Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180951001553
Charles Elementary School
2400 Reeveston Rd, Richmond, IN 47374 · (765) 973-3441 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
16.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
178 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 54 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (54).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Richmond Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
65.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Charles Elementary School
Charles Elementary School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Elementary School this school | 359 | 49.6% | 62.6% |
| Wallace Elementary School Kokomo | 360 | 51.1% | 45.9% |
| Slate Run Elementary School New Albany | 405 | 49.6% | 54.0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Jeffersonville | 326 | 53.1% | 45.2% |
| Boulevard Elementary School Kokomo | 340 | 53.2% | 36.9% |
| Waverly Elementary School Martinsville | 404 | 49.0% | 49.1% |
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 Charles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #133 of 983 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #172 of 986 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #212 of 986 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #707 of 1,079 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #767 of 991 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #288 of 996 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #609 of 1,058 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #54 of 597 | #2 of 7 |
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
359
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 359 | 21.3 | 16.9:1 | 50% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 20.9 | 16.0:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 20.8 | 15.9:1 | 59% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 55% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 64% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 59% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 53% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | 26% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 19 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Elementary School.
About Charles Elementary School
Charles Elementary School is a small elementary school in Indiana, located in Richmond. The student body numbers 359 students, from pre-K through 4.
Charles Elementary School is one school in Richmond Community Schools, a system of 10 schools with 4,454 students.
White students are the majority at Charles Elementary School, with 59% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 20% multiracial, 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 27 points below the 87% share among Wayne County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 21.3 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Charles Elementary School is A. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places Charles Elementary School in the top 10% of Indiana schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 22.1 points above it (62.6% actual, 40.5% predicted).
Among Wayne County residents, the median household income is $55,692, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Besides Charles Elementary School, Wayne County has 22 other public schools.
Test Intermediate School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Charles Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Charles Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Charles Elementary School enrolled 352; in 2024-25, 359. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,397
Census ACS
Median income
$55,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond Community Schools
- Richmond High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Dennis Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Test Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Crestdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Vaile Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Richmond High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Dennis Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Test Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Crestdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Vaile Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Test Intermediate School0.3 mi · 621
- Starr Elementary School0.7 mi · 284
- Vaile Elementary School0.8 mi · 311
- Excel Center - Richmond1.1 mi · 239
- Richmond High School1.8 mi · 1,273
- Community Youth Services2.0 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charles Elementary School?
Charles Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Charles Elementary School serve?
Charles Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Charles Elementary School?
Charles Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Charles Elementary School public or private?
Charles Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.