Elementary Schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation

Summary:

The Tri-Creek School Corporation in Indiana operates three elementary schools: Oak Hill Elementary School, Three Creeks Elementary School, and Lake Prairie Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the local community.

Based on the data, Lake Prairie Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district. It has consistently ranked among the top 127-69 elementary schools in Indiana, earning a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, Lake Prairie had the highest proficiency rates in ILEARN/Math (79.17%) and ILEARN/Science (72.06%) across all grades, as well as the highest proficiency rates in ILEARN/English Language Arts and ILEARN/Math for 4th grade. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 19.3 is the lowest among the three, indicating smaller class sizes.

While Lake Prairie Elementary School stands out, the data also reveals areas where the Tri-Creek School Corporation as a whole could improve. For instance, all three schools had the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% in 2023-2024, suggesting a need for district-wide initiatives to address student attendance. Additionally, the variation in performance across the schools suggests an opportunity for the district to identify and share best practices from the top-performing school(s) to help improve the others.

District Detail

19290 Cline Avenue
Lowell, IN 46356

(219) 696-6661

SchoolDigger Rank:
56^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 3,280

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (2025)			ILEARN Science (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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-4	11601 W 181st Ave	Lowell	46356	Lake County	Tri-Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 696-7541	356	19	18.7	27.0%	296 (83.1%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	85.9	127^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.1	69^th of 1011 public elementary schools	93.2%	58	42.1	66.2	53.5	69.7	89.7	79.2	72.1	72.1	$10,367	$766	$9,601
Oak Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 S Nichols St	Lowell	46356	Lake County	Tri-Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 696-9285	487	23	20.9	30.6%	399 (81.9%)	9 (1.8%)	66 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	74.5	236^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.5%		81.9	161^st of 1011 public elementary schools	84.1%	75	46.9	49.5	48.2	63.3	62.4	62.8	53.5	53.5	$9,639	$730	$8,909
Three Creeks Elementary School	Public	K-4	670 S Burr St	Lowell	46356	Lake County	Tri-Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 696-5740	472	18	26.2	29.4%	388 (82.2%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (13.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	81.3	169^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.2%		79.4	189^th of 1011 public elementary schools	81.3%	20	48.7	62.1	54.5	66.1	62.1	64.4	62.1	62.1	$10,056	$986	$9,070

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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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