · Hamilton County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
146 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 454 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 455 | 50% |
Student demographics
53%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
65.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Where Fall Creek Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #17 of 324 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #21 of 325 | #7 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #9 of 325 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #53 of 334 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #312 of 314 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #112 of 315 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #105 of 110 | #9 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
909
+7 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 19.4:1
% White
67%
was 75%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
10%
was 9%
% Asian
8%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 909 | 42.5 | 21.4:1 | 16% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 42.5 | 20.3:1 | 16% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 45.1 | 19.2:1 | 13% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 902 | 46.5 | 19.4:1 | 16% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fall Creek Intermediate School.
About Fall Creek Intermediate School
In Fishers, Indiana, part of Hamilton County, Fall Creek Intermediate School is a middle school. The school's 909 students are in grades 5 through 6. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students each.
Hamilton Southeastern Schools counts 22 schools and 21,062 students, including Fall Creek Intermediate School.
Fall Creek Intermediate School is 67% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Hamilton County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Fall Creek Intermediate School operates with 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.4:1. On average, middle schools in Indiana have 15.6:1, compared with 21.4:1 here. Fall Creek Intermediate School reports 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Test results at Fall Creek Intermediate School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (63.3% actual, 64.2% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hamilton County show that the median household income is $121,530, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides Fall Creek Intermediate School, Hamilton County has 68 other public schools.
Nearby, Fall Creek Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Fall Creek Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fall Creek Intermediate School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Fall Creek Intermediate School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2017-18 (902) to 2024-25 (909). In 2017-18, 75% of students were White; in 2024-25, 67% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.4:1, from 19.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Riverside Junior HighMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Fishers
- 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
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Riverside Junior HighMiddle · 885 students
Nearby schools
- Fall Creek Elementary School0.2 mi · 525
- Fall Creek Junior High0.2 mi · 1,001
- Hamilton Southeastern HS0.5 mi · 3,504
- Thorpe Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 607
- Brooks School Elementary1.5 mi · 715
- Geist Elementary School1.8 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fall Creek Intermediate School?
Fall Creek Intermediate School enrolls approximately 909 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Fall Creek Intermediate School serve?
Fall Creek Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Fall Creek Intermediate School have?
Fall Creek Intermediate School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
How diverse is Fall Creek Intermediate School?
Fall Creek Intermediate School reports a student body of 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fall Creek Intermediate School in?
Fall Creek Intermediate School is part of Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
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