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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Milan Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180663001167
Milan Elementary School
418 E Carr St, Milan, IN 47031 · (812) 654-2922 · Ripley County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
262 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 39% larger than its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Milan Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Milan Elementary School
Milan Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Elementary School this school | 462 | 56.7% | 37.7% |
| Cloverdale Elementary School Cloverdale | 445 | 56.4% | 45.0% |
| Eastern Greene Elementary School Bloomfield | 499 | 55.9% | 36.9% |
| West Washington Elementary School Campbellsburg | 523 | 56.4% | 65.5% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Boonville | 449 | 58.6% | 55.5% |
| South Decatur Elementary School Greensburg | 467 | 59.1% | 39.6% |
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 Milan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #575 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #469 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #636 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #461 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #808 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #975 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #438 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #225 of 353 |
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
462
+112 (+32%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 462 | 26.8 | 17.3:1 | 57% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 26.1 | 16.1:1 | 58% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 60% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 56% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 25.5 | 17.1:1 | 53% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 45% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 50% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 27% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 30 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milan Elementary School.
About Milan Elementary School
Milan Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Milan, Indiana, one of the schools in Milan Community Schools. It reports enrollment of 462 students in kindergarten through 4.
Milan Community Schools counts 4 schools and 1,095 students, including Milan Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Milan Elementary School is White, at 96%. Among Ripley County residents, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for Milan Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 17.3:1 is based on 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. The rate at public schools in Ripley County averages 46%, lower than here.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Milan Elementary School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Milan Elementary School are 2.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.7% actual, 35.4% predicted).
Census data for Ripley County show median household income comes to about $70,573, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,300, Milan Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Milan Intermediate School is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 37.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
Milan Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 350 to 462, a 32% rise.
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Ripley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,095
Census ACS
Median income
$70,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milan Community Schools
- Milan High SchoolHigh · 315 students
- Milan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 159 students
- Milan Middle SchoolMiddle · 159 students
Other schools in Milan
- Milan High SchoolHigh · 315 students
- Milan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 159 students
- Milan Middle SchoolMiddle · 159 students
Other Milan Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Milan Elementary. Milan Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Milan ElementaryMilan, TN · 846 students
- MILAN ELEMENTARYMILAN, NM · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Milan Intermediate School0.6 mi · 159
- Milan Middle School0.6 mi · 159
- Milan High School0.7 mi · 315
- Manchester Elementary School7.0 mi · 145
- Dillsboro Elementary School7.8 mi · 267
- South Ripley High School8.3 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Milan Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Milan Elementary School?
Milan Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Milan Elementary School serve?
Milan Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Milan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Milan Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milan Elementary School?
At Milan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Milan Elementary School?
Milan Elementary School is overseen by Milan Community Schools in Ripley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.