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What advice would you give to incoming students at Indian Creek Intermediate School?
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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NINEVEH-HENSLEY-JACKSON UNITED·NCES 180762000064
Indian Creek Intermediate School
1000 S Indian Crk Dr, Trafalgar, IN 46181 · (317) 878-2160 · Johnson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
175 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 187 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 167 | 33% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Indian Creek Intermediate School
Indian Creek Intermediate School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Intermediate School this school | 513 | 34.1% | 44.8% |
| Churubusco Elementary School Churubusco | 500 | 35.4% | 45.7% |
| Ossian Elementary Ossian | 566 | 33.9% | 46.4% |
| Fort Branch Community School Fort Branch | 577 | 32.8% | 54.9% |
| Barr Reeve Elementary School Montgomery | 507 | 31.4% | 58.7% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Trafalgar | 459 | 36.8% | N/A |
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 Indian Creek Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #412 of 983 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #356 of 986 | #13 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #397 of 986 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #347 of 1,079 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #867 of 991 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #901 of 996 | #23 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #865 of 1,058 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.7% | #44 of 353 | #1 of 7 |
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
513
+82 (+19%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 513 | 28.8 | 17.8:1 | 34% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 27.5 | 16.6:1 | 37% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 29.5 | 15.8:1 | 34% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 36% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 36% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 15% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Creek Intermediate School.
About Indian Creek Intermediate School
Indian Creek Intermediate School, located in Trafalgar, Indiana, is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 513 students in grades 3 through 5.
Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United enrolls 2,127 students in 4 schools, including Indian Creek Intermediate School.
A large majority of enrollment at Indian Creek Intermediate School is White, at 94%. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Johnson County, the White share is about 85%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Indian Creek Intermediate School lists 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 2.3 students per teacher. About 34% of students at Indian Creek Intermediate School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Indian Creek Intermediate School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Indian Creek Intermediate School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.8% is 6.6 points below the 51.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Johnson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,454 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Johnson County number 40, with about 28,824 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Indian Creek Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Indian Creek Intermediate School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 513, from 431 in 2020-21.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,315
Census ACS
Median income
$90,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United
- Indian Creek Sr High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in Trafalgar
- Indian Creek Sr High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Creek Elementary School0.1 mi · 459
- Indian Creek Middle School0.1 mi · 503
- Indian Creek Sr High School0.1 mi · 652
- Union Elementary School5.0 mi · 165
- Creekside Elementary School6.4 mi · 517
- Custer Baker Intermediate School6.6 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Creek Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Creek Intermediate School?
Indian Creek Intermediate School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Indian Creek Intermediate School serve?
Indian Creek Intermediate School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Indian Creek Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Indian Creek Intermediate School.
How diverse is Indian Creek Intermediate School?
Indian Creek Intermediate School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Indian Creek Intermediate School in?
Indian Creek Intermediate School is part of Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.