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Arlington Elementary School

7178 US Hwy 52, Arlington, IN 46104 · (765) 663-2416 · Rush County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
Enrollment
106
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
50 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten98%
Grade 11413%
Grade 21110%
Grade 31514%
Grade 42221%
Grade 51413%
Grade 62120%
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
10094%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4643%
Female
6057%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Arlington Elementary School→Benjamin Rush Middle School→Rushville Consolidated High School
Based on grade levels within Rush County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
50.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.6%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.

Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Arlington Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.5%#354 of 983
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.6%#439 of 986
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#248 of 986
Enrollment
ranked largest first
106#1,060 of 1,079
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.2%#661 of 1,058
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
106
-53 (-33%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25106157.1:147% (50)
2023-2411612.19.6:157% (66)
2022-2314012.111.6:161% (85)
2020-211591312.2:153% (84)
2017-181961513.1:157% (112)
2015-162201712.9:155% (122)
2010-112571616.1:148% (123)
2000-011711214.3:126% (45)
1990-911891215.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary School.

About Arlington Elementary School

In Arlington, Indiana, part of Rush County, Arlington Elementary School is an elementary school. The school counted 106 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 76% below the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.

Rush County Schools (5 schools, 1,872 students) runs Arlington Elementary School.

The share of White students at Arlington Elementary School is 94%. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. In Rush County overall, the White share is about 96%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Arlington Elementary School scores 11%.

For every teacher at Arlington Elementary School, there are about 7.1 students; the school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rush County is 61%.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Arlington Elementary School would be expected to post about 42.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.5%.

Looking at the county, Rush County, median household income comes to about $66,473, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 8 public schools and about 2,057 students.

Morristown Jr-Sr High School is about 6.8 miles from Arlington Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. The school's 47.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.

Federal data place Arlington Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 159 (2020-21) to 106 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.2:1 to 7.1:1.

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Rush County at a glance

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Population
16,739
Census ACS
Median income
$66,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,057 students

Quick facts

School name
Arlington Elementary School
District
Rush County Schools
Address
7178 US Hwy 52, Arlington, IN 46104
Phone
(765) 663-2416
County
Rush County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
106
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
7.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
50 (47%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180975001591
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Arlington Elementary School
How large is Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 106 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Arlington Elementary School serve?
Arlington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Arlington Elementary School?
Approximately 7.1:1 students per teacher at Arlington Elementary School.
How diverse is Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Arlington Elementary School public or private?
Arlington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rush County Schools.
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