Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WABASH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 181218002178
Sharp Creek Elementary School
264 W 200 N, Wabash, IN 46992 · (260) 563-8050 · Wabash County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
128 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 23% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Sharp Creek Elementary School→Northfield Jr-Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MSD Wabash County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Sharp Creek Elementary School
Sharp Creek Elementary School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Creek Elementary School this school | 270 | 47.4% | 42.4% |
| College Corner Union Elem School College Corner | 287 | 47.4% | 44.5% |
| Salamonie Elementary School Warren | 273 | 46.9% | 44.7% |
| Metro North Elementary School Wabash | 285 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Bloomfield Elementary School Bryant | 279 | 45.2% | 45.5% |
| Brooklyn STEM Academy Brooklyn | 241 | 46.1% | 49.5% |
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 Sharp Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wabash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #468 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #437 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #575 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #889 of 1,079 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #616 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #937 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #657 of 1,058 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #177 of 353 | N/A |
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
270
+53 (+24%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 270 | 17.2 | 15.7:1 | 47% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 52% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 16.5 | 16.1:1 | 52% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 53% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 14.6 | 16.8:1 | 50% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 43% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 39% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 20% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 17 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharp Creek Elementary School.
About Sharp Creek Elementary School
Sharp Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in Wabash, Indiana, and it is part of MSD Wabash County Schools. It reported 270 students in grades 3 through 6 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
MSD Wabash County Schools includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,256 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sharp Creek Elementary School is 94% White. Next come 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Wabash County overall, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 15.5:1. A total of 128 students, or 47%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sharp Creek Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sharp Creek Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.4% actual, 42.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
For the population of Wabash County, median household income comes to about $66,806, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wabash County's 15 public schools enroll about 5,096 students and include Sharp Creek Elementary School.
Sharp Creek Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Northfield Jr-Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Sharp Creek Elementary School is ahead of the 29.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose by 24% across 4 years, from 217 in 2020-21 to 270 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 15.7:1.
The discussion board for Sharp Creek Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,844
Census ACS
Median income
$66,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Wabash County Schools
- Southwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 429 students
- White's Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Metro North Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Wabash/Miami Area Prog ExcptCombined
Other schools in Wabash
- Wabash High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Wabash Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 429 students
- O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
Other Sharp Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sharp Creek Elementary. Sharp Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sharp Creek Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Northfield Jr-Sr High School0.1 mi · 429
- O J Neighbours Elementary School2.9 mi · 385
- Metro North Elementary School3.6 mi · 285
- Wabash Middle School3.6 mi · 433
- Wabash High School3.6 mi · 469
- LH Carpenter Early Learning Center3.9 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Sharp Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sharp Creek Elementary School?
Sharp Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 03-06.
Is Sharp Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sharp Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Sharp Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Sharp Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharp Creek Elementary School?
At Sharp Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sharp Creek Elementary School?
Sharp Creek Elementary School is overseen by MSD Wabash County Schools in Wabash County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.