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How has Grassy Creek Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WARREN TOWNSHIP·NCES 181236001963
Grassy Creek Elementary School
10330 E Prospect St, Indianapolis, IN 46239 · (317) 532-3100 · Marion County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
304 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 22% larger than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
23.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
19.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Grassy Creek Elementary School
Grassy Creek Elementary School's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Creek Elementary School this school | 516 | 58.9% | 20.1% |
| Warren Early Childhood Center Indianapolis | 471 | 60.5% | N/A |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School Merrillville | 466 | 62.4% | 40.0% |
| Spring Mill Elementary School Indianapolis | 529 | 57.5% | 32.0% |
| Sunny Heights Elementary School Indianapolis | 485 | 63.7% | 20.5% |
| Greenbriar Elementary School Indianapolis | 509 | 54.6% | 28.2% |
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 Grassy Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #840 of 983 | #81 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #870 of 986 | #92 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #788 of 986 | #62 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #341 of 1,079 | #64 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #478 of 991 | #74 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #328 of 996 | #100 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #382 of 1,058 | #99 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #119 of 353 | #11 of 35 |
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
516
+76 (+17%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 516 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | 59% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 31.5 | 15.0:1 | 64% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 33.8 | 13.0:1 | 66% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 57 | 7.7:1 | 54% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 67% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 69% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 14 | 27.1:1 | 61% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 32% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grassy Creek Elementary School.
About Grassy Creek Elementary School
At 10330 E Prospect St in Indianapolis, Indiana, Grassy Creek Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 516 students.
Grassy Creek Elementary School is one of the 15 schools that make up MSD Warren Township (11,915 students in total).
At 61%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Grassy Creek Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 10% White, and 10% multiracial. Among all residents of Marion County, the Black share is about 27%. By the diversity index, Grassy Creek Elementary School comes in at 58%.
A ratio of 15.0:1 comes from the school's 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 15.5:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25. That is close to the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.
The allk12 Grade for Grassy Creek Elementary School is D. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Grassy Creek Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.1% and a predicted 33.9%.
In Marion County (population about 975,809), median household income is about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 274 public schools operate in Marion County, serving about 161,456 students.
The closest public school to Grassy Creek Elementary School is Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 21.0%, higher than Grassy Creek Elementary School's 20.1%.
Grassy Creek Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 516, 17% above the 440 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.0 students per teacher, compared with 7.7 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Grassy Creek Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Warren Township
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Creston Intermediate & Middle SchlMiddle · 1,106 students
- Raymond Park Intermediate & MiddleMiddle · 1,079 students
- Stonybrook Intermediate & MiddleMiddle · 1,043 students
- Pleasant Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 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
Other Grassy Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Grassy Creek Elementary. Grassy Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Grassy Creek Elementary SchoolGreenwood, IN · 847 students
Nearby schools
- Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl0.6 mi · 1,106
- Eastridge Elementary School2.0 mi · 424
- Hawthorne Elementary School2.0 mi · 404
- Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle2.1 mi · 1,079
- Warren Early Childhood Center2.2 mi · 471
- Liberty Park Elementary School2.3 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Grassy Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grassy Creek Elementary School?
Grassy Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Grassy Creek Elementary School serve?
Grassy Creek Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Grassy Creek Elementary School have?
Grassy Creek Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grassy Creek Elementary School?
At Grassy Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 18% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Grassy Creek Elementary School public or private?
Grassy Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MSD Warren Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.