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Rockville Elementary School

406 W Elm St, Rockville, IN 47872 · (765) 569-5363 · Parke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
211 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3510%
Kindergarten6418%
Grade 14212%
Grade 25014%
Grade 34814%
Grade 45616%
Grade 55315%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (53).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
31591%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
226%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
19255%
Female
15645%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Rockville Elementary School→Parke Heritage Middle School→Parke Heritage High School
Based on grade levels within North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
34.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.4%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Rockville Elementary School

Rockville Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rockville Elementary School this school34860.6%38.7%
West Elementary School
Mount Vernon
35060.3%50.1%
Switzerland Co Elementary School
East Enterprise
32361.6%39.5%
North Vermillion Elementary School
Cayuga
36759.4%30.9%
Hatfield Elementary School
Mitchell
39658.8%N/A
Caston Elementary School
Rochester
38163.5%40.1%
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 Rockville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.7%#549 of 983
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.4%#555 of 986
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.2%#588 of 986
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#726 of 1,079
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#15 of 991
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.6%#807 of 996
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.6%#342 of 1,058
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.9%#442 of 597
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 2024-25
Enrollment
348
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253483410.2:161% (211)
2023-2433533.110.1:166% (220)
2022-233413011.4:165% (220)
2020-213332513.3:162% (205)
2017-1837023.815.6:159% (220)
2015-163962118.9:160% (238)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockville Elementary School.

About Rockville Elementary School

Rockville Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Rockville, Indiana. The school enrolls 348 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 20% smaller than that.

Rockville Elementary School is part of a district of 4 schools: North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp, with 1,180 students.

Federal enrollment data show Rockville Elementary School is 91% White. The school is also 6% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Parke County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

At Rockville Elementary School, 34 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 61% of enrollment.

The allk12 Grade for Rockville Elementary School is B-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.6% at Rockville Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.7%.

Census estimates describe Parke County this way: the median household income is $68,485, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Rockville Elementary School, Parke County has 6 other public schools.

The shortest distance from Rockville Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Parke Heritage High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rockville Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

Rockville Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.

Over 4 years, Rockville Elementary School's enrollment climbed 5%, to 348. The school's ratio fell from 13.3:1 to 10.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Parke County at a glance

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Population
16,406
Census ACS
Median income
$68,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,182 students

Quick facts

School name
Rockville Elementary School
District
North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp
Address
406 W Elm St, Rockville, IN 47872
Phone
(765) 569-5363
County
Parke County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
211 (61%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180011801578
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp
Other schools in Rockville
Other Rockville Elementary schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rockville Elementary. Rockville Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Rockville Elementary School
How many students attend Rockville Elementary School?
Rockville Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rockville Elementary School serve?
Rockville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rockville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rockville Elementary School is approximately 10.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rockville Elementary School?
Rockville Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rockville Elementary School?
Rockville Elementary School is overseen by North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp in Parke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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