South Creek Elementary

Located at 9010 E Southport Rd, in Indianapolis, Indiana, South Creek Elementary is a moderately sized elementary campus that works with 476 students (grades K through 3), one of the schools within Franklin Township Com Sch Corp.

Franklin Township Com Sch Corp runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 11,385 students. South Creek Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Creek Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 18% Asian, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, South Creek Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, South Creek Elementary sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.2%; actual is 65.3%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marion County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which South Creek Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South Creek Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. South Creek Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 467 (now 476). White enrollment moved from 80% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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