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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180266000324
Royerton Elementary School
1401 E Royerton Rd, Muncie, IN 47303 · (765) 282-2044 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
16.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
246 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Delaware Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
62.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Royerton Elementary School
Royerton Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royerton Elementary School this school | 596 | 41.3% | 59.8% |
| Little Turtle Elementary School Columbia City | 583 | 40.7% | 40.0% |
| Yorktown Elementary School Yorktown | 649 | 41.8% | 45.5% |
| JB Stephens Elementary School Greenfield | 587 | 42.2% | 51.7% |
| Henryville Elementary School Henryville | 611 | 42.1% | 31.7% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School Bloomington | 619 | 41.2% | 51.0% |
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 Royerton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #163 of 983 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #215 of 986 | #2 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #209 of 986 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #188 of 1,079 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #739 of 991 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #677 of 996 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #771 of 1,058 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #519 of 597 | #7 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
596
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 596 | 35.8 | 16.7:1 | 41% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 36.1 | 16.6:1 | 44% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 36.8 | 16.5:1 | 43% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 39% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 37% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 24 | 22.3:1 | 35% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 28% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 16% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royerton Elementary School.
About Royerton Elementary School
Royerton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Muncie, Indiana. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 596 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 37% bigger than that.
Royerton Elementary School is one of the 6 schools that make up Delaware Community School Corp (2,581 students in total).
Royerton Elementary School's enrollment is 85% White. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 85% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Royerton Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.7:1. That is higher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The lunch program counts 41% of students at Royerton Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Delaware County, the average is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Royerton Elementary School is A. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Royerton Elementary School are 13.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.8% actual, 46.3% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Delaware County show that the median household income is $58,127, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Royerton Elementary School is one of 36 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Delta High School, about 1.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Royerton Elementary School is ahead of the 32.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Royerton Elementary School climbed 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 565 to 596 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.2:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delaware Community School Corp
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Albany Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Eaton Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Delta Early Learning and Thinking AcademyElementary · 12 students
Other schools in Muncie
- Muncie Central High SchoolCombined · 1,337 students
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Burris Laboratory SchoolCombined · 676 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- West View Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Delta High School1.7 mi · 848
- Delta Early Learning and Thinking Academy1.7 mi · 12
- Delta Middle School1.8 mi · 602
- North View Elementary School2.9 mi · 384
- Longfellow Elementary School3.7 mi · 348
- Northside Middle School4.0 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Royerton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Royerton Elementary School?
Royerton Elementary School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Royerton Elementary School serve?
Royerton Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Royerton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Royerton Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Royerton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Royerton Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Royerton Elementary School?
Royerton Elementary School is overseen by Delaware Community School Corp in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.