Indian Creek Elem

Indian Creek Elem, a medium-sized K-5 school in Olathe, Kansas, operated by Olathe, instructs 349 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 52 schools in Olathe (28,194 students total), Indian Creek Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Indian Creek Elem reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Indian Creek Elem lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at Indian Creek Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Indian Creek Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 34.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Indian Creek Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pioneer Trail Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Indian Creek Elem ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.9%.

Indian Creek Elem operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Indian Creek Elem has declined 19%, going from 429 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 20% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Indian Creek Elem typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.