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Vaile Elementary School

300 S 14th St, Richmond, IN 47374 · (765) 973-3433 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats 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
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
221 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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-K155%
Kindergarten6120%
Grade 17424%
Grade 25718%
Grade 34916%
Grade 45518%

This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (55).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
15951%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
6722%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
3411%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
4916%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
15450%
Female
15750%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Vaile Elementary School→Test Intermediate School→Dennis Middle School→Richmond High School
Based on grade levels within Richmond Community Schools. 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
24.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.6%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Vaile Elementary School

Vaile Elementary School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Vaile Elementary School this school31171.1%29.2%
Riverview Elementary School
Marion
39374.0%34.9%
Starr Elementary School
Richmond
28476.4%24.8%
Francis M Price Elementary School
Fort Wayne
40568.6%33.8%
Fairview Elementary School
Richmond
25972.6%24.8%
Arlington Heights Elementary Sch
Bloomington
30170.4%15.3%
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 Vaile Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Wayne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.2%#728 of 983#8 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.6%#777 of 986#10 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.5%#780 of 986#7 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
311#807 of 1,079#8 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#78 of 991#3 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.5%#175 of 996#2 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.1%#142 of 1,058#3 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.4%#242 of 353N/A
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
311
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531126.111.9:171% (221)
2023-2430925.112.3:177% (237)
2022-2330422.813.3:192% (280)
2020-213302513.2:193% (308)
2017-182952312.8:195% (280)
2015-163132512.5:195% (298)
2010-112371614.8:195% (226)
2000-013012114.3:174% (224)
1990-913411522.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vaile Elementary School.

About Vaile Elementary School

Vaile Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Richmond Community Schools in Richmond, Indiana. It had 311 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 29% below average.

Richmond Community Schools has 10 schools; together they serve 4,454 students.

The largest group at Vaile Elementary School is White students, at 51%. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, and 11% Black. County-wide, 87% of Wayne County residents are White. The diversity index for Vaile Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. Of all students at Vaile Elementary School, 71% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.

On the allk12 Grade, Vaile Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Indiana public elementary schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Vaile Elementary School would score about 25.3%. It scores 29.2%, 3.9 points above that figure.

The county, Wayne County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $55,692 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 9,696 students.

The closest school to Vaile Elementary School is Excel Center - Richmond, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Vaile Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Vaile Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 311, compared with 330 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 11.9 in 2024-25.

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Wayne County at a glance

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Population
66,397
Census ACS
Median income
$55,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,696 students

Quick facts

School name
Vaile Elementary School
District
Richmond Community Schools
Address
300 S 14th St, Richmond, IN 47374
Phone
(765) 973-3433
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
311
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
221 (71%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
180951001569
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Vaile Elementary School
How large is Vaile Elementary School?
Vaile Elementary School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Vaile Elementary School serve?
Vaile Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vaile Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vaile Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vaile Elementary School?
At Vaile Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 16% Two or more.
What district is Vaile Elementary School in?
Vaile Elementary School is part of Richmond Community Schools.
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