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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001864
Indian Lake Elementary
505 Indian Lake RD, Hendersonville, TN 37075 · (615) 824-6810 · Sumner County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
78.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.6pp since 2022
Math
81.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 81.9% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 76.4% |
| 2022-23 | 74.5% | 75.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Indian Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #27 of 957 ▲ 18 | #1 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #27 of 959 no change | #2 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #493 of 1,044 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #744 of 962 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #82 of 537 | #4 of 17 |
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
464
-95 (-17%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 571
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 | 464 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 32.5 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 26 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Lake Elementary.
About Indian Lake Elementary
Families in Hendersonville, Tennessee, are served by Indian Lake Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 464 students on the rolls.
Sumner County runs 53 schools with a combined 30,719 students. Indian Lake Elementary is one of them.
At Indian Lake Elementary, 89% of students are White. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 80% White share among all Sumner County residents. The diversity index for Indian Lake Elementary is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Indian Lake Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The county, Sumner County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,301 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Sumner County has 53 public schools with about 30,719 students, including Indian Lake Elementary.
Lakeside Park Elementary is about 1.6 miles from Indian Lake Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Indian Lake Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 559 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 464 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Indian Lake Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in Hendersonville
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Jack Anderson ElementaryElementary · 829 students
- Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes CreekElementary · 789 students
- Merrol Hyde Magnet SchoolCombined · 670 students
- Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes CreekMiddle · 641 students
Other Indian Lake Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Lake Elementary. Indian Lake Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolLewistown, OH · 530 students
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolVICKSBURG, MI · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Park Elementary1.6 mi · 358
- V G Hawkins Middle School2.0 mi · 403
- Lakeview Elementary School2.2 mi · 455
- Nannie Berry Elementary2.2 mi · 553
- Hendersonville High School2.4 mi · 1,410
- Robert E Ellis Middle2.5 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Lake ElementaryHow large is Indian Lake Elementary?
Indian Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Indian Lake Elementary serve?
Indian Lake Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student diversity at Indian Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Indian Lake Elementary are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Indian Lake Elementary public or private?
Indian Lake Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumner County.
What city is Indian Lake Elementary in?
Indian Lake Elementary is located in Hendersonville, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.