Indian Creek Elementary School

As a mid-tier primary school in Marion, Iowa, Indian Creek Elementary School enrolls 354 students from grades K through 4, overseen by Linn-Mar Comm School District.

Across the 12 schools in Linn-Mar Comm School District (7,361 students total), Indian Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Indian Creek Elementary School lists that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest reads as 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Indian Creek Elementary School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Linn County's rate of about 40%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Indian Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.1%.

In the broader community, Linn County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,649, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Linn County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students), Indian Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Linn-Mar High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Indian Creek Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indian Creek Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 75.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 38%: 568 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Indian Creek Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.