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Alumni: what's one memory from Indian Creek Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
503
Middle
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NINEVEH-HENSLEY-JACKSON UNITED·NCES 180762001302
Indian Creek Middle School
801 W Indian Creek Dr, Trafalgar, IN 46181 · (317) 878-2130 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
154 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 6 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 33% |
Student demographics
14%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
Indian Creek Middle School→Indian Creek Sr High School
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
44.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Middle School
Indian Creek Middle School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Middle School this school | 503 | 30.6% | 46.5% |
| New Palestine Intermediate School New Palestine | 605 | 29.1% | 52.0% |
| Batesville Middle School Batesville | 507 | 31.0% | 49.8% |
| Westview Elementary School Topeka | 348 | 29.9% | 60.1% |
| Lowell Middle School Lowell | 498 | 30.3% | 38.9% |
| Lowell Intermediate School Lowell | 486 | 29.4% | N/A |
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 Indian Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #100 of 324 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #77 of 325 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #117 of 325 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #176 of 334 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #81 of 314 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #278 of 315 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #281 of 330 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.9% | #28 of 110 | N/A |
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
503
+69 (+16%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 503 | 38.3 | 13.2:1 | 31% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33.5 | 14.3:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 37% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 35% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 33% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 29% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 11% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 31 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Creek Middle School.
About Indian Creek Middle School
Indian Creek Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Trafalgar, Indiana. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 503 students.
Across its 4 schools, Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United enrolls 2,127 students. Indian Creek Middle School is one of those schools.
Indian Creek Middle School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 85% White share among all Johnson County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Indian Creek Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Indian Creek Middle School's 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.2:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. The average for public schools in Johnson County is 41%.
Indian Creek Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Indiana, Indian Creek Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.5% actual against a predicted 53.9%.
In Johnson County (population about 166,315), median household income is about $90,454, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Indian Creek Middle School is one of 40 public schools in Johnson County, which together enroll about 28,824 students.
The closest public school, Indian Creek Sr High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Indian Creek Middle School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Indian Creek Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Indian Creek Middle School is Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 16%, from 434 to 503.
Community posts for Indian Creek Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in Trafalgar
- Indian Creek Sr High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Indian Creek Intermediate SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other Indian Creek Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Creek Middle. Indian Creek Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolCovington, GA · 843 students
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolWaterman, IL · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Creek Sr High School0.1 mi · 652
- Indian Creek Intermediate School0.1 mi · 513
- Indian Creek Elementary School0.2 mi · 459
- Union Elementary School4.9 mi · 165
- Creekside Elementary School6.4 mi · 517
- Custer Baker Intermediate School6.5 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Creek Middle SchoolHow large is Indian Creek Middle School?
Indian Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 06-08.
Is Indian Creek Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Creek Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Creek Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indian Creek Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Creek Middle School?
At Indian Creek Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Indian Creek Middle School public or private?
Indian Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.