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How has Sugar Creek Elementary Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW PALESTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181071001407
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch
2337 S 600 W, New Palestine, IN 46163 · (317) 861-6747 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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
17.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
159 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (119).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch→New Palestine Intermediate School→New Palestine Jr High School→New Palestine High School
Based on grade levels within New Palestine Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
58.6%
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 59 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 →
Schools most like Sugar Creek Elementary Sch
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Elementary Sch this school | 577 | 27.6% | 51.4% |
| Adams Central Elementary School Monroe | 621 | 27.4% | 48.7% |
| Lafayette Meadow School Roanoke | 604 | 26.5% | 57.6% |
| Batesville Primary School Batesville | 542 | 30.4% | N/A |
| New Paris Elementary School New Paris | 488 | 25.6% | 48.8% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Noblesville | 563 | 29.0% | 55.9% |
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 Sugar Creek Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #278 of 983 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #267 of 986 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #190 of 986 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #220 of 1,079 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #825 of 991 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #735 of 996 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #940 of 1,058 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #55 of 597 | #1 of 6 |
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
577
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 577 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 28% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 34.2 | 16.9:1 | 27% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 29.5 | 19.1:1 | 30% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 27% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 28 | 28.4:1 | 20% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 24 | 24.8:1 | 21% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 7% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Creek Elementary Sch.
About Sugar Creek Elementary Sch
Families in New Palestine, Indiana, are served by Sugar Creek Elementary Sch, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 577 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 32% higher.
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch falls under New Palestine Community Schools, which has 6 schools enrolling 3,959 students.
At Sugar Creek Elementary Sch, White students make up 88% of the student body. It is also 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 89% White share among all Hancock County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Sugar Creek Elementary Sch belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
The school reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 28% of students.
allk12 grades Sugar Creek Elementary Sch a B-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Sugar Creek Elementary Sch are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.4% actual, 56.0% predicted).
Hancock County census figures show that median household income is about $93,186, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. Sugar Creek Elementary Sch is among the 24 public schools in Hancock County.
The next-closest public school is New Palestine Jr High School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 35.5% on proficiency, and Sugar Creek Elementary Sch is above that at 51.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 577, 6% above the 543 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.1 to 17.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sugar Creek Elementary Sch covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,037
Census ACS
Median income
$93,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
14,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Palestine Community Schools
- New Palestine High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- New Palestine Jr High SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- New Palestine Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- New Palestine Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Brandywine Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
Other schools in New Palestine
- New Palestine High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- New Palestine Jr High SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- New Palestine Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- New Palestine Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Nearby schools
- New Palestine Jr High School0.1 mi · 606
- New Palestine Intermediate School0.4 mi · 605
- New Palestine High School2.5 mi · 1,254
- New Palestine Elementary School2.6 mi · 579
- Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl3.2 mi · 1,106
- Brookview Elementary School3.6 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Creek Elementary SchHow many students attend Sugar Creek Elementary Sch?
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Sugar Creek Elementary Sch serve?
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Sugar Creek Elementary Sch?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Sugar Creek Elementary Sch.
How diverse is Sugar Creek Elementary Sch?
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch reports a student body of 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sugar Creek Elementary Sch?
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch is overseen by New Palestine Community Schools in Hancock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.