Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180975001594
Milroy Elementary School
215 N Pleasant St, Milroy, IN 46156 · (765) 629-2323 · Rush County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
9.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
95 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
9%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Rush County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Milroy Elementary School
Milroy Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milroy Elementary School this school | 165 | 57.6% | 40.5% |
| South Crawford Elementary School Leavenworth | 145 | 60.0% | 28.1% |
| Paragon Elementary School Paragon | 196 | 59.7% | 41.6% |
| Rome City Elementary School Rome City | 183 | 55.2% | 28.9% |
| Wood Memorial Primary School Oakland City | 149 | 60.4% | N/A |
| East Side Elementary School Brazil | 209 | 58.9% | 57.3% |
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 Milroy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #498 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #506 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #470 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,025 of 1,079 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #413 of 1,058 |
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
165
+17 (+11%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 165 | 17.7 | 9.3:1 | 58% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 11.8 | 12.8:1 | 62% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 13.3 | 11.3:1 | 62% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 52% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 12 | 13.9:1 | 57% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 57% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 43% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 24% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 15 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milroy Elementary School.
About Milroy Elementary School
Milroy Elementary School serves students in Milroy, Indiana, as a small elementary school. The student body numbers 165 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Rush County Schools enrolls 1,872 students, and its 5 schools include Milroy Elementary School.
Milroy Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic. The White share in Rush County as a whole is similar, at about 96%. Milroy Elementary School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 17.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.3:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Rush County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Milroy Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Milroy Elementary School's results are 5.7 points above predicted: 40.5% against 34.8%.
In the county around the school, Rush County, median household income is about $66,473, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Rush County, serving about 2,057 students.
The closest public school to Milroy Elementary School is North Decatur Elementary School, about 7.9 miles away. Within ten miles of Milroy Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Milroy Elementary School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 148 to 165. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.3:1.
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Rush County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,739
Census ACS
Median income
$66,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,057 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rush County Schools
- Rushville Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Rushville Consolidated High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Benjamin Rush Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 106 students
- Rushville Elementary School WestCombined
Other Milroy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Milroy Elementary. Milroy Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- MILROY ELEMENTARYMILROY, MN · 29 students
Nearby schools
- North Decatur Elementary School7.9 mi · 496
- North Decatur Jr-Sr High School8.1 mi · 441
- Rushville Consolidated High School8.5 mi · 619
- Rushville Elementary School8.8 mi · 682
- Benjamin Rush Middle School8.8 mi · 300
- Greensburg Elementary10.7 mi · 975
Frequently asked questions
About Milroy Elementary SchoolHow large is Milroy Elementary School?
Milroy Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Milroy Elementary School serve?
Milroy Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Milroy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Milroy Elementary School is approximately 9.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milroy Elementary School?
At Milroy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Milroy Elementary School public or private?
Milroy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rush County Schools.
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