Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILL CREEK COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180666001172
Mill Creek East Elementary
4740 Iowa St, Clayton, IN 46118 · (317) 539-9225 · Hendricks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
126 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Mill Creek Community Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-59 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 20.9:1
% White
90%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mill Creek East Elementary
Set in Clayton, Indiana, Mill Creek East Elementary is a tight-knit elementary campus, operated by Mill Creek Community Sch Corp. It serves 359 students across grades K through 5.
Across the 4 schools in Mill Creek Community Sch Corp (1,572 students total), Mill Creek East Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Mill Creek East Elementary shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.
Looking at school resources, Mill Creek East Elementary lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mill Creek East Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 47.1%.
Zooming out to the county, Hendricks County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,144, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hendricks County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,487 students), of which Mill Creek East Elementary is one.
The closest other public school is Cascade Middle School, roughly 2.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mill Creek East Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.7%.
Mill Creek East Elementary operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Mill Creek East Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 359). Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.
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Hendricks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,344
Census ACS
Median income
$101,144
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
33,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mill Creek Community Sch Corp
- Cascade Senior High SchoolHigh · 537 students
- Mill Creek West ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Little Cadets PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Clayton
- Cascade Senior High SchoolHigh · 537 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Little Cadets PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Cascade Middle School2.5 mi · 332
- Cascade Senior High School2.5 mi · 537
- South Elementary School4.3 mi · 626
- Danville Middle School4.3 mi · 870
- Danville Community High School4.6 mi · 853
- Mill Creek West Elementary4.7 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek East ElementaryHow large is Mill Creek East Elementary?
Mill Creek East Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mill Creek East Elementary serve?
Mill Creek East Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mill Creek East Elementary have?
Mill Creek East Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mill Creek East Elementary?
At Mill Creek East Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mill Creek East Elementary in?
Mill Creek East Elementary is part of Mill Creek Community Sch Corp.
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