Rushville Elementary School

Set in Rushville, Indiana, Rushville Elementary School is a roomy elementary-level community, one of the schools within Rush County Schools. It serves 682 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 436.

Within Rush County Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,872 students, Rushville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Rushville Elementary School lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 2% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Rush County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Rushville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Rush County put the typical household earns roughly $66,473 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rush County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,057 students), of which Rushville Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Benjamin Rush Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Rushville Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rushville Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 124%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 682 in 2025.

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