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How has Fall Creek Valley Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,355
Middle
DISTRICT 1,237 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180567000139
Fall Creek Valley Middle School
9701 E 63rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46236 · (317) 964-6600 · Marion County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,355 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Indiana public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
19.5:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
726 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 7 | 691 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 664 | 49% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
30.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
21.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
37.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Fall Creek Valley Middle School
Fall Creek Valley Middle School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek Valley Middle School this school | 1,355 | 53.6% | 26.3% |
| Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle Indianapolis | 1,079 | 60.1% | 20.9% |
| Westlane Middle School Indianapolis | 754 | 54.4% | 31.1% |
| Northview Middle School Indianapolis | 1,019 | 49.0% | 41.5% |
| Guion Creek Middle School Indianapolis | 833 | 55.3% | 15.7% |
| Charles N Scott Middle School Hammond | 663 | 54.1% | 10.9% |
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 Fall Creek Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #252 of 324 | #16 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #256 of 325 | #15 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #230 of 325 | #15 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,355 | #10 of 334 | #3 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #301 of 314 | #33 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #45 of 315 | #12 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #131 of 330 | #29 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #71 of 110 | #11 of 14 |
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
1,355
-35 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 1,353
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 1,355 | 69.5 | 19.5:1 | 54% (726) |
| 2023-24 | 1,319 | 65.5 | 20.1:1 | 71% (940) |
| 2022-23 | 1,351 | 64.7 | 20.9:1 | 68% (918) |
| 2020-21 | 1,390 | 64 | 21.7:1 | 64% (890) |
| 2017-18 | 1,275 | 64.7 | 19.7:1 | 66% (838) |
| 2015-16 | 1,178 | 58 | 20.3:1 | 63% (747) |
| 2010-11 | 1,160 | 60 | 19.3:1 | 50% (581) |
| 2000-01 | 1,353 | 77 | 17.6:1 | 18% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fall Creek Valley Middle School.
About Fall Creek Valley Middle School
Fall Creek Valley Middle School is a large middle school based in Indianapolis, Indiana. School enrollment was 1,355 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in Indiana is roughly 594 students; this school is 128% bigger than that.
MSD Lawrence Township oversees Fall Creek Valley Middle School and 15 other schools, with 16,747 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Fall Creek Valley Middle School is Black (43%). Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 18% White, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 27% Black. By the diversity index, Fall Creek Valley Middle School comes in at 68%.
Fall Creek Valley Middle School employs 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1, lower than at this school. Fall Creek Valley Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 54%.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Fall Creek Valley Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fall Creek Valley Middle School is -11.3 points: 26.3% actual, 37.6% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that median household income is about $66,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 274 public schools operate in Marion County, serving about 161,456 students.
Forest Glen Elementary School is the public school closest to Fall Creek Valley Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.9%; Fall Creek Valley Middle School's is 26.3%, ranking 3rd of 6.
The NCES locale for Fall Creek Valley Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,390 to 1,355. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.5:1) than in 2020-21 (21.7:1).
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Lawrence Township
- Lawrence North High SchoolHigh · 2,799 students
- Lawrence Central High SchoolHigh · 2,517 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 1,313 students
- Belzer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Forest Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 971 students
- Amy Beverland ElementaryElementary · 800 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Glen Elementary School0.2 mi · 971
- Sunnyside Elementary School1.3 mi · 714
- Early Learning Center1.4 mi · 1,313
- Indian Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 712
- Oaklandon Elementary School2.1 mi · 507
- James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School2.3 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Fall Creek Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fall Creek Valley Middle School?
Fall Creek Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 1,355 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Fall Creek Valley Middle School serve?
Fall Creek Valley Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fall Creek Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fall Creek Valley Middle School is approximately 19.5:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fall Creek Valley Middle School?
At Fall Creek Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 32% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fall Creek Valley Middle School in?
Fall Creek Valley Middle School is part of MSD Lawrence Township.
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