Thorpe Creek Elementary

Set in Fishers, Indiana, Thorpe Creek Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, run under Hamilton Southeastern Schools. It caters to 607 students across grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 39% bigger than the state mean of about 436.

Thorpe Creek Elementary is one of 22 schools operated by Hamilton Southeastern Schools, a district that instructs 21,062 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thorpe Creek Elementary reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Thorpe Creek Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Thorpe Creek Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hamilton County (around 21%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Thorpe Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.0%; this one delivers 73.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household earnings sit near $121,530, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Hamilton County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,065 students), Thorpe Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hamilton Southeastern HS, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thorpe Creek Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 67.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thorpe Creek Elementary has declined 27%, going from 827 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 72% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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