Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 1,106 students in 2024-25 with 71.4 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 12% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
1,125 students in 2022-23, 1,086 students in 2023-24, 1,106 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 75.6 to 71.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,125 | 75.6 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,086 | 65.2 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,106 | 71.4 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Indiana middle schools
Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 301 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl enrolled 1,202 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 352 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 301 of the 1,202 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions352
- Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.1% of students were Black, 18.4% Hispanic, 8.8% White in 2024-25.
- Black64.1%
- Hispanic18.4%
- White8.8%
- Two or more races7.7%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl scored proficient or above: 12% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 12% | 13% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Indianapolis
30 public middle schools in Indianapolis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Central Junior High | 1,797 | 19.8 | 44.0% |
| Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate | 1,365 | 17.8 | 43.4% |
| Fall Creek Valley Middle School | 1,355 | 19.5 | 49.3% |
| Southport Middle School | 1,304 | 17.7 | 68.6% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School | 1,300 | 17.6 | 48.0% |
| Perry Meridian Middle School | 1,278 | 16.2 | 59.3% |
| Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center | 1,143 | 17.6 | 61.1% |
| Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center | 1,135 | 15.1 | 70.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl
- Raymond Park Intermediate & MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 1,079 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Stonybrook Intermediate & MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 1,043 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Compare Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl with Raymond Park Intermediate & MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much MSD Warren Township spends per student$14,342 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,342
- The largest public schools in IndianaCreston Intermediate & Middle Schl is the number 24 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#24 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl
How many students attend Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl?
1,106 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,125 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Indianapolis, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl a Title I school?
Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl scored proficient or above: 12% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Creston Intermediate & Middle Schl in?
MSD Warren Township, NCES district ID 1812360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181236001961 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.