Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTON SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180141000206
Caston Elementary School
9815 S State Rd 25, Rochester, IN 46975 · (574) 857-3025 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
242 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
12%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
Caston Elementary School→Caston Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Caston School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
46.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Caston Elementary School
Caston Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caston Elementary School this school | 381 | 63.5% | 40.1% |
| Rockville Elementary School Rockville | 348 | 60.6% | 38.7% |
| Burris Elementary School Mitchell | 320 | 64.4% | 33.9% |
| Switzerland Co Elementary School East Enterprise | 323 | 61.6% | 39.5% |
| Horace Mann Elementary Huntington | 438 | 64.6% | 34.5% |
| George M Riddle Elementary School Rochester | 348 | 64.4% | 40.1% |
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 Caston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #504 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #482 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #577 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #656 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #423 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #897 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #288 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #176 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
381
+67 (+21%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 64% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 64% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 68% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 57% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 13 | 26.6:1 | 43% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 14 | 25.4:1 | 46% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 45% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 29% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caston Elementary School.
About Caston Elementary School
Caston Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Rochester, Indiana, under Caston School Corporation. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 381 students.
Caston School Corporation oversees Caston Elementary School and 1 other school, with 816 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Caston Elementary School is White, at 93%. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Fulton County residents, the White share is about 90%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. In all, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fulton County is similar, at 61%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.6% at Caston Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.1%.
In the wider Fulton County area, the median household earns about $61,360 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Fulton County, 7 public schools serve about 2,763 students.
Caston Jr-Sr High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Caston Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Caston Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 314 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 381 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 18.5 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
The Caston Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,312
Census ACS
Median income
$61,360
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caston School Corporation
- Caston Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 435 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester Community High SchoolHigh · 567 students
- Caston Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Rochester Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- George M Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Caston Jr-Sr High School0.0 mi · 435
- Berry Preschool10.3 mi · 122
- Rochester Community Middle School10.4 mi · 353
- Rochester Community High School10.5 mi · 567
- Columbia Elementary School10.7 mi · 325
- The Academy at Logansport Community School10.9 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Caston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Caston Elementary School?
Caston Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Caston Elementary School serve?
Caston Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Caston Elementary School have?
Caston Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Caston Elementary School?
Student demographics at Caston Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Caston Elementary School in?
Caston Elementary School is part of Caston School Corporation.
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