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Mill Creek East Elementary

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Mill Creek East Elementary ranks 346 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Mill Creek East Elementary is a public elementary school located in Clayton, Indiana, serving 340 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mill Creek Community School Corporation, which is ranked 61 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, Mill Creek East Elementary has shown fluctuating performance on ILEARN assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 40% to 68% in English Language Arts and 60% to 68% in Math. Compared to the overall performance of the Mill Creek Community School Corporation, the school generally performs on par or slightly better in both subjects. However, when compared to the nearby River Birch Elementary and Hickory Elementary in the Avon Community School Corporation, as well as the Brentwood Elementary and Central Elementary in the Plainfield Community School Corporation, Mill Creek East Elementary's performance is generally lower in both English Language Arts and Math.

Another area of concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 7.8% in 2020-2021 to 19.2% in 2022-2023, higher than the nearby Mill Creek West Elementary and the state average. Additionally, Mill Creek East Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 30% to 36% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby Mill Creek West Elementary and some of the Avon and Plainfield schools. The school has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $9,496 in 2020-2021 to $12,386 in 2023-2024, which is higher than Mill Creek West Elementary but lower than the Avon and Danville Community School Corporation schools.

359

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,386

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4740 Iowa St
Clayton, IN 46118

(317) 539-9225

District: Mill Creek Community School Corp

Students who attend Mill Creek East Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cascade Middle School
High:	Cascade Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (49% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Indiana median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Indiana avg38%

346^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Mill Creek Community School Corp

61^st of 380Mill Creek Community School Corp 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	64.3	346 of 1005	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	188 of 1011	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	378 of 1016	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	320 of 1020	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	265 of 1016	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	252 of 1031	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	268 of 1027	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	63.3	415 of 1033	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	381 of 1046	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	80.8	135 of 1040	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	159 of 1036	84.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	169 of 1035	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	304 of 1015	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	90 of 1025	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.2	134 of 1009	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	83 of 1003	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	76.3	178 of 996	82.1%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	117 of 985	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	190 of 961	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	104 of 959	89.2%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	46 of 326	85.9%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math60%

Science48%

English Language Arts43%

Social Studies27%-11 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 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
Mill Creek East Elementary	Public	K-5	4740 Iowa St	Clayton	46118	Hendricks County	Mill Creek Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 539-9225	359	24	15.1	35.1%	322 (89.7%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	64.3	346^th of 1005 public elementary schools	65.6%		79.5	188^th of 1011 public elementary schools	81.4%	158	43.1	40.4	46.2	43.2	59.7	51.9	69.2	60.2	48.1	48.1	27.5	$12,386	$713	$11,674
South Elementary School	Public	2-4	1375 W Lincoln St	Danville	46122	Hendricks County	Danville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 745-2131	626	35	17.8	37.7%	486 (77.6%)	67 (10.7%)	31 (5.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.4%)	85.5	130^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.1%		75.7	228^th of 1011 public elementary schools	77.4%	98	53.6	65.2		59.7	63.8	67.8		65.9	63.9	63.9		$18,650	$266	$18,384
Mill Creek West Elementary	Public	K-5	4704 Pearl St	Amo	46103	Hendricks County	Mill Creek Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 539-9255	344	24	14.4	31.1%	324 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	72.3	263^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	73.8%		69.9	300^th of 1011 public elementary schools	70.3%	37	36.2	62.5	40.0	44.8	50.7	75.0	78.2	66.3	70.8	70.8	41.8	$10,224	$776	$9,448
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	398 Urban St	Danville	46122	Hendricks County	Danville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 745-2610	446	26	17.1	35.9%	342 (76.7%)	59 (13.2%)	20 (4.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)								(n/a)												$13,061	$817	$12,244
Guilford Elementary	Public	K-5	6440 S County Road 600 E	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 839-2698	434	26	16.7	32.7%	303 (69.8%)	60 (13.8%)	27 (6.2%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	85.6	129^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.2%		83.1	151^st of 1011 public elementary schools	85.1%	22	59.5	63.6	64.6	62.6	78.4	62.3	54.4	64.8	54.6	54.6	53.2	$10,595	$525	$10,070
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Wabash St	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 839-7707	549	33	16.6	32.2%	405 (73.8%)	43 (7.8%)	43 (7.8%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	89.1	90^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.0%		81.7	163^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	83.9%	73	59.5	62.0	67.7	62.9	67.6	68.5	67.7	67.9	64.1	64.1	57.3	$8,941	$487	$8,454
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 S Shaw St	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 839-2575	514	29	17.9	38.9%	415 (80.7%)	13 (2.5%)	47 (9.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	82.8	153^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	84.8%		80.9	176^th of 1011 public elementary schools	82.6%	23	57.7	58.1	52.1	56.2	71.4	68.8	60.6	67.3	57.0	57.0	42.3	$9,611	$505	$9,107
River Birch Elementary School	Public	K-4	5456 E CR 75 North	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-6800	694	42	16.5	45.5%	397 (57.2%)	140 (20.2%)	78 (11.2%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.2%)	84.6	139^th of 1005 public elementary schools	86.2%		86.1	113^th of 1011 public elementary schools	88.8%	26	58.6	57.9		58.3	67.4	67.9		67.6	57.9	57.9		$11,600	$312	$11,289
Hickory Elementary School	Public	K-4	907 S Avon Avenue	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-6300	589	41	14.3	55.3%	218 (37.0%)	199 (33.8%)	72 (12.2%)	61 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	76.5	216^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.2	194^th of 1011 public elementary schools	80.8%	22	56.4	47.6		51.7	74.6	64.5		69.2	45.2	45.2		$12,775	$645	$12,130
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1630 E Oliver St	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 839-4802	420	27	15.6	52.1%	280 (66.7%)	52 (12.4%)	56 (13.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	78.2	201^st of 1005 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.9	140^th of 1011 public elementary schools	86.2%	61	55.7	46.0	52.5	51.6	77.3	62.2	55.9	66.5	53.4	53.4	40.7	$10,550	$1,071	$9,478

Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Creek East Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mill Creek East Elementary?

Students at Mill Creek East Elementary are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mill Creek East Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mill Creek East Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cascade Middle School
High : Cascade Senior High School

How many students attend Mill Creek East Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Mill Creek East Elementary.

What district is Mill Creek East Elementary in?

Mill Creek Community School Corp

Is Mill Creek East Elementary a good school?

Mill Creek East Elementary ranks 346^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025

2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025

2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025

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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