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Sand Creek Elementary School

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Sand Creek Elementary School ranks 731 st of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

731^st

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of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Sand Creek Elementary School is a PK–6 school serving 385 students in North Vernon, Indiana, part of the Jennings County School Corporation. The district as a whole ranks 172 of 374 Indiana districts (54th percentile, 3 stars), but Sand Creek runs below that district profile: in 2025–2026 it ranked 731 of 1,015 schools (28th percentile, 1 star). This is not a one-year dip — percentile ranks over the years shown range from 28 to 48, with the most recent year at the low end of that range, and the school has not risen above the 48th percentile in the displayed decade.

Comparing within Jennings County, Graham Creek Elementary School, Brush Creek Elementary School, and Scipio Elementary School all rate 4 stars, and Hayden Elementary School rates 3 stars, while North Vernon Elementary School sits at 35th percentile with 2 stars. Sand Creek's sharpest weaknesses are math and science. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 27.70% versus the district's 42.27%, and science was 24.36% versus 37.36%; ELA was 28.38% versus 34.24%. One bright spot: fifth grade posted 48.15% in both ELA and math, above state levels. Third grade, by contrast, was far weaker — 16.28% in ELA and 25.58% in math.

Two other factors stand out. Chronic absenteeism was 19.7% in 2024–2025 — improved from 31.3% in 2022–2023, but the highest among the nearby schools compared and above both district (18.6%) and state (16.7%) rates. The free/reduced-lunch rate was 87.01%, also the highest in that comparison group. Spending was $12,890 per student with a 14.6 student-teacher ratio, so the lower results are not easily explained by unusually large classes or low funding. One school, Margaret R Brown Elementary School, scored lower in all three subjects. For families, the patterns suggest attendance, early-grade reading and math, and science are the areas to watch.

385

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,120

Per pupil spending ?

87.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.8%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

1450 W Cr 500 N
North Vernon, IN 47265

(812) 352-9343

District: Jennings County School Corporation

Students who attend Sand Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jennings County Middle School
High:	Jennings County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

!Social Studies scores 10 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

Indiana avg47%

731^st of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Jennings County School Corporation

172^nd of 374Jennings County School Corporation 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	28.7	731 of 1015	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	634 of 1005	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	688 of 1011	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	722 of 1016	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	703 of 1020	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	718 of 1016	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	632 of 1031	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	593 of 1027	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	665 of 1033	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.4	539 of 1046	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.0	534 of 1040	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.1	533 of 1036	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.4	293 of 1035	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	53.7	557 of 1015	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	78.9	148 of 1025	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	309 of 1009	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.5	604 of 1003	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.7	811 of 996	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.5	611 of 985	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.4	800 of 961	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.4	711 of 959	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.3	185 of 326	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies37%-10 vs state

English Language Arts28%

Math28%

Science24%

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sand Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 W Cr 500 N	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 352-9343	385	26	14.6	87.0%	300 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	28.7	731^st of 1015 public elementary schools	28.0%		38.9	634^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.9%	97	16.3	34.4	48.2	23.9			28.4	25.6	25.0	48.2	19.6			27.7	34.4	17.4	24.4	37.0	97.8%		$13,120	$1,160	$11,960
Panther Virtual Academy	Public	K-8	34 West Main Street	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(812) 346-4483	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							9.1							9.1
Scipio Elementary School	Public	K-6	6320 N Hwy 7	Scipio	47273	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 392-2055	252	18	13.7	60.7%	236 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	69	298^th of 1015 public elementary schools	70.6%		61.8	374^th of 1005 public elementary schools	62.8%	76	44.7	56.8	60.0	31.9			46.7	68.4	73.0	86.7	44.7			65.8	56.8	25.5	39.3	50.0	93%		$13,445	$872	$12,574
North Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	810 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-4903	566	40	14.1	73.1%	515 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	36.8	657^th of 1015 public elementary schools	35.3%		33.1	699^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.4%	42	33.3	27.9	23.7	26.4			27.6	55.4	39.2	43.4	29.9			41.0	34.2	25.3	29.5	36.0	95%		$13,514	$1,299	$12,215
Brush Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	4275 E US Hwy 50	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 458-6582	303	19	16.3	69.3%	280 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	69.5	295^th of 1015 public elementary schools	70.9%		59.9	404^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.8%	109	36.8	44.4	29.4	47.4			39.7	63.2	72.2	47.1	55.3			59.6	63.9	50.0	56.8	50.0	91.9%		$11,696	$915	$10,781
Hayden Elementary School	Public	K-6	55 S Cr 685 W	Hayden	47245	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-2813	284	18	15.7	58.5%	258 (90.8%)	8 (2.8%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	53.9	474^th of 1015 public elementary schools	53.3%		52.7	478^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.4%	4	22.9	50.0	41.0	30.2			35.4	37.1	60.0	43.6	46.5			46.3	46.7	39.5	42.5	46.2	94.3%		$12,036	$1,131	$10,906
South Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9302 S Cr 420 W	Greensburg	47240	Decatur County	Decatur County Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 591-3115	467	32	14.8	59.1%	446 (95.5%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	53	483^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	52.4%		51.6	488^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.4%	5	54.4	49.2	33.3	33.3			43.3	64.7	52.5	43.9	25.9			47.9	39.3	31.5	35.7	28.1	95.8%		$10,792	$966	$9,826
Rockcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13000 E 200 S	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 579-5221	351	19	18.4	32.2%	326 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	70.9	279^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.5%		76.3	220^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.1%	59	36.5	57.5	46.9	39.6			44.4	71.2	75.0	69.4	52.1			66.7	50.0	27.1	37.5	59.2	100%		$11,848	$364	$11,484
Graham Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	7910 S Cr 90 W	Commiskey	47227	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-4179	250	18	13.8	60.4%	236 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	79.6	186^th of 1015 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.7	249^th of 1005 public elementary schools	75.2%	63	82.5	59.5	38.2	45.5			57.6	85.0	67.6	61.8	60.6			69.4	51.4	42.4	47.1	52.9	89.7%		$13,143	$941	$12,201
Margaret R Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	550 Miller Ln	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5539	499	35	14.3	76.0%	87 (17.4%)	10 (2.0%)	381 (76.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	11	922^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.2	906^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.9%	16	9.3	9.2					9.2	24.7	26.5					25.6	23.5		23.5		100%		$11,585	$1,131	$10,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Sand Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Sand Creek Elementary School.

What district is Sand Creek Elementary School in?

Jennings County School Corporation

Is Sand Creek Elementary School a good school?

Sand Creek Elementary School ranks 731^st of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sand Creek Elementary School?

Students at Sand Creek Elementary School are 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sand Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sand Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jennings County Middle School
High : Jennings County High School

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