Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILL CREEK COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180666002248
Mill Creek West Elementary
4704 Pearl St, Amo, IN 46103 · (317) 539-9255 · Hendricks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
107 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
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
44.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
66.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Mill Creek West Elementary
Mill Creek West Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek West Elementary this school | 344 | 31.1% | 56.6% |
| Rockcreek Elementary School Columbus | 351 | 32.2% | 52.7% |
| Knightstown Elementary School Knightstown | 372 | 32.0% | 55.0% |
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School Lamar | 380 | 32.4% | 62.2% |
| Central Elementary School Lebanon | 339 | 29.8% | 54.7% |
| Meadowview Elementary School Shipshewana | 332 | 28.0% | 74.4% |
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 Mill Creek West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hendricks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #203 of 983 | #20 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #166 of 986 | #18 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #333 of 986 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #738 of 1,079 | #24 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #391 of 991 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #933 of 996 | #29 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #900 of 1,058 | #23 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #101 of 353 | #4 of 11 |
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
344
+78 (+29%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 344 | 23.7 | 14.5:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 20.2 | 17.6:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 21.7 | 14.1:1 | 36% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 30% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 32% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 20% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 19 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Creek West Elementary.
About Mill Creek West Elementary
Mill Creek West Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Amo, Indiana. Total enrollment is 344 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 21% lower.
Mill Creek Community Sch Corp enrolls 1,572 students in 4 schools, including Mill Creek West Elementary.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Mill Creek West Elementary. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Hendricks County's population at about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. Mill Creek West Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 31%. The average for public schools in Hendricks County is 39%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Mill Creek West Elementary outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mill Creek West Elementary is 53.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.6%.
In Hendricks County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $101,144 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Mill Creek West Elementary, Hendricks County has 47 public schools.
The closest school to Mill Creek West Elementary is Cascade Middle School, located about 3.4 miles away. Mill Creek West Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.9% on proficiency, and Mill Creek West Elementary is above that at 56.6%.
The NCES locale for Mill Creek West Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 266 students in 2020-21 to 344 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Mill Creek West Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 East ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Little Cadets PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Cascade Middle School3.4 mi · 332
- Cascade Senior High School3.5 mi · 537
- Mill Creek East Elementary4.7 mi · 359
- Danville Middle School5.5 mi · 870
- South Elementary School5.7 mi · 626
- Danville Community High School6.0 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek West ElementaryHow many students attend Mill Creek West Elementary?
Mill Creek West Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mill Creek West Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mill Creek West Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mill Creek West Elementary have?
Mill Creek West Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Mill Creek West Elementary?
Student demographics at Mill Creek West Elementary are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Mill Creek West Elementary in?
Mill Creek West Elementary is part of Mill Creek Community Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.