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Creston Intermediate & Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Creston Intermediate & Middle School is a grades 5–8 school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 1,106 students as part of MSD Warren Township. It is one of the larger middle schools in its comparison group and carries a 1-star rating, ranking 414th of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–2026 (15th percentile). The district itself is also rated 1 star, ranking 315th of 374 districts statewide (16th percentile).

Within Warren Township, Creston is similar in size and poverty level to Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle and Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle, but Raymond Park posts higher all-grade Math proficiency (19.57% vs. 13.37%) and Science (22.04% vs. 10.77%), while Stonybrook is slightly ahead in ELA and Math. Creston has the lowest chronic absenteeism of the three, and its 5th-grade ELA (27.49%) and 8th-grade Math (17.82%) actually beat both peers. Against higher-performing nearby schools the gap is stark: New Palestine Intermediate School reports 53.07% ELA, 52.91% Math, and 46.56% Science, and Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate reaches 46.78% ELA and 48.12% Math, both with lower per-student spending and lower free/reduced-lunch rates than Creston.

Recent trends are mixed but partly encouraging. Creston's all-grade ELA proficiency rose from 15.95% to 22.7% over three years and Math from 8.57% to 13.37%, while chronic absenteeism fell from 69.5% in 2020–2021 to 17.9% in 2024–2025 — below the district rate of 21.4%. Yet the school remains 1 star. Math is the clearest weakness, especially 7th grade at 7.39% proficiency, and Science dropped from 17.72% to 10.77% in 2025–2026. Spending of $11,721 per student and a 15.4 student-teacher ratio are higher or better than several outperforming schools, suggesting instruction and curriculum matter more than raw resources.

1,106

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,721

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

10925 E Prospect St
Indianapolis, IN 46239

(317) 532-6800

District: MSD Warren Township

Students who attend Creston Intermediate & Middle School usually attend:

High:

Warren Central High School

Feeder schools for Creston Intermediate & Middle School:

Elementary:	Eastridge Elementary School
	Grassy Creek Elementary School
	Lakeside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

Hispanic:

18.4%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

Indiana avg47%

414^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the MSD Warren Township

315^th of 374MSD Warren Township 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	15.7	414 of 486	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	409 of 480	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	429 of 491	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	415 of 489	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	428 of 490	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	415 of 483	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	391 of 470	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	409 of 473	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	413 of 472	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	393 of 494	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	381 of 485	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	380 of 470	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	358 of 444	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	351 of 447	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.1	296 of 451	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.6	360 of 428	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	372 of 423	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	340 of 392	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	334 of 382	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	317 of 375	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.0	301 of 370	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	196 of 222	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%

Social Studies20%-27 vs state

Math13%

Science11%

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by a citizen
Thursday, September 6, 2018

If Creston's Statewide Ranking Position Percentile is to be believed, its quite saddening. Ranked lower than 88 of all state middle schools!!!!!! Are you serious!!!!! I graduated from Creston Junior High in 1972. It was a vibrant place with high scholastics, top notch musical power house under Raymond Laffin's direction (our band even recorded an album!), and competitive athletics. What the hell happened???!!! Sad. Very sad. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

i love creston ♥ Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, January 24, 2009

I am a student at creston middle school and it has the best teachers. I used to go to stonybrook middle school, and none of the teachers worked with the students to make them get what they were learning. I hated it. The teachers at creston are really cool and probably the best teacher ive had since the third grade. I used to be a b and c student but now im a straight a student. they have an excellent excel program. Trust me, your child would love going to creston. Its not hard trying to find your way around and they have excellent athletics. our soccer team was undefeated all year :) woot woot! 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)	ILEARN Biology (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/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 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 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	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creston Intermediate & Middle School	Public	5-8	10925 E Prospect St	Indianapolis	46239	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-6800	1,106	71	15.4	63.7%	97 (8.8%)	709 (64.1%)	204 (18.4%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.7%)	15.7	414^th of 486 public middle schools	14.8%		13.8	409^th of 480 public middle schools	14.8%	5		27.5	20.1	22.1	21.4	22.7		16.8	11.2	7.4	17.8	13.4		10.8	10.8	20.3		$11,721	$1,288	$10,433
Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle	Public	5-8	8575 E Raymond St	Indianapolis	46239	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-8900	1,079	67	16.0	60.1%	250 (23.2%)	453 (42.0%)	275 (25.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.8%)	22	383^rd of 486 public middle schools	21.2%		22.4	370^th of 480 public middle schools	22.9%	13		24.8	20.6	21.7	26.0	23.2		23.5	21.5	17.5	16.5	19.6		22.0	22.0	24.4		$12,851	$1,327	$11,523
New Palestine Junior High School	Public	7-8	2279 S 600 W	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4487	606	38	16.1	25.4%	540 (89.1%)	14 (2.3%)	26 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	75.7	101^st of 486 public middle schools	79.2%		77.3	98^th of 480 public middle schools	79.6%	3				47.0	50.7	48.9				48.8	38.1	43.2					93.5	$10,862	$462	$10,399
New Palestine Intermediate School	Public	5-6	5613 W 200 South	New Palestine	46163	Hancock County	New Palestine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 861-4463	605	30	20.1	29.1%	538 (88.9%)	15 (2.5%)	27 (4.5%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)								(n/a)		58.4	48.1			53.1		54.4	51.6			52.9		46.6	46.6	59.4		$9,268	$512	$8,756
Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle	Public	5-8	11300 Stonybrook Dr	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 532-8800	1,043	71	14.6	66.7%	66 (6.3%)	621 (59.5%)	292 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	20.3	388^th of 486 public middle schools	20.2%		13.5	413^th of 480 public middle schools	14.0%	25		20.7	26.3	29.9	22.4	24.7		13.6	16.9	15.3	12.0	14.5		8.8	8.8	15.1		$12,367	$1,164	$11,203
Irvington Community Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6040 E. Pleasant Run Parkway	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	Irvington Community Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 357-3850	238	17	14.0	63.4%	126 (52.9%)	44 (18.5%)	42 (17.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.1%)	20.5	386^th of 486 public middle schools	20.6%					(n/a)			12.7	29.3	25.7	22.7			5.6	13.3	18.9	12.7		23.9	23.9
Franklin Central Junior High	Public	7-8	10440 Indian Crk Rd	Indianapolis	46259	Marion County	Franklin Township Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 803-8100	1,797	91	19.7	51.6%	944 (52.5%)	227 (12.6%)	168 (9.3%)	330 (18.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (6.9%)	54.9	207^th of 486 public middle schools	57.4%		57	196^th of 480 public middle schools	59.2%	11				39.4	39.3	39.3				31.1	33.4	32.2						$10,832	$380	$10,451
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	4352 Mitthoeffer Road	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 552-1600	296	23	12.8	73.3%	1 (0.3%)	187 (63.2%)	95 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	17.4	399^th of 486 public middle schools	17.9%		13.9	408^th of 480 public middle schools	15.0%	9				21.6	15.9	18.4				22.6	7.7	14.3						$15,353	$5,707	$9,647
Edgewood Intermediate School	Public	4-6	7620 Edgewood	Indianapolis	46239	Marion County	Franklin Township Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 803-5024	1,300	74	17.6	55.8%	662 (50.9%)	123 (9.5%)	153 (11.8%)	271 (20.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (6.7%)								(n/a)	40.4	34.8	37.0			37.3	55.8	37.8	35.8			43.0	43.6	33.4	38.4	47.4		$7,443	$380	$7,063
Circle City Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4002 N. Franklin Rd.	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	Circle City Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 643-4209	97	7	13.8	93.8%	5 (5.2%)	62 (63.9%)	28 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	20	391^st of 486 public middle schools	19.5%		19.4	381^st of 480 public middle schools	20.6%	10			17.8	24.4	33.3	23.7			13.3	24.4	12.5	17.5		4.4	4.4

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Creston Intermediate & Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Indiana middle schools.

What district is Creston Intermediate & Middle School in?

MSD Warren Township

What high school do graduates of Creston Intermediate & Middle School attend?

Students who attend Creston Intermediate & Middle School usually go on to attend Warren Central High School

How many students attend Creston Intermediate & Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,106 students attended Creston Intermediate & Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Creston Intermediate & Middle School?

Students at Creston Intermediate & Middle School are 64% African American, 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Two or more races.

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