Elementary · Indiana
James Whitcomb Riley Elem School
Free meals for allJames Whitcomb Riley Elem School, a public elementary school in New Castle, Indiana: grades pre-k–6, 246 students, 14.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New Castle Community School Corp.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 246
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.0
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 15.0 · 1,054 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 88% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 433 · 1,058 schools compared
Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Indiana: 41%43%proficient
−4.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 61% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 38% · 1,001 elementary schools compared
101 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Indiana: 42%56%proficient
−2.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in Indiana
Median 46% · 1,001 elementary schools compared
101 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant town
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New Castle Community School Corp.
Location
- Address
- 1201 Riley Rd, New Castle, IN 47362
- Phone
- (765)521-7211
- City or town
- New Castle
- County
- Henry County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parker Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 278 | 12.5 | 21% | 11% |
Eastwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 257 | 9.8 | 27% | 21% |
Westwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 256 | 15.1 | 43% | 64% |
Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 305 | 12.9 | 36% | 43% |
| K–5 | 358 | 15.9 | 25% | 43% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 331 | 14.1 | 34% | 50% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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