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Westview Elementary School

1707 SW 'A' St, Richmond, IN 47374 · (765) 973-3445 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
  • CBeats 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
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
159 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-K4016%
Kindergarten3514%
Grade 15521%
Grade 24618%
Grade 34517%
Grade 43714%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (37).

Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
17066%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
166%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
2610%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
4517%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
10842%
Female
15058%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Westview 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
22.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
31.3%
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 31 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Westview Elementary School

Westview Elementary School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Westview Elementary School this school25861.6%29.5%
S Ellen Jones Elementary School
New Albany
24359.7%20.0%
Harris Elementary School
Greenfield
27358.6%48.5%
North Knox Primary School
Bicknell
24764.8%N/A
Crestdale Elementary School
Richmond
37361.9%37.7%
Springfield Elementary School
Michigan City
31263.8%24.9%
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 Westview Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Wayne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.5%#723 of 983#7 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.3%#739 of 986#7 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
22.5%#806 of 986#8 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
258#908 of 1,079#11 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#108 of 991#4 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.1%#420 of 996#5 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.6%#322 of 1,058#5 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-32.3%#49 of 597#1 of 7
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
258
+19 (+8%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525820.912.4:162% (159)
2023-2427620.613.4:161% (167)
2022-2324117.913.4:177% (186)
2020-212392210.9:171% (170)
2017-183812316.6:177% (294)
2015-163472414.5:174% (257)
2010-112842113.5:155% (156)
2000-012931618.3:133% (96)
1990-914171626.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westview Elementary School.

About Westview Elementary School

Westview Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Richmond, Indiana. The school's 258 students are in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.

Richmond Community Schools, which runs Westview Elementary School, has 10 schools and 4,454 students.

Roughly 66% of students at Westview Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 17% multiracial, 10% Black, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Wayne County, the White share is about 87%. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 12.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Westview Elementary School is 62%.

The allk12 Grade for Westview Elementary School is C. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

A school with Westview Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 31.9%. Westview Elementary School scores 29.5%, 2.4 points below that line.

Across Wayne County, the median household income is $55,692, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wayne County has 23 public schools and roughly 9,696 students.

Dennis Middle School is the public school closest to Westview Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Westview Elementary School is 2nd of 5 nearby schools with test data.

Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Westview Elementary School had 239 students, to 2024-25, when it had 258. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 10.9:1 to 12.4:1.

Community posts for Westview Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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
Westview Elementary School
District
Richmond Community Schools
Address
1707 SW 'A' St, Richmond, IN 47374
Phone
(765) 973-3445
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
258
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
159 (62%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
180951001571
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Westview Elementary schools

17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Westview Elementary. Westview Elementary School is the 16th largest of the 18.

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Frequently asked questions

About Westview Elementary School
How many students attend Westview Elementary School?
Westview Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Westview Elementary School serve?
Westview Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westview Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westview Elementary School?
At Westview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Westview Elementary School public or private?
Westview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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