Carmel Clay Schools

Summary:

The Carmel Clay Schools district in Indiana is home to 15 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district is highly regarded, ranking 3rd out of 380 districts in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the Carmel Clay district stand out as top performers. Creekside Middle School is ranked 1st out of 480 middle schools in Indiana, with over 78% proficiency in English Language Arts and 80% in Math. West Clay Elementary is ranked 2nd out of 1,005 elementary schools, with exceptional test scores of over 82% proficiency in English Language Arts and nearly 88% in Math. College Wood Elementary is also a top performer, ranking 5th in the state with over 78% proficiency in English Language Arts and 86% in Math.

While the district as a whole demonstrates strong academic performance, there is some variation in elementary school test scores and rankings. Additionally, the district faces a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% across all schools. The data also reveals differences in resource allocation, with spending per student ranging from $10,836 at Creekside Middle School to $12,839 at Mohawk Trails Elementary. These insights suggest areas for potential improvement and further investigation within the Carmel Clay Schools district.

District Detail

5202 E Main St
Carmel, IN 46033

(317) 844-9961

SchoolDigger Rank:
3^rd of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 16,145

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smoky Row Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W 136th St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 571-4084	692	47	14.7	7.7%	458 (66.2%)	38 (5.5%)	24 (3.5%)	147 (21.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	97.5	10^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.1	16^th of 1011 public elementary schools	98.4%	6			71.9	71.7	78.1				74.1	87.6	81.4	81.8				83.6	73.5		73.5	81.8		$11,406	$172	$11,234
Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 S Richland Ave	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-0168	700	49	14.2	23.0%	450 (64.3%)	42 (6.0%)	84 (12.0%)	86 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	90.8	68^th of 1005 public elementary schools	93.2%		84	139^th of 1011 public elementary schools	86.3%	71			58.5	62.4	64.1				61.9	71.7	70.9	64.9				68.9	66.7		66.7	66.4		$12,140	$517	$11,623
Carmel High School	Public	9-12	520 E Main St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-7721	5,239	313	16.7	13.3%	3,385 (64.6%)	259 (4.9%)	397 (7.6%)	944 (18.0%)	10 (0.2%)	7 (0.1%)	237 (4.5%)	96.4	4^th of 429 public high schools	99.1%		95.7	5^th of 432 public high schools	98.8%	1	85.5	63.2																			79.1	$11,447	$287	$11,160
Carmel Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Guilford Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-7331	1,047	77	13.6	18.5%	715 (68.3%)	49 (4.7%)	96 (9.2%)	129 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.5%)	93.9	19^th of 480 public middle schools	96.0%		92.8	29^th of 491 public middle schools	94.1%	10						64.9	61.5	66.0	64.0				56.4	58.1	53.6	56.1		70.1	70.1			$12,629	$140	$12,489
Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 E 126th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-7251	1,415	81	17.4	14.3%	1,012 (71.5%)	69 (4.9%)	129 (9.1%)	139 (9.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.4%)	97.1	7^th of 480 public middle schools	98.5%		96.5	7^th of 491 public middle schools	98.6%							65.8	63.8	68.9	66.2				68.3	71.9	69.1	69.8		65.4	65.4			$11,085	$239	$10,846
College Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Shelborne Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6430	616	38	16.2	5.5%	310 (50.3%)	22 (3.6%)	26 (4.2%)	239 (38.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	98.3	5^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.2	5^th of 1011 public elementary schools	99.5%				72.3	78.1	86.0				79.0	84.2	86.2	88.6				86.4	83.7		83.7	82.5		$12,086	$483	$11,603
Mohawk Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4242 E 126th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-1158	543	41	13.1	18.6%	398 (73.3%)	14 (2.6%)	81 (14.9%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	90.2	79^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.8	102^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	89.9%	23			61.8	70.7	68.8				67.3	59.6	66.7	67.7				64.8	69.7		69.7	67.7		$12,839	$719	$12,121
Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 E 116th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-4225	628	45	13.9	12.6%	481 (76.6%)	34 (5.4%)	40 (6.4%)	48 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	92	57^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.3%		85.6	117^th of 1011 public elementary schools	88.4%	60			64.8	63.4	64.7				64.3	75.0	71.4	70.6				72.4	63.7		63.7	65.7		$12,669	$389	$12,280
Prairie Trace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14200 N River Rd	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 571-7925	715	48	14.9	11.0%	434 (60.7%)	33 (4.6%)	45 (6.3%)	174 (24.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	97.7	9^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.9	7^th of 1011 public elementary schools	99.3%	2			75.2	79.1	79.5				77.8	82.5	86.1	74.0				80.7	78.3		78.3	83.5		$10,992	$162	$10,830
Towne Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10850 Towne Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-2645	527	37	14.1	9.3%	336 (63.8%)	20 (3.8%)	30 (5.7%)	106 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.3%)	95.5	21^st of 1005 public elementary schools	97.9%		94.5	34^th of 1011 public elementary schools	96.6%	13			75.6	74.4	60.6				69.7	83.3	83.3	66.4				77.1	78.9		78.9	71.2		$12,240	$191	$12,049
Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 W 126th St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6420	1,428	76	18.7	8.7%	795 (55.7%)	58 (4.1%)	75 (5.3%)	419 (29.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.5%)	99.6	1^st of 480 public middle schools	99.8%		99.3	1^st of 491 public middle schools	99.8%							80.8	75.5	78.5	78.2				82.8	79.2	79.7	80.6		83.9	83.9			$10,836	$140	$10,696
Forest Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10721 Lakeshore Dr W	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-4948	638	48	13.3	18.0%	478 (74.9%)	38 (6.0%)	57 (8.9%)	38 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.9%)	91.7	61^st of 1005 public elementary schools	93.9%		87.2	103^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	89.8%	42			65.0	65.0	59.1				62.8	72.2	76.3	59.1				68.8	72.2		72.2	74.6		$12,402	$496	$11,906
West Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3495 W 126 St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6500	580	39	14.9	4.3%	309 (53.3%)	16 (2.8%)	14 (2.4%)	206 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	98.9	2^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.3	4^th of 1011 public elementary schools	99.6%	2			82.0	85.3	80.7				82.7	90.0	92.7	81.6				88.0	92.7		92.7	78.1		$11,140	$155	$10,985
Cherry Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13989 Hazel Dell Parkway	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 846-3086	711	45	15.6	12.9%	582 (81.9%)	19 (2.7%)	64 (9.0%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	94.7	29^th of 1005 public elementary schools	97.1%		94	40^th of 1011 public elementary schools	96.0%	11			70.5	70.4	67.7				69.5	68.8	85.6	71.0				75.4	75.2		75.2	68.6		$11,794	$236	$11,557
Clay Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12025 Clay Center Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6450	666	48	13.7	12.2%	483 (72.5%)	21 (3.2%)	45 (6.8%)	83 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	96.9	14^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.1	27^th of 1011 public elementary schools	97.3%	13			84.5	66.7	77.4				76.1	87.1	78.6	82.1				82.6	70.9		70.9	85.9		$12,242	$172	$12,070

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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