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What's the most underrated thing about Rushville Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180975002471
Rushville Elementary School
390 W 16th St, Rushville, IN 46173 · (765) 938-1616 · Rush County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
451 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 56 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Rush County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
22.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Rushville Elementary School
Rushville Elementary School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville Elementary School this school | 682 | 66.1% | 23.4% |
| Southwestern Elementary School Hanover | 633 | 65.4% | 42.5% |
| Walkerton Elementary School Walkerton | 589 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
| Northview Elementary School Gas City | 673 | 68.1% | 36.6% |
| J E Ober Elementary School Garrett | 704 | 59.5% | 28.3% |
| Parkview Elementary School Bedford | 528 | 71.2% | 52.6% |
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 Rushville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #805 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #818 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #799 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #99 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #728 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #919 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #231 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +123.6% | #4 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
682
+382 (+127%) vs 2020
+121% since 2010-11, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 682 | 41.5 | 16.4:1 | 66% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 41.1 | 15.4:1 | 63% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 18.3 | 18.0:1 | 60% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 63% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 60% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 61% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 59% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rushville Elementary School.
About Rushville Elementary School
Rushville Elementary School is a large elementary school in Rushville, Indiana, (ZIP code 46173). It reported 682 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 56% above the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
District-wide, Rush County Schools has 5 schools and 1,872 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Rushville Elementary School is White, at 94%. It is also 2% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Rush County residents, the White share is about 96%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
The school lists 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 66% of the student body.
Rushville Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.4% and a predicted 28.8%.
The county, Rush County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,473, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 8 public schools and about 2,057 students.
Benjamin Rush Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Rushville Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Rushville Elementary School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment figures are 300 for 2020-21 and 682 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Students per teacher increased from 15.0 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Rushville Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Rush County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,739
Census ACS
Median income
$66,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,057 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rush County Schools
- Rushville Consolidated High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Benjamin Rush Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- Milroy Elementary SchoolElementary · 165 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 106 students
- Rushville Elementary School WestCombined
Other schools in Rushville
- Rushville Consolidated High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Benjamin Rush Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- Rushville Elementary School WestCombined
Other Rushville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rushville Elementary. Rushville Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- RUSHVILLE ELEM.RUSHVILLE, MO · 157 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Rush Middle School0.2 mi · 300
- Rushville Consolidated High School0.4 mi · 619
- Arlington Elementary School7.0 mi · 106
- Mays Community Academy8.1 mi · 101
- Milroy Elementary School8.8 mi · 165
- New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy10.5 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Rushville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rushville Elementary School?
Rushville Elementary School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades PK-06.
Is Rushville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rushville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rushville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rushville Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rushville Elementary School?
Rushville Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rushville Elementary School?
Rushville Elementary School is overseen by Rush County Schools in Rush County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.