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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Maple Creek Middle School this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,024
Middle
DISTRICT 1,014 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180825001380
Maple Creek Middle School
425 Union Chapel Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46845 · (260) 338-0802 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,024 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Indiana public middle schools
- A-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
165 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 331 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 371 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 322 | 31% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Maple Creek Middle School→Carroll High School
Based on grade levels within Northwest Allen County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
46.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Maple Creek Middle School
Maple Creek Middle School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Creek Middle School this school | 1,024 | 16.1% | 51.8% |
| Fall Creek Intermediate School Fishers | 909 | 16.1% | 63.3% |
| Fall Creek Junior High Fishers | 1,001 | 17.7% | 61.2% |
| Clay Middle School Carmel | 1,415 | 14.3% | 67.5% |
| Discovery Middle School Granger | 941 | 19.4% | 72.3% |
| Westfield Intermediate School Westfield | 1,551 | 19.5% | 64.3% |
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 Maple Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #70 of 324 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #91 of 325 | #4 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #58 of 325 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,024 | #36 of 334 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #307 of 314 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #173 of 315 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.1% | #324 of 330 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #26 of 110 | #1 of 8 |
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
1,024
+107 (+12%) vs 2020
+64% since 2000-01, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 1,024 | 50.2 | 20.4:1 | 16% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 1,016 | 48.1 | 21.1:1 | 16% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 957 | 49.1 | 19.5:1 | 15% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 917 | 43 | 21.3:1 | 15% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 40.4 | 20.8:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 34 | 23.1:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 31 | 21.9:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 2% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Creek Middle School.
About Maple Creek Middle School
Maple Creek Middle School is a large middle-grades school for students in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It educates 1,024 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students.
Northwest Allen County Schools serves 8,409 students across 11 schools.
Roughly 78% of students at Maple Creek Middle School are White. Other groups include 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.4:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher above the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 16%. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 34 points.
The allk12 Grade for Maple Creek Middle School is B-. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Maple Creek Middle School is 64.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Allen County show that the median household income is $70,737, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Maple Creek Middle School, Allen County has 91 other public schools.
Nearby, Perry Hill Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 54.3% on proficiency, and Maple Creek Middle School is below that at 51.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 107 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Maple Creek Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwest Allen County Schools
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Carroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Aspen Meadow Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Huntertown Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Perry Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Cedar Canyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Nearby schools
- Perry Hill Elementary School0.2 mi · 545
- Oak View Elementary School0.2 mi · 442
- Cedar Canyon Elementary School1.5 mi · 508
- Aspen Meadow Elementary School2.3 mi · 600
- Huntertown Elementary School2.3 mi · 563
- Eel River Elementary School2.8 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Creek Middle SchoolHow large is Maple Creek Middle School?
Maple Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 1,024 students in grades 06-08.
Is Maple Creek Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maple Creek Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maple Creek Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maple Creek Middle School is approximately 20.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maple Creek Middle School?
At Maple Creek Middle School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Maple Creek Middle School in?
Maple Creek Middle School is part of Northwest Allen County Schools.
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