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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Mohawk Trails Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS·NCES 180120000198
Mohawk Trails Elementary School
4242 E 126th St, Carmel, IN 46033 · (317) 844-1158 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
101 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Mohawk Trails Elementary School
Mohawk Trails Elementary School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Trails Elementary School this school | 543 | 18.6% | 66.8% |
| Heavilin Elementary School Valparaiso | 479 | 18.8% | 72.8% |
| Forest Dale Elementary School Carmel | 638 | 18.0% | 68.5% |
| Carey Ridge Elementary School Westfield | 612 | 20.9% | 65.0% |
| Aboite Elementary School Fort Wayne | 497 | 19.9% | 75.8% |
| Prairie Vista Elementary School Granger | 513 | 21.1% | 83.8% |
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 Mohawk Trails Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #82 of 983 | #19 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #187 of 986 | #29 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #49 of 986 | #14 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #281 of 1,079 | #31 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #173 of 991 | #1 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #496 of 996 | #27 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #1,010 of 1,058 | #22 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #451 of 597 | #19 of 23 |
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
543
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 543 | 41.3 | 13.1:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 42.2 | 13.2:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 39.5 | 14.8:1 | 16% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 9% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 26 | 20.9:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 29 | 19.2:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mohawk Trails Elementary School.
About Mohawk Trails Elementary School
At 4242 E 126th St in Carmel, Indiana, Mohawk Trails Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 543 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.
Carmel Clay Schools runs 15 schools with a combined 16,145 students. Mohawk Trails Elementary School is one of them.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Mohawk Trails Elementary School combined. It is also 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Mohawk Trails Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
At Mohawk Trails Elementary School, 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.1:1. That ratio is under the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 19% of enrollment. That is close to the 21% average for public schools in Hamilton County.
The allk12 Grade for Mohawk Trails Elementary School is A-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mohawk Trails Elementary School is 4.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 66.8%. Predicted: 62.4%.
Hamilton County census figures show that median household income is about $121,530, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Mohawk Trails Elementary School is among the 69 public schools in Hamilton County.
The nearest public school is Clay Middle School, at about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Mohawk Trails Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 592 in 2020-21 and 543 in 2024-25, a decrease of 49 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.5:1 to 13.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carmel Clay Schools
- Carmel High SchoolHigh · 5,239 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,428 students
- Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,415 students
- Carmel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Prairie Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Cherry Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Other schools in Carmel
- Carmel High SchoolHigh · 5,239 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,428 students
- Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,415 students
- Carmel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Prairie Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Cherry Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Clay Middle School0.9 mi · 1,415
- Indiana Agriculture and Technology1.0 mi · 441
- Carmel Elementary School1.1 mi · 700
- Woodbrook Elementary School1.1 mi · 628
- Carmel High School1.2 mi · 5,239
- Cherry Tree Elementary School1.9 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Mohawk Trails Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mohawk Trails Elementary School?
Mohawk Trails Elementary School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mohawk Trails Elementary School serve?
Mohawk Trails Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mohawk Trails Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mohawk Trails Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mohawk Trails Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mohawk Trails Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mohawk Trails Elementary School in?
Mohawk Trails Elementary School is part of Carmel Clay Schools.
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