The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Science. The lowest is 45% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Fishback Creek Public Academy
Fishback Creek Public Academy is a regular public elementary school in Indianapolis serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of MSD Pike Township, a district within Marion County. The school’s enrollment is large for an elementary campus, and the student body is diverse. The largest racial or ethnic group is Black, making up just over half of the students. White students account for about a fifth, Hispanic students for a little less than a seventh, and students who identify as two or more races for close to a tenth. Asian students make up a small share, and the school reports no American Indian or Alaska Native students and no Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that a substantial share of families are working with tighter household budgets. The school environment data on special populations, such as students with disabilities and English learners, was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school for those counts directly.
On the 2024–25 Indiana ILEARN assessments, results give a mixed picture. In math, a little more than half of students tested scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share was similar, with slightly more than half of students meeting proficiency. Science scores, reported for a smaller sample of a single grade, showed a higher rate of proficiency, with nearly three-fifths of students reaching that benchmark. Social studies, tested only at grade five, showed a lower outcome, with less than half of students proficient. When compared to other schools in Marion County using a composite measure of all tested subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the districts in the county. That means the school is performing well relative to a wide field of nearly seventy other districts and their schools, though the county includes a wide range of outcomes.
The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and the data on chronic absenteeism was not available. No course access data or staffing data was provided, and there was no information on discipline or attendance patterns. These are common gaps for elementary schools that may not report the same metrics as high schools. A parent looking for more detail on class sizes or teacher experience would need to check directly with the school.
The housing context for the area, based on the zip code tied to the school’s address, shows home values above the Indiana state average and above the national average. The mortgage rate environment at the time of this data was moderate, and the national unemployment rate was low. For a family moving into the area, the housing market here is relatively expensive compared to much of the state. Rents, on an estimated national basis, are also above the broader market, which is consistent with being inside Marion County and the Indianapolis metro area.
The school is located within Indianapolis, the state capital and largest city, which offers a wide range of residential, commercial, and neighborhood settings. Unlike some suburban or rural schools, this one sits inside a major urban district. MSD Pike Township is a mid-sized suburban school system within the city limits, and a search for recent district changes did not uncover notable initiatives or shifts of lasting impact for parents to track. The district landscape appears stable in terms of programming.
Fishback Creek Public Academy is an elementary school with strong academic results for its county, particularly in science, though the math and English language arts scores are above half and the social studies outcome is lower. The school serves a diverse and economically mixed student body. The housing picture in the surrounding area is on the higher end for Indiana, and the school operates within a large urban district. The missing data on some dimensions, such as special populations and discipline, means a parent visiting or contacting the school would be wise to fill in those details. For a family looking at elementary options in Marion County, this school presents above-average proficiency compared to many nearby districts.
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