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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH DAVIESS COM SCHOOLS·NCES 180771001319

North Daviess Jr-Sr High School

5494 E SR 58, Elnora, IN 47529 · (812) 636-8000 · Daviess County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Indiana public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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 high schools

Enrollment
464
High
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 816
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
226 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 78218%
Grade 89220%
Grade 98619%
Grade 105512%
Grade 118318%
Grade 126614%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
43293%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
184%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
25154%
Female
21346%

School pathway

Feeds from
North Daviess Elementary SchoolKG–06
Based on grade levels within North Daviess Com Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
41.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.4%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 North Daviess Jr-Sr High School

North Daviess Jr-Sr High School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Daviess Jr-Sr High School this school46448.7%30.2%
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School
Montezuma
47149.7%31.4%
Tri Junior-Senior High School
Straughn
45849.8%26.8%
Switzerland Co Senior High School
Vevay
45950.3%N/A
Sullivan High School
Sullivan
52849.4%N/A
Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School
Fairmount
45349.9%32.5%
Matched among Indiana high 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 North Daviess Jr-Sr High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.2%#62 of 103
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.4%#82 of 104
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.8%#27 of 104
Enrollment
ranked largest first
464#221 of 392
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.7:1#81 of 359
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.1%#293 of 360
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.7%#148 of 373
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.9%#162 of 201
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
464
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2546436.512.7:149% (226)
2023-244573513.1:149% (226)
2022-2347132.514.5:149% (229)
2020-214903115.8:142% (208)
2017-1848328.616.9:144% (213)
2015-165032917.3:141% (205)
2010-114762717.6:136% (171)
2000-015252918.1:121% (112)
1990-915332719.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Daviess Jr-Sr High School.

About North Daviess Jr-Sr High School

North Daviess Jr-Sr High School serves students in Elnora, Indiana, as a small high school. It teaches 464 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 43% below the average of about 816 students for high schools in Indiana.

North Daviess Jr-Sr High School is run by North Daviess Com Schools, whose 2 schools enroll 1,085 students.

At North Daviess Jr-Sr High School, 93% of students are White. Other students are 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Daviess County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.

North Daviess Jr-Sr High School has 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at North Daviess Jr-Sr High School.

Among Indiana public high schools, North Daviess Jr-Sr High School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

In Indiana, North Daviess Jr-Sr High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 30.2% actual against a predicted 41.1%.

For Daviess County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $68,503, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting North Daviess Jr-Sr High School, Daviess County has 10 public schools.

Measured in a straight line, North Daviess Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from North Daviess Jr-Sr High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, North Daviess Jr-Sr High School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.

The NCES locale for North Daviess Jr-Sr High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 464 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.8:1 to 12.7:1.

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Daviess County at a glance

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Population
33,658
Census ACS
Median income
$68,503
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,753 students

Quick facts

School name
North Daviess Jr-Sr High School
District
North Daviess Com Schools
Address
5494 E SR 58, Elnora, IN 47529
Phone
(812) 636-8000
County
Daviess County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
464
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
226 (49%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
180771001319
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About North Daviess Jr-Sr High School
How large is North Daviess Jr-Sr High School?
North Daviess Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does North Daviess Jr-Sr High School serve?
North Daviess Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at North Daviess Jr-Sr High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at North Daviess Jr-Sr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Daviess Jr-Sr High School?
At North Daviess Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees North Daviess Jr-Sr High School?
North Daviess Jr-Sr High School is overseen by North Daviess Com Schools in Daviess County.
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