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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS·NCES 180120001405
Towne Meadow Elementary School
10850 Towne Rd, Carmel, IN 46032 · (317) 733-2645 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
49 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
69.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
77.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Towne Meadow Elementary School
Towne Meadow Elementary School's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towne Meadow Elementary School this school | 527 | 9.3% | 74.2% |
| Boone Meadow Whitestown | 545 | 12.3% | 73.7% |
| Northpoint Elementary School Granger | 577 | 13.5% | 83.6% |
| Smoky Row Elementary School Carmel | 692 | 7.7% | 78.4% |
| Prairie Trace Elementary School Carmel | 715 | 11.0% | 79.9% |
| Southeastern Elementary School Fishers | 773 | 12.8% | 70.2% |
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 Towne Meadow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #25 of 983 | #7 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #56 of 986 | #12 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #32 of 986 | #8 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #315 of 1,079 | #32 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #328 of 991 | #8 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #375 of 996 | #17 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #1,047 of 1,058 | #35 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #171 of 597 | #9 of 23 |
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
527
-163 (-24%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 527 | 37.3 | 14.1:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 37.4 | 14.4:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 35.2 | 16.7:1 | 10% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 34 | 20.3:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 33 | 20.0:1 | 6% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 2% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Towne Meadow Elementary School.
About Towne Meadow Elementary School
Towne Meadow Elementary School is one of the public schools in Carmel, Indiana. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 527 students. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 436.
Carmel Clay Schools runs 15 schools with a combined 16,145 students. Towne Meadow Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Towne Meadow Elementary School is 64% White. Other groups make up 20% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Hamilton County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Towne Meadow Elementary School are from different groups.
Towne Meadow Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, with 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 9% at Towne Meadow Elementary School. It compares with 21% for public schools in Hamilton County.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.0%. Towne Meadow Elementary School scores 74.2%.
The school's county is Hamilton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $121,530, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Towne Meadow Elementary School, Hamilton County has 69 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, College Wood Elementary School is closest at about 1.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 65.5%, lower than Towne Meadow Elementary School's 74.2%.
Towne Meadow Elementary School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased by 24% across 4 years, from 690 in 2020-21 to 527 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Towne Meadow Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carmel Clay Schools
- Carmel High SchoolHigh · 5,239 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,428 students
- Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,415 students
- Carmel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Prairie Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Cherry Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Other schools in Carmel
- Carmel High SchoolHigh · 5,239 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,428 students
- Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,415 students
- Carmel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,047 students
- Prairie Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Cherry Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- College Wood Elementary School1.6 mi · 616
- West Clay Elementary School1.6 mi · 580
- Creekside Middle School1.8 mi · 1,428
- Clay Center Elementary School1.8 mi · 666
- College Park Elementary School2.1 mi · 518
- Greenbriar Elementary School3.1 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Towne Meadow Elementary SchoolHow large is Towne Meadow Elementary School?
Towne Meadow Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Towne Meadow Elementary School serve?
Towne Meadow Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Towne Meadow Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Towne Meadow Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Towne Meadow Elementary School?
At Towne Meadow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Towne Meadow Elementary School in?
Towne Meadow Elementary School is part of Carmel Clay Schools.
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