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If you could change one rule at Barr Reeve Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARR-REEVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INC·NCES 180033000060
Barr Reeve Elementary School
627 N 3rd St, Montgomery, IN 47558 · (812) 486-3224 · Daviess County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
159 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Barr Reeve Elementary School→Barr Reeve Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
72.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Schools most like Barr Reeve Elementary School
Barr Reeve Elementary School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Reeve Elementary School this school | 507 | 31.4% | 58.7% |
| Batesville Primary School Batesville | 542 | 30.4% | N/A |
| Northern Heights Elementary School Columbia City | 504 | 30.0% | 44.0% |
| Batesville Intermediate School Batesville | 490 | 31.0% | 47.0% |
| Fort Branch Community School Fort Branch | 577 | 32.8% | 54.9% |
| Indian Creek Intermediate School Trafalgar | 513 | 34.1% | 44.8% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barr Reeve Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #171 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #93 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #328 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #360 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #249 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #913 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #897 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +67.3% | #13 of 353 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+215% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 507 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 31% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 37.5 | 13.6:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 29% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 25% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 31% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 24% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 21% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 6 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barr Reeve Elementary School.
About Barr Reeve Elementary School
Barr Reeve Elementary School sits in Montgomery, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 507 students.
Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc runs Barr Reeve Elementary School along with 1 other school, enrolling 1,029 students in total.
At Barr Reeve Elementary School, 94% of students are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Barr Reeve Elementary School scores 12%.
Based on 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, Barr Reeve Elementary School has a ratio of 13.7:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 31%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Daviess County, the school's rate is lower.
Barr Reeve Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.4%.
In the wider Daviess County area, median household income comes to about $68,503, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Daviess County counts 10 public schools with about 4,753 students.
Measured in a straight line, Barr Reeve Middle/High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Barr Reeve Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Barr Reeve Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Barr Reeve Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Barr Reeve Elementary School was 513 in 2020-21 and 507 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.3:1 to 13.7:1.
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Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,658
Census ACS
Median income
$68,503
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc
- Barr Reeve Middle/High SchoolHigh · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Barr Reeve Middle/High School0.1 mi · 522
- Washington Primary6.4 mi · 488
- Washington Upper Elementary6.4 mi · 350
- Washington High School6.4 mi · 827
- Washington Junior High School6.4 mi · 357
- Loogootee High School7.0 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Barr Reeve Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Barr Reeve Elementary School?
Barr Reeve Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades KG-05.
Is Barr Reeve Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barr Reeve Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Barr Reeve Elementary School have?
Barr Reeve Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Barr Reeve Elementary School?
Student demographics at Barr Reeve Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Barr Reeve Elementary School in?
Barr Reeve Elementary School is part of Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.