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What's something South Ripley Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH RIPLEY COM SCH CORP·NCES 181053002380
South Ripley Elementary School
1568 S Benham Rd, Versailles, IN 47042 · (812) 689-5383 · Ripley County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
308 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 South Ripley Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 17 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 South Ripley Elementary School
South Ripley Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ripley Elementary School this school | 581 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| North Harrison Elementary School Ramsey | 562 | 53.9% | 39.0% |
| Brownstown Elementary School Brownstown | 621 | 52.5% | 36.8% |
| Sullivan Elementary School Sullivan | 627 | 51.7% | 32.9% |
| Shenandoah Elementary School Middletown | 630 | 52.2% | 58.3% |
| Northeastern Elementary School Fountain City | 614 | 55.0% | 43.6% |
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 South Ripley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #228 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #233 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #263 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #209 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #537 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #956 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #527 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #487 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 2024-25Enrollment
581
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 53% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 58% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 40.3 | 14.0:1 | 56% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 54% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 40.1 | 15.2:1 | 61% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 61% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 58% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 36% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Ripley Elementary School.
About South Ripley Elementary School
South Ripley Elementary School is an elementary school in Versailles, Indiana, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 581 students, covering pre-K through 6. That is 33% larger than the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
The 3 schools in South Ripley Com Sch Corp enroll 1,100 students altogether, South Ripley Elementary School among them.
Roughly 95% of students at South Ripley Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. Ripley County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. The diversity index for South Ripley Elementary School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 15.5:1. South Ripley Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 53%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, South Ripley Elementary School outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for South Ripley Elementary School is 38.0%. It actually posts 55.0%, which is 16.9 points higher and in the top 10% of Indiana schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Ripley County show that the median household earns about $70,573 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Ripley County, 13 public schools serve about 4,300 students.
South Ripley Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from South Ripley High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 55.0% is above the 39.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 581, compared with 555 in 2020-21.
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Ripley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,095
Census ACS
Median income
$70,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Ripley Com Sch Corp
- South Ripley High SchoolHigh · 358 students
- South Ripley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 161 students
Other schools in Versailles
- South Ripley High SchoolHigh · 358 students
- South Ripley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 161 students
- Southeastern Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- South Ripley High School0.2 mi · 358
- South Ripley Junior High School0.2 mi · 161
- Jac-Cen-Del Elementary School6.5 mi · 421
- Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS6.6 mi · 360
- Milan Elementary School8.3 mi · 462
- Milan Middle School8.5 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About South Ripley Elementary SchoolHow large is South Ripley Elementary School?
South Ripley Elementary School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does South Ripley Elementary School serve?
South Ripley Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at South Ripley Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at South Ripley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Ripley Elementary School?
At South Ripley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is South Ripley Elementary School in?
South Ripley Elementary School is part of South Ripley Com Sch Corp.
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