James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch

James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch is a rural-scale elementary campus in Vincennes, Indiana, operated by Vincennes Community School Corp. The school hosts 154 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch sits 65% below that benchmark.

Vincennes Community School Corp runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,708 students. James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Knox County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Knox County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.4%, the actual is 37.3%, a residual of +5.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Knox County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,237 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch is one of 14 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 5,081 students).

Washington Learning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch's enrollment has shrank 25% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 154). White enrollment moved from 90% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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