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Indian Creek Elementary

Public Grades K-5

754^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Indian Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 292 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Center 58 School District, which is ranked 306 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Indian Creek Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Missouri elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments in mathematics, English language arts, and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.1% of 3rd graders and 9.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4% and 38.2%, respectively. The school's performance on English language arts assessments was similarly low, with only 24.9% of 3rd graders and 15.5% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 41.8% and 44.3%. Indian Creek Elementary also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.6% to 39.4% over the past few years.

The nearby Academie Lafayette Oak Elementary, a public charter school, has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages in both mathematics and English language arts. This highlights the potential impact of school choice and alternative educational models on student outcomes. However, the challenges faced by Indian Creek Elementary are not unique, as other nearby schools in the Center 58 School District also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

285

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,147

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9801 Grand Ave
Kansas City, MO 64114-4136

(816) 612-4250

District: Center 58

Students who attend Indian Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Center Middle
High:	Center Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

Missouri avg42%

754^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Center 58

306^th of 367Center 58 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	754 of 900	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	791 of 906	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	808 of 898	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	780 of 908	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	825 of 901	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	913 of 1052	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	840 of 1045	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	856 of 1032	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	684 of 865	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.7	712 of 1058	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	725 of 1089	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.6	461 of 1108	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	28.5	893 of 1085	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	801 of 1088	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	841 of 1066	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.6	758 of 1053	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.2	715 of 1084	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.6	892 of 1080	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.5	530 of 1074	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	60 of 190	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	95 of 191	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	115 of 185	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.9	21 of 184	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	83 of 163	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	119 of 250	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	69 of 243	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	405 of 638	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	445 of 625	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	489 of 611	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	321 of 532	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	480 of 574	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	715 of 907	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	560 of 887	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)68th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-22 vs state

Science17%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)				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/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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Grand Ave	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4250	285	22	13.2	100.0%	27 (9.5%)	202 (70.9%)	40 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	17.9	754^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.2%		13.8	791^st of 906 public elementary schools	12.7%	37	25.1		9.9		17.1	24.9	35.2	15.5		$16,147	$975	$15,172
Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	8817 Wornall Rd	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3613	247	22	11.2	59.9%	68 (27.5%)	118 (47.8%)	26 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.8%)	31.9	649^th of 900 public elementary schools	27.9%		23.9	699^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.8%	50	25.0	44.6	24.4		26.7	30.0	39.4	28.8		$22,659	$1,777	$20,882
Red Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10781 Oak St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4200	201	23	8.8	53.2%	66 (32.8%)	81 (40.3%)	33 (16.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	47.7	489^th of 900 public elementary schools	45.7%		49.5	457^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.6%	32	32.3		29.8		40.5	32.2	49.9	45.9		$18,457	$1,282	$17,175
John T. Hartman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8111 Oak	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1750	360	23	15.9	100.0%	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.2%)	50 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	73.2	216^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.0%		41.7	546^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.7%	330	70.0	48.2		53.7	65.6	64.6	37.8			$19,599	$2,799	$16,800
Center Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Euclid Ave	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3444	314	26	12.2	100.0%	20 (6.4%)	206 (65.6%)	53 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.8%)	6.7	859^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.6%		4.6	887^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.1%	28	12.4		7.9		12.6	11.0	2.1	15.7		$15,231	$1,211	$14,019
Academy For Integrated Arts	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7910 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Academy For Integrated Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-1720	244	26	9.3	100.0%	29 (11.9%)	184 (75.4%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	12.7	798^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.7	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	12	6.6	17.7	15.5			19.5	23.7	23.2		$22,307	$1,114	$21,193
Warford Elementary	Public	K-5	11400 Cleveland	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8150	407	26	15.6	100.0%	48 (11.8%)	234 (57.5%)	83 (20.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.6%)	12	804^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.7%		15	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%	22	10.4	18.7	21.9		20.4	10.5	15.8	23.6		$17,808	$1,918	$15,890
Hale Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7302 Pennsylvania	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1601	344	26	13.3	100.0%	197 (57.3%)	70 (20.3%)	32 (9.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.0%)	47.6	492^nd of 900 public elementary schools	45.3%		61.1	340^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.5%	152	28.0	35.7	33.3	14.9	55.5	43.0	56.5		26.0	$19,062	$2,735	$16,327
Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 E. 103rd St	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7750	335	24	14.0	100.0%	35 (10.4%)	183 (54.6%)	91 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	32.5	644^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.4%		29	664^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.7%	20	45.9	42.7	21.5		16.2	33.2	30.0	21.2		$18,471	$2,095	$16,377
Academie Lafayette Oak Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6903 Oak Street	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 361-7735	520	39	13.4	26.9%	312 (60.0%)	102 (19.6%)	41 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	79.1	165^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.7%		90.6	61^st of 906 public elementary schools	93.3%	104	48.7	65.7			63.5	40.2	72.1	68.1		$12,346	$180	$12,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Creek Elementary

Is Indian Creek Elementary a good school?

Indian Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Indian Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Indian Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Indian Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Indian Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Center Middle
High : Center Senior High

What district is Indian Creek Elementary in?

Center 58

What is the racial makeup of Indian Creek Elementary?

Students at Indian Creek Elementary are 71% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Two or more races.

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