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What's one thing River Birch Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180027002480
River Birch Elementary School
5456 E CR 75 North, Avon, IN 46123 · (317) 544-6800 · Hendricks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
316 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 152 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (140).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
58.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
67.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 River Birch Elementary School
River Birch Elementary School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Birch Elementary School this school | 694 | 45.5% | 61.7% |
| Cardinal Elementary School Brownsburg | 650 | 43.5% | 65.0% |
| Perry Worth Elementary School Lebanon | 601 | 42.9% | 38.8% |
| Hebron Elementary School Evansville | 726 | 45.2% | 27.3% |
| Mt Comfort Elementary School Greenfield | 714 | 43.1% | 43.0% |
| Summit Elementary School Bloomington | 617 | 50.7% | 36.2% |
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 River Birch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hendricks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #147 of 983 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #150 of 986 | #14 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #139 of 986 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #85 of 1,079 | #2 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #732 of 991 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #258 of 996 | #12 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #685 of 1,058 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #350 of 597 | #9 of 13 |
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
694
-88 (-11%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 694 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 46% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 44.5 | 16.9:1 | 42% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 40.1 | 16.3:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 40 | 19.6:1 | 29% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 38.1 | 20.2:1 | 27% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 34 | 22.4:1 | 24% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 34 | 21.7:1 | 23% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Birch Elementary School.
About River Birch Elementary School
River Birch Elementary School is a large elementary school in Indiana, located in Avon. Enrollment totals 694 students across kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 59% larger than average.
The district, Avon Community School Corp, has 10,742 students enrolled across 12 schools.
At River Birch Elementary School, 57% of students are White. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Hendricks County is about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Staffing at River Birch Elementary School comes to 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. River Birch Elementary School counts 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, River Birch Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 92% of Indiana public elementary schools.
River Birch Elementary School is a top-10% school in Indiana on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.3% with an actual 61.7%.
Census data for Hendricks County show median household income comes to about $101,144, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 47 public schools and about 33,487 students.
River Birch Elementary School's nearest public school is Avon Intermediate School West (about 1.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of River Birch Elementary School. By average proficiency, River Birch Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 782 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 694 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.5:1, from 19.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at River Birch Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hendricks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,344
Census ACS
Median income
$101,144
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
33,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avon Community School Corp
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 3,523 students
- Avon Middle School NorthMiddle · 929 students
- Avon Intermediate School EastMiddle · 837 students
- Avon Middle School SouthMiddle · 821 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Avon Intermediate School WestMiddle · 755 students
Other schools in Avon
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 3,523 students
- Avon Middle School NorthMiddle · 929 students
- Avon Intermediate School EastMiddle · 837 students
- Avon Middle School SouthMiddle · 821 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Avon Intermediate School WestMiddle · 755 students
Nearby schools
- Avon Intermediate School West1.7 mi · 755
- Avon Intermediate School East1.7 mi · 837
- Avon Middle School South2.0 mi · 821
- White Oak Early Learning Center2.1 mi · 210
- Maple Elementary School2.2 mi · 784
- Cedar Elementary School2.3 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About River Birch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at River Birch Elementary School?
River Birch Elementary School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades KG-04.
Is River Birch Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
River Birch Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at River Birch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at River Birch Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is River Birch Elementary School?
River Birch Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 11% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is River Birch Elementary School public or private?
River Birch Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Avon Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.