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How has Cedar Hall Community School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000458
Cedar Hall Community School
2100 N Fulton Ave, Evansville, IN 47710 · (812) 435-8223 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
353 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 47% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Cedar Hall Community School
Cedar Hall Community School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hall Community School this school | 496 | 71.2% | 20.0% |
| Evans School Evansville | 473 | 72.5% | 16.2% |
| Tenth Street Elementary School Anderson | 529 | 70.5% | 18.6% |
| Erskine Elementary School Anderson | 461 | 68.5% | 19.6% |
| East Washington Academy Muncie | 492 | 69.7% | 44.2% |
| Valley Grove Elementary School Anderson | 485 | 76.5% | 22.6% |
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 Cedar Hall Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #843 of 983 | #15 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #839 of 986 | #14 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #797 of 986 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #388 of 1,079 | #8 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #51 of 991 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #174 of 996 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #141 of 1,058 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #418 of 597 | #15 of 16 |
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
496
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 496 | 43.5 | 11.4:1 | 71% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 44.6 | 11.1:1 | 88% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 93% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 48 | 9.9:1 | 86% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 42.1 | 12.7:1 | 96% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 97% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 91% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 87% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 29 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Hall Community School.
About Cedar Hall Community School
Cedar Hall Community School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Evansville, Indiana. Total enrollment is 496 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8.
Cedar Hall Community School belongs to Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, a district of 38 schools and 21,589 students.
White students are 51% of those enrolled at Cedar Hall Community School. The rest of enrollment is 21% Black, 17% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Vanderburgh County's population at about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Its staff includes 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. Cedar Hall Community School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 71%. The average for public schools in Vanderburgh County is 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cedar Hall Community School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Indiana public elementary schools.
In Indiana, Cedar Hall Community School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 20.0% actual against a predicted 25.2%.
For the population of Vanderburgh County, the median household earns about $61,648 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Vanderburgh County, 44 public schools serve about 22,423 students.
Cedar Hall Community School is about 1.5 miles from Helfrich Park STEM Academy, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cedar Hall Community School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 496 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 477. The ratio was 9.9:1 in 2020-21 and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Nearby schools
- Helfrich Park STEM Academy1.5 mi · 509
- Academy for Innovative Studies1.5 mi · 318
- EVSC Virtual Academy1.5 mi · 151
- Thompkins Middle School1.6 mi · 622
- Delaware Elementary School1.6 mi · 379
- Evans School1.8 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Hall Community SchoolHow many students attend Cedar Hall Community School?
Cedar Hall Community School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cedar Hall Community School serve?
Cedar Hall Community School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Hall Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Hall Community School is approximately 11.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedar Hall Community School?
At Cedar Hall Community School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 11% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Cedar Hall Community School public or private?
Cedar Hall Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.