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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENNINGS COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180519000924
North Vernon Elementary School
810 W Walnut, North Vernon, IN 47265 · (812) 346-4903 · Jennings County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
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
14.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
414 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Jennings County School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
35.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Vernon Elementary School
North Vernon Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Vernon Elementary School this school | 566 | 73.1% | 30.3% |
| Parkview Elementary School Bedford | 528 | 71.2% | 52.6% |
| Scottsburg Elem School Scottsburg | 493 | 70.2% | 37.4% |
| Anderson Elementary School Madison | 489 | 69.7% | 17.6% |
| Blackford Intermediate School Hartford City | 447 | 70.2% | 36.3% |
| Prairie Crossing Elementary School Oxford | 564 | 69.7% | 33.9% |
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 North Vernon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jennings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #711 of 983 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #673 of 986 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #699 of 986 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #232 of 1,079 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #331 of 991 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #823 of 996 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #107 of 1,058 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #234 of 597 | #2 of 6 |
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
566
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 566 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 73% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 75% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 71% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 63% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 39.5 | 17.1:1 | 66% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 62% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 66% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 31% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 947 | 45 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Vernon Elementary School.
About North Vernon Elementary School
North Vernon Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Jennings County School Corporation in North Vernon, Indiana. Enrollment totals 566 students across pre-K through 6. The school is 30% above the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
North Vernon Elementary School is part of a district of 8 schools: Jennings County School Corporation, with 3,800 students.
The share of students at North Vernon Elementary School who are White is 91%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Jennings County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. At North Vernon Elementary School, 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Jennings County average 65%.
On the allk12 Grade, North Vernon Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The model predicts 23.8% for a school in Indiana with North Vernon Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. North Vernon Elementary School posts 30.3%.
In Jennings County, the median household earns about $69,322 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Jennings County has 8 public schools with about 3,800 students, including North Vernon Elementary School.
About 0.1 miles separate North Vernon Elementary School from the closest public school, Jennings County Middle School. The five-mile area around North Vernon Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Vernon Elementary School at 7th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, North Vernon Elementary School enrolled 619 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 566. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.2:1) than in 2020-21 (17.7:1).
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Jennings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,562
Census ACS
Median income
$69,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jennings County School Corporation
- Jennings County High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Jennings County Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Hayden Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Scipio Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in North Vernon
- Jennings County High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Jennings County Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Jennings County Middle School0.1 mi · 572
- Jennings County High School0.2 mi · 1,188
- Sand Creek Elementary School4.4 mi · 385
- Hayden Elementary School5.2 mi · 284
- Brush Creek Elementary School6.3 mi · 303
- Scipio Elementary School6.8 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About North Vernon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Vernon Elementary School?
North Vernon Elementary School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does North Vernon Elementary School serve?
North Vernon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does North Vernon Elementary School have?
North Vernon Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Vernon Elementary School?
At North Vernon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is North Vernon Elementary School public or private?
North Vernon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jennings County School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.