Carmel Elementary School

By: Alyssa Manning

School Mission

The Carmel Elementary School is a part of the Carmel Clay Schools

Hamilton County
The Carmel Elementary School Community is committed to providing
challenging educational opportunities that build positive attitudes towards
lifelong learning.

School Demographics
Year

1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10

Enrollment Data
Total
Enrollment

524
489
553
557
520
519
509
568
592
593
580
536
517
555

Female
Male

295

52.9 %

263

47.1 %

2009-10 Ethnic Breakdown

White 435
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Native American
Multi-racial

19
24
31
3
43

Indian 3
0.5 %
Asian
33 5.9 %
Hispanic 17 3.0 %
Black
26 4.7 %
White
434 77.8 %
Pacific Islander
3
0.5 %
Two or More Ethnicities 42 7.5 %

Socioeconomic Details

National School Lunch Program

Children from families with incomes at or below 130% of the poverty level are eligible for
free meals.
Those with incomes between 130% and 185% of the poverty level are eligible for
reducedprice meals (charged no more than 40 cents).
For the period July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, 130 percent of the poverty level
is $30,615 annual income for a family of four; 185 percent is $43,568.
The median household income in Carmel city is$107,505 per year.

smaller than average proportion of students are eligible for reduced price lunch.

Student Demographics
Student Demographics
Asian

31 (6%)

Black

19 (3.42%)

Hispanic

24 (4.32%)
3 (0.54%)

Native American

435 (78.38%)

White

Students per Grade

Kindergarten

106 (19%)

Grade 1

83 (15%)

Grade 2

88 (16%)

Grade 3

93 (17%)

Grade 4

94 (17%)

Grade 5

91 (16%)

School Funding Information

Curriculum (DOE-CE/CP Oct 1, 2008)
Cost per
State Avg
Teachers
Subject
Pupils
Pupil
Cost per
(FTE)
Salary Only Pupil(Salary)

Exploring Music
General Elementary
Physical Education
Visual Art
World Languages - Grades 4-6
World Languages - Grades K-3

340
656
241
393
27
153

1.00
22.25
0.27
1.00
0.33
0.67

$168
$1,685
$41
$116
$523
$185

$121
$1,965
$148
$128
$120
$96

Average salary rising

throughout the years

Teacher Data (DOE CE/CP)

Teachers
(Full Time Equiv)

Year

1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10

Average
Age

24.0
25.5
26.2
24.5
27.0
31.0
29.2
28.0
27.5
27.0
28.2
27.0
31.0
29.5
26.0
25.5

Average
Experience

39.0
40.5
41.0
41.2
42.2
40.5
40.6
43.2
40.7
39.6
38.2
40.1
41.2
41.7
41.5
41.1

Average
Supplemental
Salary

Average
Salary

11.3
12.8
13.3
13.6
11.9
10.8
11.4
12.6
11.0
9.9
9.2
10.5
10.2
11.8
12.4
12.6

$35,713
$38,224
$40,588
$42,241
$39,862
$39,411
$43,059
$46,137
$42,814
$41,625
$42,915
$43,647
$45,787
$48,797
$50,273
$50,162

Students
per Teacher

$304
$264
$300
$297
$151
$227
$444
$323
$352
$324
$331
$383
$341
$336
$300
$302

21.6
21.1
20.0
20.0
20.5
18.0
17.8
18.5
18.5
21.0
21.0
22.0
18.7
18.2
19.9
21.8

Continued
The school district spends most
of its funds in Elementary &
Secondary Education
School District Financial Analysis
Total Revenue
$197MILLION
Total Expenditures
$171MILLION
Total Operating Margin
$25.9MILLION
Revenue per Student
$12,682
Expenditure per Student
$11,016
Total Students
15,550

Type

District
Amount

Indiana Avg.
Amount

Total
Expenditure
Amount

$171,297,000

Elementary &
Secondary Ed.

$149,770,000

$25,506,694

$132,000

$217,966

Capital Outlay

$11,349,000

$2,312,732

Payments to
Other School
Sys.

$1,545,000

$839,715

Interest on Debt

$8,409,000

Non-Elementary
& Secondary Ed.

$29,598,391

$1,130,129

Source Category Amount Amount

Percentage of
Per Student Total funding
General
Formula
Assistance

State

$83,006,000

$5,338

42.1%

Property
Taxes

Local

$49,126,000

$3,159

24.9%

Employee
Benefits

State

$12,951,000

$833

6.6%

Miscellaneous

Local

$12,270,000

$789

6.2%

Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education Act
(IDEA)

Federal

$9,072,000

$583

4.6%

School Lunch
(Local
Revenue)

Local

$5,828,000

$375

3.0%

From Other
School
Systems

Local

$5,711,000

$367

2.9%

Other Federal
Revenue

Federal

$5,607,000

$361

2.8%

From Cities &

Counties

Local

$5,259,000

$338

2.7%

District
Activity
Receipts

Local

$2,429,000

$156

1.2%

Community Demographics
Demographic Characteristics for Zip Code 46032
African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Indian

559 (2 %)
1,333 (4 %)
51 (0 %)

Mixed Races

323 (1 %)

Others

155 (0 %)

White

32,306 (93 %)

Male

17,734 (49 %)

Female

18,262 (51 %)

Report Card Data

Graded A
Elementary - Mathematics
96.0% of students passed the assessment.
Elementary - English/Language Arts
94.7% of students passed the assessment.

The Nature and Feel of Community

Felt like a safe community

Near Carmel Clay Public
Library
Carmel Christian Church

Ivy Tech Community College

Carmel High School
Restaurants

Population by Education Level in

Zip code 46032

Current hot Issues Within the School and

District
Complicating funding: funding at the state level is based on a fisco year July

1-june 30th but budget process continues to be on a calendar year so doesnt

line up with budget itself.

Minimum general fund/referendum fund 2016 not less than 8%

High schooler wants to encourage girls to pursue a future career in science

or math

Maturi found a passion for encouraging girls to become engineers during a robotics
team presentation at Carmel Elementary School

Accolades

Focused on the complete development both academically and socially, students have the opportunity
to participate in many extra-curricular activities at Carmel Elementary. They include:

100 Book Club

After-School ALL-STARS
Art Club
Book Buddies
Choir
Drama Club
Math Bowl
Peer Facilitators
Safety Patrol
Spell Bowl
Student Council
Walk/Run Club

Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational

Progress-Plus (ISTEP)

No Child Left Behind test

designed by the Indiana
Department of Education
Measures students mastery of
basic skills (reading, writing,
and math)

Carmel Elementary School is in the top 10% of Indiana elementary schools

Ranked 55th out of 1027 Elementary Schools in Indiana ( of which have reported their assessment performance
to the U.S Department of Education).
Math: Slightly Lower Test Scores than Most Schools in the District
Falls short of the average proficiency of most elementary schools in the Carmel Clay Schools district
Has better performance than most elementary schools in Indiana.
Reading: Test Scores On Par with Most Schools in the District
Compared to other elementary schools in the Carmel Clay Schools district, Carmel Elementary School achieved
an average level of proficiency on the reading assessment. However, it outperforms most elementary schools in
Indiana

3rd grade
View Type of Test

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

English/Language Arts

89%

96%

100%

Math

90%

96%

92%

4th Grade
View Type of Test

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Math

89%

94%

89%

Science

92%

95%

95%

English/Language Arts

95%

94%

90%

5th Grade
View Type of Test

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

English/Language Arts

88%

94%

89%

Math

97%

93%

96%

Social Studies

96%

95%

91%

Citations
http://www.movoto.com/schools/carmel-in/carmel-elementary-school180120000192/

http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/31319/Carmel-Elementary-School
http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/reportcard.aspx?type=corp&id=3060
http://currentincarmel.com/workshop-aims-to-encourage-girls-to-pursuetech-careers