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Welcome Message From the Principal
Mrs. Jan Kehrt, Principal
Welcome to Sugar Creek Elementary School where we strive to make learning engaging and fun! The incredible staff at SCE is committed to providing an excellent academic experience where your children will receive high quality instruction in a safe, nurturing, and welcoming environment. We honor and respect our school, community, and parents. We look forward to working together with you to make your child’s educational experience a positive one.
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Why Southern Hancock
New Palestine Community Schools is proud to be an A-Rated district by the Indiana Department of Education.
The district’s ILEARN scores are in the top 7% in the state of Indiana, #1 in Hancock County, and #1 in the Hoosier Heritage Conference.
Students in the New Palestine High School Early College Program have earned 71 Associate Degrees, 7,200 college credit hours, and have saved over $2M compared to traditional college costs.
Unique curricular opportunities in business, marketing, nutrition, engineering, education, and trades to help guide students to career paths they have an interest in.
New Palestine Junior High is the home of the 2022 VEX Robotics State Champions
Twenty engaging and challenging Advanced Placement and Dual Credit curricular offerings.
A graduation rate near 96%, in the top 20% of schools in Indiana and #1 in Hancock County
In the top five corporations in Indiana for starting teacher salary and in the top 5% of all Indiana districts in average teacher salary
New Palestine High School offers 26 athletic teams and is the home of 10 team and eight individual IHSAA champions, plus seven IHSAA Mental Attitude Awards.