Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SPENCER COUNTY SCH CORP·NCES 181056001731
Luce Elementary School
1057 N CR 700 W, Richland, IN 47634 · (812) 359-4401 · Spencer County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
66 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
58.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
68.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 15 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 Luce Elementary School
Luce Elementary School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luce Elementary School this school | 178 | 37.1% | 64.8% |
| Mount Carmel School Cedar Grove | 213 | 37.1% | 54.6% |
| Walnut Elementary School New Ross | 166 | 36.1% | 48.4% |
| Chrisney Elementary School Chrisney | 216 | 38.4% | 61.0% |
| Fillmore Elementary School Fillmore | 148 | 39.9% | 66.0% |
| Pine Village Elementary School Pine Village | 160 | 40.6% | 65.7% |
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 Luce Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Spencer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #109 of 983 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #139 of 986 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #129 of 986 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #1,011 of 1,079 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #832 of 1,058 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #105 of 597 | N/A |
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
178
-22 (-11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 178 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 37% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 16.8 | 10.8:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 38% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 36% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 13.7 | 17.1:1 | 42% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | 37% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 13 | 18.2:1 | 46% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | 25% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 13 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luce Elementary School.
About Luce Elementary School
Luce Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Richland, Indiana. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 178 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
Luce Elementary School belongs to South Spencer County Sch Corp, a district of 4 schools and 1,065 students.
Of every 100 students at Luce Elementary School, about 97 are White. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Spencer County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
There are 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at Luce Elementary School, giving a ratio of 11.1:1. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. By family income, 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Spencer County average a similar 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, Luce Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 91% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Luce Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Indiana. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.8%, against a prediction of 49.3%.
In Spencer County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,506 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Spencer County number 10, with about 3,231 students.
Luce Elementary School is about 4.4 miles from South Spencer High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Luce Elementary School is ahead of the 43.3% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
In the federal locale system, Luce Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% drop, from 200 to 178. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.3:1 in 2020-21 to 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Spencer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,955
Census ACS
Median income
$74,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,231 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Spencer County Sch Corp
- South Spencer High SchoolHigh · 350 students
- Rockport-Ohio Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- South Spencer Middle SchoolMiddle · 220 students
Nearby schools
- South Spencer High School4.4 mi · 350
- South Spencer Middle School4.4 mi · 220
- Yankeetown Elementary School6.2 mi · 310
- Rockport-Ohio Elementary School7.4 mi · 317
- Valley Elementary School8.3 mi · 19
- Valley High School8.3 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Luce Elementary SchoolHow large is Luce Elementary School?
Luce Elementary School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades KG-06.
Is Luce Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Luce Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Luce Elementary School have?
Luce Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Luce Elementary School?
Luce Elementary School reports a student body of 97% White, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Luce Elementary School?
Luce Elementary School is overseen by South Spencer County Sch Corp in Spencer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.