Caston Elementary School

Located at 9815 S State Rd 25, in Rochester, Indiana, Caston Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school that educates 381 students (grades K through 5), part of Caston School Corporation.

Across the 2 schools in Caston School Corporation (816 students total), Caston Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Caston Elementary School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Fulton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Caston Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.6%, the actual is 40.1%, a residual of +9.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fulton County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,360, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Fulton County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,763 students), of which Caston Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Caston Jr-Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caston Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

Caston Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 3% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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