Towne Meadow Elementary School

Located at 10850 Towne Rd, in Carmel, Indiana, Towne Meadow Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that caters to 527 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Carmel Clay Schools. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

Within Carmel Clay Schools, which oversees 15 schools and 16,145 students, Towne Meadow Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Towne Meadow Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Towne Meadow Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hamilton County runs at roughly 21%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Towne Meadow Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Hamilton County shows median household earnings sit near $121,530, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Towne Meadow Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 63,065 students).

College Wood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Towne Meadow Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.5%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Towne Meadow Elementary School has fell 20%, going from 659 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 71% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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