Is Sharp Creek Elementary School a good school?

Sharp Creek Elementary School ranks 453 rd of 1010 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sharp Creek Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 266 students attended Sharp Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sharp Creek Elementary School?

Students at Sharp Creek Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Sharp Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sharp Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Northfield Junior-Senior High School High : White's Junior-Senior High School

Sharp Creek Elementary School

Summary:

Sharp Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wabash, Indiana, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 266 students. The school is part of the MSD Wabash County Schools district, which is ranked 170 out of 381 districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Sharp Creek has a significantly higher percentage of white students (93.61%) compared to the surrounding schools, its academic performance is a concern. The school's proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math are generally lower than the state and district averages, particularly in the lower grades. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 29.23% compared to the state's 38.6%. Additionally, Sharp Creek has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.7% in 2020-2021 to 9.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.84% to 52.53% over the past three years.

Comparing Sharp Creek to the nearby Southwood Elementary School, which is also part of the MSD Wabash County Schools district, reveals that Southwood outperforms Sharp Creek in both ELA and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. Additionally, Sharp Creek's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 207 out of 1,016 Indiana elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 453 out of 1,010 in 2023-2024, despite maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. These findings suggest that there may be opportunities for Sharp Creek to learn from its neighboring school's best practices and strategies to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 3-6

264 W 200 N
Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 563-8050

District: MSD Wabash County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
453^rd of 1,010 Indiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,111

Students who attend Sharp Creek Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Northfield Junior-Senior High School
	White's Junior-Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.1

Number of students: 266

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sharp Creek Elementary School ranks better than 55.1% of elementary schools in Indiana. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.45. (See more...)

Compare Details Sharp Creek Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.41. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Sharp Creek Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the MSD Wabash County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (93.6%), two or more races (4.1%), Hispanic (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sharp Creek Elementary School is 16.1, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the MSD Wabash County Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Sharp Creek Elementary School employs 16.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sharp Creek Elementary School is $8,111. 1 elementary schools in the MSD Wabash County Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Sharp Creek Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

MSD Wabash County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks MSD Wabash County Schools 162^nd of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sharp Creek Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IN State Percentile
2004	62.00	128^th	326	60.7%
2005	66.22	307^th	959	68.0%
2006	67.56	290^th	961	69.8%
2007	67.01	329^th	985	66.6%
2008	64.30	358^th	996	64.1%
2009	71.31	271^st	1003	73.0%
2010	74.40	226^th	1009	77.6%
2011	70.30	287^th	1025	72.0%
2012	44.05	689^th	1015	32.1%
2013	52.92	587^th	1035	43.3%
2014	49.07	642^nd	1036	38.0%
2015	51.78	564^th	1040	45.8%
2016	61.96	446^th	1046	57.4%
2017	62.17	442^nd	1033	57.2%
2018	60.68	448^th	1027	56.4%
2019	58.93	440^th	1031	57.3%
2021	76.88	207^th	1016	79.6%
2022	58.40	441^st	1020	56.8%
2023	58.94	435^th	1016	57.2%
2024	56.45	453^rd	1010	55.1%

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Rank History for Sharp Creek Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IN State Percentile
2009	69.50	121^st	423	71.4%
2010	80.37	49^th	428	88.6%
2011	76.99	72^nd	451	84.0%
2012	45.55	291^st	447	34.9%
2014	57.69	237^th	470	49.6%
2015	62.09	190^th	485	60.8%
2016	60.59	212^th	494	57.1%
2017	57.97	205^th	472	56.6%
2018	59.41	213^th	473	55.0%

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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sharp Creek Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	373	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
1989	361	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1990	355	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1991	381	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1992	358	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	358
1993	351	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1994	360	0	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1995	381	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1996	381	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1997	362	1	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
1998	361	2	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1999	367	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
2000	352	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
2001	357	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	358
2002	338	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2003	338	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2004	344	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2005	336	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2006	324	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
2007	305	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	310
2008	300	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	3	306
2009	300	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	4	307
2010	276	0	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	2	282
2011	266	1	1	0	6	0	3	0	277
2012	232	0	1	4	3	0	2	0	242
2013	231	0	1	4	4	0	2	0	242
2014	240	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	248
2015	244	0	1	2	3	0	3	0	253
2016	243	1	1	2	1	0	4	0	252
2017	224	0	1	3	0	0	5	0	233
2018	233	1	2	4	1	0	5	0	246
2019	238	0	1	6	2	0	7	0	254
2020	226	0	1	3	2	0	8	0	240
2021	202	0	1	5	1	0	8	0	217
2022	236	2	0	6	0	0	14	0	258
2023	249	1	0	5	0	0	11	0	266

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sharp Creek Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	375	18.5	20.2	0
1989	362	18.2	19.8	9.9
1990	356	17.1	20.8	8.1
1991	382	17.5	21.8	10.5
1992	358	18.3	19.5	18.7
1993	351	18.3	19.2	16
1994	364	17.3	21.0	16.5
1995	384	17.8	21.6	12
1996	384	17.8	21.6	12
1997	366	17.8	20.6	13.1
1998	368	17.8	20.7	11.4
1999	369	17.5	21.1	14.4
2000	353	17.5	20.2	17
2001	358	17.6	20.3	20.4
2002	339	18.5	18.3	20.9
2003	339	18.5	18.3	20.9
2004	347	18.5	18.8	23.3
2005	338	17.5	19.3	22.5
2006	326	16.4	19.9	27
2007	310	n/a	n/a	22.1
2008	306	16.6	18.4	25.4
2009	307	16.5	18.6	29
2010	282	17.2	16.3	32.5
2011	277	17.5	15.7	39.4
2012	242	15.0	16.0	40.5
2013	242	14.0	17.2	42.6
2014	248	15.0	16.5	43.1
2015	253	15.0	16.8	42.7
2016	252	15.0	16.8	43.3
2017	233	15.0	15.5	41.2
2018	246	14.6	16.8	50
2019	254	14.0	18.1	51.2
2020	240	15.5	15.4	48.8
2021	217	18.5	11.7	52.5
2022	258	16.5	15.6	48.8
2023	266	16.5	16.1	51.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sharp Creek Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	375	18.5	20.2	0
1989	362	18.2	19.8	9.9
1990	356	17.1	20.8	8.1
1991	382	17.5	21.8	10.5
1992	358	18.3	19.5	18.7
1993	351	18.3	19.2	16
1994	364	17.3	21.0	16.5
1995	384	17.8	21.6	12
1996	384	17.8	21.6	12
1997	366	17.8	20.6	13.1
1998	368	17.8	20.7	11.4
1999	369	17.5	21.1	14.4
2000	353	17.5	20.2	17
2001	358	17.6	20.3	20.4
2002	339	18.5	18.3	20.9
2003	339	18.5	18.3	20.9
2004	347	18.5	18.8	23.3
2005	338	17.5	19.3	22.5
2006	326	16.4	19.9	27
2007	310	n/a	n/a	22.1
2008	306	16.6	18.4	25.4
2009	307	16.5	18.6	29
2010	282	17.2	16.3	32.5
2011	277	17.5	15.7	39.4
2012	242	15.0	16.0	40.5
2013	242	14.0	17.2	42.6
2014	248	15.0	16.5	43.1
2015	253	15.0	16.8	42.7
2016	252	15.0	16.8	43.3
2017	233	15.0	15.5	41.2
2018	246	14.6	16.8	50
2019	254	14.0	18.1	51.2
2020	240	15.5	15.4	48.8
2021	217	18.5	11.7	52.5
2022	258	16.5	15.6	48.8
2023	266	16.5	16.1	51.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sharp Creek Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$192 (2.6%)	$7,187 (97.4%)	$7,378
2020	$231 (3.0%)	$7,493 (97.0%)	$7,724
2021	$622 (6.5%)	$8,959 (93.5%)	$9,581
2022	$423 (5.2%)	$7,688 (94.8%)	$8,111

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sharp Creek Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 440^th of 1031 Elementary schools	Ranks 435^th of 1016 Elementary schools	0.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	51.9	36.2	15.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (MSD Wabash County Schools)	51	44.1	6.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)	45.8	40.3	5.5%
4th Grade Math (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	54.3	44.8	9.5%
4th Grade Math (MSD Wabash County Schools)	49	52.3	3.3%
4th Grade Math (Indiana)	54	48.8	5.2%
4th Grade Science (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	48.1	34.5	13.6%
4th Grade Science (MSD Wabash County Schools)	52.4	41.4	11%
4th Grade Science (Indiana)	46.3	37	9.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	45.8	46.9	1.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (MSD Wabash County Schools)	46.4	53.1	6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)	47.5	40.2	7.3%
5th Grade Math (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	52.8	57.8	5%
5th Grade Math (MSD Wabash County Schools)	42.9	51.5	8.6%
5th Grade Math (Indiana)	47.8	41.1	6.7%
5th Grade Social Studies (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	41.7	60.9	19.2%
5th Grade Social Studies (MSD Wabash County Schools)	47.9	63.9	16%
5th Grade Social Studies (Indiana)	46	39.1	6.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	51.9	32.3	19.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (MSD Wabash County Schools)	53.7	42.3	11.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)	47.8	40.8	7%
6th Grade Math (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	48.1	38.5	9.6%
6th Grade Math (MSD Wabash County Schools)	41.2	43.1	1.9%
6th Grade Math (Indiana)	46.4	38.3	8.1%
6th Grade Science (Sharp Creek Elementary School)	48.1	44.6	3.5%
6th Grade Science (MSD Wabash County Schools)	47.1	46.7	0.4%
6th Grade Science (Indiana)	48.6	38.2	10.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	254	266	4.7%
African American	0	1
American Indian	2	0	100%
Asian	1	0	100%
Hispanic	6	5	16.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	238	249	4.6%
Two or More Races	7	11	57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	51.2%	51.5%	0.3%

Schools Near Sharp Creek Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)					ILEARN Math (2024)					ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharp Creek Elementary School	Public	3-6	264 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-8050	266	17	16.1	51.5%	249 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	56.5	453^rd of 1010 public elementary schools	55.1%		58.9	435^th of 1016 public elementary schools	57.2%	18	29.2	31.2	37.9	43.6	35.1	46.2	48.1	56.9	45.2	48.9	46.6	$8,111	$423	$7,689
O J Neighbours Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1545 N Wabash St	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-2345	391	31	12.7	57.3%	338 (86.4%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	19	825^th of 1010 public elementary schools	18.3%		27.8	750^th of 1016 public elementary schools	26.2%	75	21.2	17.0			18.9	40.0	22.0			30.3		$12,454	$2,430	$10,024
Metro North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3844 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-8050	272	18	15.5	55.1%	246 (90.4%)	5 (1.8%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)												$8,250	$631	$7,619
LH Carpenter Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1101 Colerain St	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 274-0333	224	9	24.0	68.8%	197 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)								(n/a)												$4,548	$1,567	$2,981
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 E Sr 124	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-8050	421	28	15.0	47.0%	388 (92.2%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	62.2	389^th of 1010 public elementary schools	61.5%		74.1	246^th of 1016 public elementary schools	75.8%	143	32.8	47.0	45.5		41.9	44.8	53.0	47.3		48.6	52.7	$7,664	$501	$7,163
Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	301 River Rd	North Manchester	46962	Wabash County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 982-7541	454	29	15.6	54.2%	394 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)	53.1				53.1	65.4				65.4		$10,295	$1,489	$8,805
Andrews Elementary School	Public	K-5	509 E Jefferson St	Andrews	46702	Huntington County	Huntington County Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 786-3021	316	26	12.3	44.6%	288 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	67.9	317^th of 1010 public elementary schools	68.6%		61.3	402^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	60.4%	85	44.2	33.3	44.4		40.9	59.6	58.3	53.7		57.1	50.0	$9,438	$587	$8,851
North Miami Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	632 E 900 N	Denver	46926	Miami County	North Miami Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 985-2251	369	26	14.1	51.5%	328 (88.9%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	56.2	457^th of 1010 public elementary schools	54.8%		47	570^th of 1016 public elementary schools	43.9%	113	58.3	41.3	40.7	26.0	41.4	70.8	52.4	35.2	18.0	44.2	38.9	$8,317	$732	$7,586
Elmwood Primary Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	515 N Wayne St	Peru	46970	Miami County	Peru Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 473-7335	421	29	14.5	68.2%	354 (84.1%)	10 (2.4%)	15 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)								(n/a)												$9,622	$1,799	$7,823
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	2485 Waterworks Road	Huntington	46750	Huntington County	Huntington County Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 356-5464	458	32	14.3	67.5%	425 (92.8%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	32.1	706^th of 1010 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.8	689^th of 1016 public elementary schools	32.2%	17	30.5	20.3	22.6		24.2	44.1	36.2	32.3		37.4	29.0	$9,324	$1,316	$8,008

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