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How has Orleans Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORLEANS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180849001436
Orleans Elementary School
637 E Washington St, Orleans, IN 47452 · (812) 865-2688 · Orange County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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.
- 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
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
273 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Orleans Elementary School→Orleans Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Orleans Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.2%
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 24 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
36.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Orleans Elementary School
Orleans Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Elementary School this school | 499 | 54.7% | 30.3% |
| Eastern Greene Elementary School Bloomfield | 499 | 55.9% | 36.9% |
| Petersburg Elementary School Petersburg | 460 | 53.3% | 39.1% |
| Selma Elementary School Selma | 535 | 55.7% | 55.1% |
| West Washington Elementary School Campbellsburg | 523 | 56.4% | 65.5% |
| Hope Elementary School Hope | 547 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
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 Orleans Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #713 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #823 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #708 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #381 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #382 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #945 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #489 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #218 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
499
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 499 | 34.5 | 14.5:1 | 55% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 55% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 33.5 | 15.3:1 | 55% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 26.1 | 17.9:1 | 54% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 58% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 52% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 35% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 20 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orleans Elementary School.
About Orleans Elementary School
Orleans Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Orleans Community Schools in Orleans, Indiana. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 499 students.
Orleans Community Schools is the district for Orleans Elementary School. It has 2 schools and 887 students.
At Orleans Elementary School, 95% of students are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Orange County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
Orleans Elementary School reports a ratio of 14.5 students per teacher, from 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Orleans Elementary School, 55% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Orleans Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Orleans Elementary School is 6.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.3% actual, 36.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
Census data for Orange County show median household income comes to about $65,873, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,999 students.
Orleans Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Orleans Jr-Sr High School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Orleans Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Orleans Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
From 467 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 499 by 2024-25.
The Orleans Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,767
Census ACS
Median income
$65,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,999 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orleans Community Schools
- Orleans Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 388 students
Other Orleans Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Orleans Elementary. Orleans Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Orleans ElementaryOrleans, MA · 149 students
- Orleans Elementary SchoolOrleans, VT · 132 students
- Orleans ElementaryOrleans, CA · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Orleans Jr-Sr High School0.7 mi · 388
- Mitchell Jr High School5.5 mi · 336
- Mitchell High School5.5 mi · 424
- Burris Elementary School5.9 mi · 320
- Hatfield Elementary School6.0 mi · 396
- Throop Elementary School7.7 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Orleans Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Orleans Elementary School?
Orleans Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-06.
Is Orleans Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orleans Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Orleans Elementary School have?
Orleans Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Orleans Elementary School?
Orleans Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Orleans Elementary School public or private?
Orleans Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orleans Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.