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What's one thing Sand Creek Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065002061
Sand Creek Elementary
11420 E 131st St, Fishers, IN 46038 · (317) 915-4270 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
145 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 94 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
54.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.6%
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 62 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where Sand Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #227 of 983 | #35 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #226 of 986 | #32 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #181 of 986 | #33 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #331 of 1,079 | #35 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #628 of 991 | #25 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #292 of 996 | #6 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #937 of 1,058 | #12 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #89 of 597 | #4 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
520
-166 (-24%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 39.5 | 13.6:1 | 28% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 38.1 | 16.5:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 20% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 37.2 | 19.0:1 | 20% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 32 | 21.7:1 | 18% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 32 | 21.3:1 | 26% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sand Creek Elementary.
About Sand Creek Elementary
Sand Creek Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fishers, Indiana. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 520 students.
Hamilton Southeastern Schools is made up of 22 schools with 21,062 students in all.
Sand Creek Elementary is 60% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 12% Asian, 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Hamilton County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Sand Creek Elementary counts 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.8 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. About 28% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sand Creek Elementary would be expected to post about 55.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.0%.
Hamilton County census figures show that the median household income is $121,530, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 69 public schools in Hamilton County, enrolling about 63,065 students in all.
Sand Creek Intermediate School is located about 0.2 miles from Sand Creek Elementary. The five-mile area around Sand Creek Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 61.1% proficiency; Sand Creek Elementary posts 55.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 520, a 24% decrease from 686 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Fishers
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Sand Creek Intermediate School0.2 mi · 812
- Fishers High School0.2 mi · 3,590
- Hoosier Road Elementary School1.0 mi · 463
- Brooks School Elementary1.2 mi · 715
- Fishers Junior High School1.7 mi · 840
- Cumberland Road Elem School1.8 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Sand Creek ElementaryHow large is Sand Creek Elementary?
Sand Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Sand Creek Elementary serve?
Sand Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Sand Creek Elementary?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Sand Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Sand Creek Elementary?
Sand Creek Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sand Creek Elementary?
Sand Creek Elementary is overseen by Hamilton Southeastern Schools in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.