Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180963001575
George M Riddle Elementary School
302 Barkman St, Rochester, IN 46975 · (574) 223-2880 · Fulton County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- 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
12.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
224 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 105 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 36% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rochester Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
30.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 George M Riddle Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George M Riddle Elementary School this school | 348 | 64.4% | 40.1% |
| Pipe Creek Elementary School Peru | 363 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Blackford Primary School Hartford City | 314 | 66.6% | N/A |
| Culver Elementary School Culver | 386 | 61.1% | 48.6% |
| Caston Elementary School Rochester | 381 | 63.5% | 40.1% |
| Columbia Elementary School Rochester | 325 | 67.1% | N/A |
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 George M Riddle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #506 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #593 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #513 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #730 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #144 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #690 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #265 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #181 of 597 |
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
348
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 348 | 27.2 | 12.8:1 | 64% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 28.3 | 13.3:1 | 58% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 25.8 | 14.1:1 | 59% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 53% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 56% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 19 | 23.7:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 29% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George M Riddle Elementary School.
About George M Riddle Elementary School
George M Riddle Elementary School serves students in Rochester, Indiana, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Total enrollment is 348 students, and the grades served are 2 through 4. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 20% lower.
Rochester Community School Corp has 1,593 students in 4 schools, and George M Riddle Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
George M Riddle Elementary School has 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 2.7 students per teacher. At George M Riddle Elementary School, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Fulton County is similar, at 61%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, George M Riddle Elementary School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
George M Riddle Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.1% is 10.1 points above the 30.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Fulton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,360, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Fulton County's 7 public schools enroll about 2,763 students and include George M Riddle Elementary School.
Rochester Community High School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, George M Riddle Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 13 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 16.4:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Rochester Community School Corp
- Rochester Community High SchoolHigh · 567 students
- Rochester Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester Community High SchoolHigh · 567 students
- Caston Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Caston Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Rochester Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Community High School0.9 mi · 567
- Rochester Community Middle School1.1 mi · 353
- Columbia Elementary School1.1 mi · 325
- Tippecanoe Valley Middle School9.8 mi · 432
- Tippecanoe Valley High School10.0 mi · 568
- Akron Elementary School10.4 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About George M Riddle Elementary SchoolHow many students attend George M Riddle Elementary School?
George M Riddle Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does George M Riddle Elementary School serve?
George M Riddle Elementary School serves grades 02-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George M Riddle Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George M Riddle Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is George M Riddle Elementary School?
George M Riddle Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees George M Riddle Elementary School?
George M Riddle Elementary School is overseen by Rochester Community School Corp in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.