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Cherry Tree Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Cherry Tree Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Carmel, Indiana, serving 711 students as part of Carmel Clay Schools, a district ranked 5th of 374 in Indiana. Cherry Tree itself is consistently elite: in 2025–2026 it ranked 37th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (96th percentile, 5 stars), and it has earned 5 stars in every year provided, staying in roughly the top 3–5% of elementary schools statewide.

Math and science are the school's relative strengths. On 2025–2026 ILEARN tests, 73.54% of Cherry Tree students were proficient in math, above the Carmel Clay average of 71.81% and second among same-district peers only to Prairie Trace (82.91%). Science (70.09%) is essentially tied with Prairie Trace for the top same-district result. ELA is the relative gap at 66.85%, below the district's 70.76% and behind Prairie Trace, New Britton, and Harrison Parkway, though still far above statewide proficiency of roughly 41–42%. By grade, 3rd grade math is the strongest result (78.57% versus the district's 77.4%), while 5th grade ELA, math, and social studies all sit below district averages — a possible focus area.

Beyond test scores, Cherry Tree's chronic absenteeism rate is 5.4%, better than the district (6.4%) and the state (16.7%), though higher than several Carmel Clay peers such as Prairie Trace (1.9%) and Mohawk Trails (2.9%). Its free/reduced lunch rate is 12.94%, among the lowest in the comparison group, and per-student spending is $11,794, less than most same-district peers. Its student-teacher ratio of 15.6 is the highest among same-district Carmel peers, yet the school still posts top-tier results. Overall, Cherry Tree is a consistently high-performing, top-5% school whose main peer-relative challenge is matching Prairie Trace in ELA and attendance.

711

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,794

Per pupil spending ?

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13989 Hazel Dell Parkway
Carmel, IN 46033

(317) 846-3086

District: Carmel Clay Schools

Students who attend Cherry Tree Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clay Middle School
High:	Carmel High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (71% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Indiana elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg72%

Indiana avg47%

37^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Carmel Clay Schools

5^th of 374Carmel Clay Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	37 of 1015	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	29 of 1005	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	40 of 1011	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	38 of 1016	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	32 of 1020	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	24 of 1016	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	36 of 1031	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	47 of 1027	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	29 of 1033	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	28 of 1046	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	35 of 1040	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	61 of 1036	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	66 of 1035	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	30 of 1015	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	16 of 1025	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	43 of 1009	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	94.7	6 of 1003	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	9 of 996	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	94.2	13 of 985	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	89.8	44 of 961	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	92.8	16 of 959	98.3%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies76%+29 vs state

Math74%

Science70%

English Language Arts67%

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

The school does not address or handle bullying effective. If anything they look the other way. I recommend looking at other options for school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Noble Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5670 Noble Crossing Pky	Noblesville	46062	Hamilton County	Noblesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 773-2850	891	47	19.1	16.9%	698 (78.3%)	39 (4.4%)	64 (7.2%)	32 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.2%)	82.9	151^st of 1015 public elementary schools	85.1%		90.7	72^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	92.8%	79	43.5	66.0	58.0	55.8	57.9	78.2	60.9	65.8	67.4	67.4	65.9	$10,288	$338	$9,950
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
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
Carey Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16231 Carey Rd	Westfield	46074	Hamilton County	Westfield-Washington Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 867-6200	612	43	14.4	20.9%	448 (73.2%)	28 (4.6%)	77 (12.6%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	84.9	139^th of 1015 public elementary schools	86.3%		87.9	107^th of 1005 public elementary schools	89.4%	32	51.8	63.3		58.0	66.4	71.9		69.3	62.5	62.5		$14,964	$346	$14,619
New Britton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8660 E 131st St	Fishers	46038	Hamilton County	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 594-4130	572	37	15.3	32.7%	370 (64.7%)	27 (4.7%)	82 (14.3%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (8.0%)	92.7	45^th of 1015 public elementary schools	95.6%		88.1	103^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	89.8%	58	70.6	78.7		74.7	71.4	75.2		73.3	67.8	67.8		$12,517	$359	$12,158
Harrison Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14135 Harrison Pky	Fishers	46038	Hamilton County	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 915-4210	568	39	14.6	39.8%	305 (53.7%)	80 (14.1%)	124 (21.8%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	92.7	46^th of 1015 public elementary schools	95.5%		88.9	92^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	90.8%	46	67.0	73.2		70.2	76.5	74.0		75.2	67.5	67.5		$12,024	$901	$11,123
Hazel Dell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Westfield Rd	Noblesville	46062	Hamilton County	Noblesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 773-2914	642	41	15.8	18.7%	520 (81.0%)	19 (3.0%)	70 (10.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	86.1	128^th of 1015 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.6	73^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	92.7%	55	59.5	57.8	67.7	61.3	65.8	71.6	55.9	64.9	59.6	59.6	74.2	$11,979	$412	$11,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherry Tree Elementary School

What district is Cherry Tree Elementary School in?

Carmel Clay Schools

What schools do graduates of Cherry Tree Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cherry Tree Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clay Middle School
High : Carmel High School

How many students attend Cherry Tree Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Cherry Tree Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cherry Tree Elementary School?

Students at Cherry Tree Elementary School are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Cherry Tree Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Cherry Tree Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 37^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools.

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026

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