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What's the biggest difference between Three Creeks Elem School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181146002360
Three Creeks Elem School
670 S Burr St, Lowell, IN 46356 · (219) 696-5740 · Lake County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
139 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Tri-Creek School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.4%
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 64 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Three Creeks Elem School
Three Creeks Elem School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Creeks Elem School this school | 472 | 29.4% | 60.2% |
| Oak Hill Elementary School Lowell | 487 | 30.6% | 55.0% |
| Douglas MacArthur Elem School Cedar Lake | 466 | 30.7% | 59.6% |
| Mintonye Elementary School Lafayette | 452 | 29.4% | 53.7% |
| Porter Lakes Elementary School Hebron | 552 | 32.4% | 62.4% |
| Silver Creek Primary School Sellersburg | 510 | 33.1% | N/A |
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 Three Creeks Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #160 of 983 | #13 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #193 of 986 | #16 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #179 of 986 | #11 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #443 of 1,079 | #37 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #988 of 991 | #69 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #645 of 996 | #59 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #919 of 1,058 | #56 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #447 of 597 | #28 of 39 |
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
472
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 472 | 18 | 26.2:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 35% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 30% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 31% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 14% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 23 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Creeks Elem School.
About Three Creeks Elem School
Families in Lowell, Indiana, are served by Three Creeks Elem School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 472 students across kindergarten through 4.
Within Tri-Creek School Corporation, Three Creeks Elem School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 3,280 students.
Three Creeks Elem School enrolls a student body that is 82% White. The school is also 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Lake County residents. By the diversity index, Three Creeks Elem School comes in at 30%.
The teaching staff at Three Creeks Elem School is 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 26.2:1. That ratio is over the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Lake County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Three Creeks Elem School is 54.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.2%.
Across Lake County, median household income is about $71,493, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Three Creeks Elem School is among the 121 public schools in Lake County.
Lowell Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Three Creeks Elem School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 476 in 2020-21 and 472 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.3:1 to 26.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Lowell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Lake Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other schools in Lowell
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Lowell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Lake Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Senior High School0.8 mi · 981
- Oak Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 487
- Lowell Intermediate School1.8 mi · 486
- Lowell Middle School1.8 mi · 498
- Lake Prairie Elementary School3.8 mi · 356
- Red Cedars Elementary6.1 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Three Creeks Elem SchoolHow many students attend Three Creeks Elem School?
Three Creeks Elem School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Three Creeks Elem School serve?
Three Creeks Elem School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Three Creeks Elem School?
Approximately 26.2:1 students per teacher at Three Creeks Elem School.
What is the student diversity at Three Creeks Elem School?
Student demographics at Three Creeks Elem School are roughly 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Three Creeks Elem School public or private?
Three Creeks Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tri-Creek School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.