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What advice would you give to incoming students at Riley Elementary School?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209001913
Riley Elementary School
6050 S Canal Rd., Riley, IN 47871 · (812) 462-4449 · Vigo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
141 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
55.5%
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 55 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Riley Elementary School
Riley Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Elementary School this school | 401 | 35.2% | 46.4% |
| Mill Creek East Elementary Clayton | 359 | 35.1% | 47.1% |
| North Elementary School Noblesville | 448 | 36.6% | 62.7% |
| Covington Elementary School Covington | 447 | 36.5% | 55.1% |
| Lakeview Elementary School Bloomington | 408 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| Frontier Elementary Brookston | 396 | 36.9% | 44.0% |
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 Riley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vigo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #375 of 983 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #319 of 986 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #408 of 986 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #600 of 1,079 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #605 of 991 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #705 of 996 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #857 of 1,058 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #164 of 353 | #6 of 8 |
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
401
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 401 | 25.6 | 15.7:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 25.3 | 14.8:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 24.9 | 15.7:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 29% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 26% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 19% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 19 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riley Elementary School.
About Riley Elementary School
Riley Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Vigo County School Corp in Riley, Indiana. It teaches 401 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Vigo County School Corp has 26 schools and 13,277 students.
By race and ethnicity, Riley Elementary School is 86% White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. In Vigo County overall, the White share is about 85%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Riley Elementary School lists 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.7 students per teacher. That is in line with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 35% of students at Riley Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points below the 62% average for public schools in Vigo County.
Riley Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riley Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 46.4% actual against 50.7% predicted.
Vigo County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $52,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vigo County's 28 public schools enroll about 13,416 students and include Riley Elementary School.
Riley Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Dixie Bee Elementary School, about 5.3 miles away. The ten-mile area around Riley Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.3% on proficiency, and Riley Elementary School is above that at 46.4%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 8% across 4 years, from 372 in 2020-21 to 401 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Vigo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,109
Census ACS
Median income
$52,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
13,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vigo County School Corp
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Other Riley Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Riley Elementary. Riley Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Riley Elementary SchoolLaPorte, IN · 291 students
- Riley ElementaryLakewood, CA · 490 students
- Riley ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 462 students
- Riley Elementary SchoolSAINT JOHNS, MI · 299 students
- Riley ElemGreat Bend, KS · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Dixie Bee Elementary School5.3 mi · 564
- Honey Creek Middle School5.5 mi · 666
- Sugar Grove Elementary School5.6 mi · 360
- Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch6.0 mi · 440
- Lost Creek Elementary School6.3 mi · 672
- Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School6.3 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Riley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Riley Elementary School?
Riley Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-05.
Is Riley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Riley Elementary School have?
Riley Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Riley Elementary School?
Riley Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Riley Elementary School?
Riley Elementary School is overseen by Vigo County School Corp in Vigo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.