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Sand Creek Elementary School

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Sand Creek Elementary School ranks 634 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Sand Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in North Vernon, Indiana, with 398 students enrolled. It is part of the Jennings County School Corporation, which is ranked 170 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending more per student ($12,890 in 2023-2024) compared to other Jennings County schools, Sand Creek Elementary lags behind in several key metrics. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 27.1%, significantly higher than the district average of around 17.8%. Additionally, Sand Creek Elementary struggles with proficiency rates on ILEARN assessments, with only 30.32% of all grades proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 35.98% for the district. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 4th grade ELA and Math.

One factor that may contribute to Sand Creek Elementary's challenges is its extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.9% to 88.19% over the past few years. This is much higher than the 60-70% range seen at other Jennings County schools. While the school's lower student-teacher ratio of 13.4 in 2023-2024 (compared to 12.8 to 16.3 at other district schools) suggests additional resources, the data indicates that these resources have not yet translated into improved outcomes for students. Addressing the unique needs of the high-poverty student population and targeting areas like chronic absenteeism and early grade performance may be crucial to driving progress at Sand Creek Elementary School.

385

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,890

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 27 pts below the Indiana average

!Near the bottom of Jennings County School Corporation's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Indiana avg38%

634^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

170^th of 380Jennings 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
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 (2024-2025) ?

Science39%

Math37%

English Language Arts30%

Social Studies12%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (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 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th 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 All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th 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
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%)	38.9	634^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.9%		33.6	688^th of 1011 public elementary schools	31.9%	54	25.7	25.8	28.9	40.5	30.3	17.1	41.9	40.4	48.7	37.4	38.7	38.9	38.8	11.8	$12,890	$1,401	$11,489
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%)	61.8	374^th of 1005 public elementary schools	62.8%		55.9	463^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	54.2%	89	48.8	58.6	36.2	37.5	44.3	61.0	72.4	34.0	43.8	51.0	58.6	41.9	50.0	25.5	$14,079	$916	$13,163
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%)	33.1	699^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.4%		41.2	616^th of 1011 public elementary schools	39.1%	83	30.8	27.6	27.6	30.0	28.9	48.7	38.2	28.6	28.8	35.5	29.0	32.9	31.0	18.4	$12,681	$1,271	$11,411
Brush Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	59.9	404^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.8%		47	559^th of 1011 public elementary schools	44.7%	155	48.8	43.2	26.8	48.9	42.2	51.2	70.3	22.0	53.2	48.8	56.8	44.7	50.0	19.5	$11,557	$924	$10,633
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%)	52.7	478^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.4%		48.2	545^th of 1011 public elementary schools	46.1%	67	29.7	50.0	34.7	36.6	37.6	43.2	65.8	32.7	41.5	44.9	42.1	36.6	39.2	36.7	$12,612	$1,196	$11,416
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%)	51.6	488^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.4%		53.8	485^th of 1011 public elementary schools	52.0%	3	37.5	47.3	40.7	35.9	40.1	51.6	47.3	33.9	31.3	40.9	45.5	34.4	39.5	33.9	$11,040	$1,257	$9,783
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%)	76.3	220^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.4	218^th of 1011 public elementary schools	78.4%	2	51.1	60.4	44.9	44.7	50.3	55.6	77.1	53.1	57.5	60.9	56.3	54.2	55.2	34.7	$11,892	$702	$11,190
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%)	73.7	249^th of 1005 public elementary schools	75.2%		64.2	365^th of 1011 public elementary schools	63.9%	116	58.3	53.1	30.6	46.7	47.0	72.2	84.4	36.1	83.3	67.9	59.4	60.0	59.7	30.6	$12,400	$817	$11,583
Margaret R Brown Elementary School	Public	K-5	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%)	11.2	906^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.9%		14.4	875^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.5%	31	9.6	13.9			11.7	28.9	23.8			26.3	16.8		16.8		$11,179	$1,707	$9,471
Seymour-Redding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 N Ewing St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5621	609	41	14.9	59.3%	342 (56.2%)	19 (3.1%)	218 (35.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.5%)	31.6	716^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.8%		31	723^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	28.5%	7	29.3	24.2			26.5	41.5	35.9			38.5	34.7		34.7		$10,561	$1,359	$9,202

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 634^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars 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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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

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