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Fishback Creek Public Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8301 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46278 · (317) 347-8470 · Part of Pike Township Metropolitan School District

Pike Township’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
510
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fishback Creek Public Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pike Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Pike Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Fishback Creek Public AcademyYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8301 W 86th St, Indianapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten75
Grade 194
Grade 292
Grade 385
Grade 471
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
470’20
460’21
462’22
480’23
510’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%White 18%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fishback Creek Public Academy from Pike Township families.

Other schools in Pike Township Metropolitan School District

The district →
Snacks Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
D
793 students22:1
Eastbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianapolis
D
575 students14:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indianapolis
D
634 students18:1
Deer Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indianapolis
D
616 students16:1
Guion Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indianapolis
C−
550 students16:1
Eagle Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indianapolis
C+
533 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Pike Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.