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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ohio County Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RISING SUN-OHIO CO COM·NCES 180960001572
Ohio County Elementary School
436 S Mulberry St, Rising Sun, IN 47040 · (812) 438-2626 · Ohio County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
188 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 58 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
46.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Ohio County Elementary School
Ohio County Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Elementary School this school | 409 | 46.0% | 42.8% |
| McCormick's Creek Elementary Sch Spencer | 390 | 44.6% | 44.1% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch Vincennes | 413 | 45.5% | 42.9% |
| Fremont Elementary School Fremont | 391 | 44.2% | 52.7% |
| Owensville Community School Owensville | 396 | 43.7% | 47.1% |
| Rio Grande Elementary School Terre Haute | 408 | 49.5% | 46.7% |
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 Ohio County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #463 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #481 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #547 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #584 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #192 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #971 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #678 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #142 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
409
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 409 | 30.8 | 13.3:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 29.3 | 14.5:1 | 46% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 26.7 | 15.3:1 | 49% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 49% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 49% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 40% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 40% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 37 | 19.4:1 | 18% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 30 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ohio County Elementary School.
About Ohio County Elementary School
Among the schools in Rising Sun, Indiana, is Ohio County Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 409 students enrolled.
The 3 schools in Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com enroll 831 students altogether, Ohio County Elementary School among them.
Ohio County Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% White. It is also 2% multiracial. For comparison, Ohio County is about 95% White. By the diversity index, Ohio County Elementary School comes in at 9%.
A ratio of 13.3:1 comes from the school's 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 46% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Ohio County, the average is about the same, 44%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Ohio County 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.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ohio County Elementary School, the prediction is 43.0% and the result is 42.8%.
In the county around the school, Ohio County, median household income is about $70,392, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ohio County Elementary School is among the 3 public schools in Ohio County.
The closest public school, Ohio County Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Ohio County Elementary School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Ohio County Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 378 to 409.
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Ohio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,999
Census ACS
Median income
$70,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com
- Rising Sun High SchoolHigh · 235 students
- Ohio County Middle SchoolMiddle · 187 students
Other schools in Rising Sun
- Rising Sun High SchoolHigh · 235 students
- Ohio County Middle SchoolMiddle · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Ohio County Middle School0.0 mi · 187
- Rising Sun High School0.2 mi · 235
- Charles H. Kelly Elementary School3.0 mi · 242
- Switzerland Co Elementary School8.0 mi · 323
- Randall K. Cooper High School8.2 mi · 1,490
- Longbranch Elementary School8.4 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About Ohio County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ohio County Elementary School?
Ohio County Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ohio County Elementary School serve?
Ohio County Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ohio County Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Ohio County Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ohio County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ohio County Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ohio County Elementary School?
Ohio County Elementary School is overseen by Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com in Ohio County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.