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If you had an hour of school board time for Sand Creek Intermediate School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
812
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065001753
Sand Creek Intermediate School
11550 E 131st St, Fishers, IN 46038 · (317) 915-4230 · Hamilton County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
235 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 5 | 384 | 47% |
| Grade 6 | 428 | 53% |
Student demographics
58%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
55.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
59.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 55 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Sand Creek Intermediate School
Sand Creek Intermediate School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek Intermediate School this school | 812 | 28.9% | 57.6% |
| Fishers Junior High School Fishers | 840 | 29.6% | 57.3% |
| Riverside Junior High Fishers | 885 | 25.4% | 63.7% |
| Battle Ground Middle School West Lafeyette | 712 | 32.4% | 55.9% |
| Riverside Intermediate School Fishers | 891 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| Woodside Middle School Fort Wayne | 1,032 | 24.3% | 52.7% |
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 Sand Creek Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #37 of 324 | #12 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #29 of 325 | #10 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #43 of 325 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #76 of 334 | #14 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #242 of 314 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #89 of 315 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #290 of 330 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #51 of 187 | #3 of 7 |
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
812
-59 (-7%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 812 | 48.4 | 16.8:1 | 29% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 815 | 44.4 | 18.4:1 | 28% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 47.1 | 17.6:1 | 27% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 22% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 975 | 54 | 18.1:1 | 24% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 1,018 | 51 | 20.0:1 | 19% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 1,016 | 47 | 21.6:1 | 20% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 50 | 14.2:1 | 6% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 34 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sand Creek Intermediate School.
About Sand Creek Intermediate School
A mid-sized middle school in Fishers, Indiana, Sand Creek Intermediate School is part of Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Total enrollment is 812 students, and the grades served are 5 through 6. By comparison, middle schools in Indiana enroll about 594 students on average.
Sand Creek Intermediate School is part of Hamilton Southeastern Schools, where 22 schools serve 21,062 students.
More than half of enrollment at Sand Creek Intermediate School is White: 62%. Other groups include 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 80% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sand Creek Intermediate School scores 58%.
The school lists 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Compared with the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 29% of the student body. It compares with 21% for public schools in Hamilton County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sand Creek Intermediate School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Indiana public middle schools.
In Indiana, Sand Creek Intermediate School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.6% actual against a predicted 55.1%.
In the wider Hamilton County area, median household income comes to about $121,530, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Hamilton County's 69 public schools enroll about 63,065 students and include Sand Creek Intermediate School.
The closest school to Sand Creek Intermediate School is Sand Creek Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sand Creek Intermediate School at 5th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 812 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 871. The ratio was 18.1:1 in 2020-21 and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Sand Creek Intermediate School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Elementary0.2 mi · 520
- Fishers High School0.4 mi · 3,590
- Hoosier Road Elementary School1.1 mi · 463
- Brooks School Elementary1.1 mi · 715
- Fishers Junior High School1.9 mi · 840
- Promise Road Elementary1.9 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Sand Creek Intermediate SchoolHow large is Sand Creek Intermediate School?
Sand Creek Intermediate School enrolls approximately 812 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Sand Creek Intermediate School serve?
Sand Creek Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sand Creek Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sand Creek Intermediate School is approximately 16.8:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sand Creek Intermediate School?
At Sand Creek Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sand Creek Intermediate School in?
Sand Creek Intermediate School is part of Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
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