Guion Creek Middle School

Located at 4401 W 52nd St, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Guion Creek Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school that hosts 833 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by MSD Pike Township. That puts it 40% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Across the 13 schools in MSD Pike Township (10,674 students total), Guion Creek Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Guion Creek Middle School shows that 55% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Guion Creek Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.4%; this one comes in at 15.7%, -20.7 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Guion Creek Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Guion Creek Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Guion Creek Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 23.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Guion Creek Middle School has declined 14%, going from 973 students in 2018 to 833 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.