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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD PIKE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180891001486
Guion Creek Elementary School
4301 W 52nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46254 · (317) 298-2780 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
283 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
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
29.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Guion Creek Elementary School
Guion Creek Elementary School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guion Creek Elementary School this school | 550 | 51.5% | 30.8% |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School Merrillville | 565 | 52.4% | 42.8% |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 533 | 51.2% | 32.9% |
| Central Elementary School Indianapolis | 634 | 53.6% | 20.2% |
| College Park Elementary School Indianapolis | 518 | 56.2% | 19.6% |
| Eastbrook Elementary School Indianapolis | 575 | 56.3% | 16.9% |
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 Guion Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #701 of 983 | #49 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #721 of 986 | #50 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #686 of 986 | #47 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #265 of 1,079 | #54 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #690 of 991 | #103 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #338 of 996 | #103 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #568 of 1,058 | #122 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #154 of 597 | #40 of 86 |
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
550
-99 (-15%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 550 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 51% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 36.1 | 16.1:1 | 70% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 39.9 | 14.9:1 | 74% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 63 | 10.3:1 | 70% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 35 | 19.9:1 | 76% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 66% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 64% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 37 | 20.1:1 | 38% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guion Creek Elementary School.
About Guion Creek Elementary School
Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Guion Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 550 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
Within MSD Pike Township, Guion Creek Elementary School is one of 13 schools. The district enrolls 10,674 students.
Federal enrollment data show Guion Creek Elementary School is 60% Black. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% White, and 2% Asian. The school's Black share is 32 points above the 27% share among Marion County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Guion Creek Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher, from 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 15.5:1. Lunch program data show 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Marion County is 60%.
Guion Creek Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Guion Creek Elementary School is 8.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Marion County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Guion Creek Elementary School shares Marion County with 273 other public schools.
Guion Creek Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Guion Creek Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Guion Creek Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Guion Creek Elementary School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 15% decline took enrollment from 649 in 2020-21 to 550 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.3:1 in 2020-21 to 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Guion Creek Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Pike Township
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
- Guion Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Snacks Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
- New Augusta Public Academy - NorthMiddle · 751 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 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
- Guion Creek Middle School0.2 mi · 833
- Snacks Crossing Elementary School1.3 mi · 793
- IN Math & Science Academy1.6 mi · 554
- New Augusta Public Academy - South1.8 mi · 437
- Deer Run Elementary1.9 mi · 616
- Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry School2.0 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Guion Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Guion Creek Elementary School?
Guion Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Guion Creek Elementary School serve?
Guion Creek Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Guion Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Guion Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guion Creek Elementary School?
At Guion Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 27% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Guion Creek Elementary School public or private?
Guion Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MSD Pike Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.