Sugar Creek Elementary School
2337 South 600 West
New Palestine IN, 46163, Hancock County
Phone: 317-861-6747
Ranking:
(427 out of 1,449, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 738 | 700 | 686 | 596 | 623 | 650 | 680 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 16 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 95 | 12.9% | 95 | 13.6% | 81 | 11.8% | 82 | 13.8% | 86 | 13.8% | 99 | 15.2% | 84 | 12.4% |
Grade 1: | 98 | 13.3% | 93 | 13.3% | 80 | 11.7% | 100 | 16.8% | 97 | 15.6% | 93 | 14.3% | 117 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 13.6% | 89 | 12.7% | 101 | 14.7% | 92 | 15.4% | 100 | 16.1% | 108 | 16.6% | 115 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 13.3% | 98 | 14.0% | 90 | 13.1% | 98 | 16.4% | 116 | 18.6% | 119 | 18.3% | 102 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 108 | 14.6% | 98 | 14.0% | 106 | 15.5% | 107 | 18.0% | 116 | 18.6% | 100 | 15.4% | 142 | 20.9% |
Grade 5: | 109 | 14.8% | 115 | 16.4% | 113 | 16.5% | 117 | 19.6% | 102 | 16.4% | 130 | 20.0% | 120 | 17.6% |
Grade 6: | 114 | 15.4% | 112 | 16.0% | 115 | 16.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 403 | 54.6% | 382 | 54.6% | 363 | 52.9% | 305 | 51.2% | 320 | 51.4% | 324 | 49.8% | 339 | 49.9% |
Female: | 335 | 45.4% | 318 | 45.4% | 323 | 47.1% | 291 | 48.8% | 273 | 43.8% | 299 | 46.0% | 323 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 3.9% | 19 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% |
Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
White: | 685 | 92.8% | 657 | 93.9% | 658 | 95.9% | 570 | 95.6% | 583 | 93.6% | 611 | 94.0% | 652 | 95.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 16.4% | 84 | 12.0% | 115 | 16.8% | 102 | 17.1% | 89 | 14.3% | 71 | 10.9% | 61 | 9.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 3.8% | 31 | 4.4% | 41 | 6.0% | 23 | 3.9% | 34 | 5.5% | 19 | 2.9% | 24 | 3.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.38 | 22.58 | 22.13 | 24.49 | 20.10 | 17.80 | 19.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.9% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.1% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83.8% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.2% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.9% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 87.5% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80.6% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.5% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.9% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.7% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.3% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.9% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.1% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 87.7% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.4% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.2% | 67% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 89.6% | 82% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83.5% | 64% |
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* Sugar Creek Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.