Deer Creek Elementary

Deer Creek Elementary is a PK–4 public school serving 613 students at 12698 E 156th Street in Noblesville, Indiana — the only school in this comparison with a Noblesville mailing address that belongs to Hamilton Southeastern Schools, so its Fishers-based district peers sit a few miles east while Noblesville Schools buildings are only a couple of miles away.

Deer Creek is a steady climber. Its state rank rose three years in a row — 131, then 104, then 86 — putting it in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars. Chronic absenteeism is 5.1%, the third-lowest among the twelve nearby schools and less than a third of Indiana's 16.7%. That rate has fallen about 39% over three years, faster than the district's roughly 17% and the state's roughly 13%. Achievement sits comfortably above state averages: about 22 points higher in ELA, 17 in math, and 23 in science. Within its district, Deer Creek ranks 5th of 8 nearby HSE schools in ELA, math, and science — slightly below the district in ELA (−1.91 points) but above in math (+0.88) and science (+2.65). Third-grade math is the weak spot, 7.36 points behind the district, while fourth-grade science is above district.

Distance does not predict quality here. Promise Road Elementary is just 1.88 miles away but scores about 20 points lower in ELA, 17 in math, and 27 in science, even though Deer Creek spends 15.6% more per student ($11,471, below the neighborhood average near $11,900). Cumberland Road Elementary School posts nearly identical results with 36.66% free/reduced lunch versus Deer Creek's 25.29%. Thorpe Creek Elementary is the neighborhood ceiling (rank 20), with the gap smallest in science (2.09 points) and largest in math (11.36). Spending rose 11.1% while math plateaued, and science is the closest thing to a quick win.