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Carmel Clay Schools

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At a glance

5^thof 374 Indiana districts▼ 2

Better than 98% of Indiana districts

Elementary 11 Middle 3 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

5202 E Main St
Carmel, IN 46033·(317) 844-9961·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 98.7% of districts

Schools

16,145

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCreekside Middle School1^st of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Towne Meadow Elementary School up 10 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mohawk Trails Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

Carmel Clay Schools is an elite suburban Indiana district of 15 schools serving PK–5 elementary, 6–8 middle, and 9–12 high school students, with about 16,145 students and a 5-star rating. It ranks 5th of 374 Indiana districts and is in the 99th percentile. Enrollment is 5,239 at Carmel High School (32.5%), 3,890 in middle schools (24.1%), and 7,016 in elementaries (43.5%). Top standouts are West Clay Elementary School (1st of 1,015 elementary schools), Creekside Middle School (1st of 486 middle schools), and Carmel High School (4th of 415 high schools).

West Clay Elementary School has 100th percentile rank, 5 stars, 89.29% ELA, 91.56% math, 85.86% science, and 92.98% 5th-grade social studies, plus the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 4.31% and 2.4% chronic absenteeism. Creekside Middle School has been Indiana’s top middle school for three straight years, with 79.36% ELA, 78.72% math, and 79.03% science, all above district all-grades rates. Carmel High School has a 99.1% graduation rate versus 89.7% statewide, and SAT proficiency of 83.1% reading/writing and 63.82% math, versus 51.9% and 25.6% statewide. Other strong elementaries include College Wood Elementary School (19th, 0.6% chronic absenteeism), Clay Center Elementary School (7th), Towne Meadow Elementary School (11th), Smoky Row Elementary School (15th), and Prairie Trace Elementary School (14th, 82.91% math).

Within the district, Carmel Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 23% and lower all-grades proficiency (57.85% ELA, 68.02% math, 59.22% science); Forest Dale Elementary School has 56.19% ELA and 67.22% math; Woodbrook Elementary School has 59.05% math and 45.13% 5th-grade math. Mohawk Trails Elementary School has the highest spending and lowest student-teacher ratio but below-district ELA and math, while Carmel Middle School, though 5 stars and 94th percentile, has 54.22% math—about 17.6 points below the district’s 71.81%. District chronic absenteeism is 6.4% versus Indiana’s 16.7%; Carmel High School is highest at 11.5%, and College Wood Elementary School is lowest at 0.6%. Parents should compare schools on math, free/reduced lunch, absenteeism, and rank trends because performance varies meaningfully even here.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	96.5	15^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.5	10^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.0%	5			77.4	80.0	75.7				77.8	85.5	76.3	72.2				78.1	76.9		76.9	83.5		$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%)	86.2	125^th of 1015 public elementary schools	87.7%		90.8	68^th of 1005 public elementary schools	93.2%	57			54.4	61.5	58.3				57.9	70.4	74.0	60.0				68.0	59.2		59.2	72.6		$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%)	96.3	4^th of 415 public high schools	99.0%		96.4	4^th of 429 public high schools	99.1%		83.1	63.8																			78.4	$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%)	91.4	31^st of 486 public middle schools	93.6%		93.9	19^th of 480 public middle schools	96.0%	12						61.8	60.2	63.2	61.8				63.6	50.0	48.9	54.2		69.8	69.8			$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	5^th of 486 public middle schools	99.0%		97.1	7^th of 480 public middle schools	98.5%	2						69.6	65.1	73.6	69.5				68.5	67.1	71.0	68.9		68.5	68.5			$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%)	95.8	19^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.3	5^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.5%	14			70.6	66.4	83.9				74.2	78.9	79.8	79.0				79.2	71.2		71.2	87.1		$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%)	86.6	116^th of 1015 public elementary schools	88.6%		90.2	79^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.1%	37			62.8	63.3	58.5				61.4	68.6	65.0	57.5				63.5	69.6		69.6	69.2		$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%)	82.5	155^th of 1015 public elementary schools	84.7%		92	57^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.3%	98			54.8	61.5	56.6				57.8	60.2	72.5	45.1				59.1	65.1		65.1	74.3		$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%)	96.7	14^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.7	9^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.1%	5			75.8	69.6	77.0				74.0	85.2	83.3	80.2				82.9	70.3		70.3	88.9		$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%)	97	11^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.5	21^st of 1005 public elementary schools	97.9%	10			73.3	76.1	81.9				77.2	82.2	80.4	80.9				81.2	78.0		78.0	86.2		$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%)	99.2	1^st of 486 public middle schools	99.8%		99.6	1^st of 480 public middle schools	99.8%							75.9	81.6	80.4	79.4				77.9	80.1	78.2	78.7		79.0	79.0			$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%)	85.2	135^th of 1015 public elementary schools	86.7%		91.7	61^st of 1005 public elementary schools	93.9%	74			45.4	60.8	63.8				56.2	63.9	74.2	63.8				67.2	67.0		67.0	77.7		$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%)	99.2	1^st of 1015 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.9	2^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	99.8%	1			88.4	88.9	90.4				89.3	94.7	88.9	91.2				91.6	85.9		85.9	93.0		$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%)	93	37^th of 1015 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.7	29^th of 1005 public elementary schools	97.1%	8			67.9	68.4	64.6				66.9	78.6	75.2	67.7				73.5	70.1		70.1	76.2		$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%)	97.7	7^th of 1015 public elementary schools	99.3%		96.9	14^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.6%	7			79.4	88.1	77.1				81.6	80.4	89.0	81.4				83.7	83.9		83.9	83.9		$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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.