Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE RIVER VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 180066000140
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch
4713 N Viking Trail, New Castle, IN 47362 · (765) 836-4851 · Henry County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-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
14.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
180 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch→Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch
Based on grade levels within Blue River Valley Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Blue River Valley Elementary Sch
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Valley Elementary Sch this school | 331 | 54.4% | 43.0% |
| Pierceton Elementary School Pierceton | 298 | 54.0% | 29.6% |
| Rockport-Ohio Elementary School Rockport | 317 | 55.8% | 32.1% |
| Argos Community Elementary Argos | 319 | 56.1% | 38.0% |
| Eastbrook North Elementary Van Buren | 304 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
| Francis Vigo Elementary School Vincennes | 314 | 53.8% | 33.7% |
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 Blue River Valley Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #454 of 983 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #419 of 986 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #592 of 986 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #766 of 1,079 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #320 of 991 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #756 of 996 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #497 of 1,058 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #243 of 597 | #2 of 6 |
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
331
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 331 | 23.5 | 14.1:1 | 54% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 26.5 | 12.0:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 22.5 | 14.3:1 | 56% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 43% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 20.3 | 19.3:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 40% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 20% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue River Valley Elementary Sch.
About Blue River Valley Elementary Sch
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch is classified as an elementary school. It is located in New Castle, Indiana. It educates 331 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch is run by Blue River Valley Schools, whose 2 schools enroll 620 students.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Blue River Valley Elementary Sch. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Henry County is about 93% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Blue River Valley Elementary Sch total 23.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school counts 180 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 54%. That tracks the 51% average for public schools in Henry County.
allk12 grades Blue River Valley Elementary Sch a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.0%) and its predicted rate (37.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Henry County census figures show that the median household income is $63,150, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Henry County is home to 21 public schools and about 7,081 public school students.
The nearest public school is Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 43.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch had 325 students in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,970
Census ACS
Median income
$63,150
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,081 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue River Valley Schools
- Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High SchHigh · 289 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle High SchoolHigh · 828 students
- New Castle Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High SchHigh · 289 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch0.1 mi · 289
- Wilbur Wright Elementary School4.5 mi · 305
- Eastwood Elementary School5.5 mi · 257
- Parker Elementary School6.3 mi · 278
- New Castle Middle School6.6 mi · 627
- New Castle High School6.6 mi · 828
Frequently asked questions
About Blue River Valley Elementary SchHow many students attend Blue River Valley Elementary Sch?
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Blue River Valley Elementary Sch serve?
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Blue River Valley Elementary Sch?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Blue River Valley Elementary Sch.
How diverse is Blue River Valley Elementary Sch?
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Blue River Valley Elementary Sch public or private?
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blue River Valley Schools.
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