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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOBLESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 180765001246
White River Elementary School
19000 Cumberland Rd, Noblesville, IN 46060 · (317) 770-2080 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
268 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 White River Elementary School
White River Elementary School's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White River Elementary School this school | 605 | 44.3% | 50.1% |
| W D Richards Elementary School Columbus | 610 | 45.2% | 38.0% |
| Jimtown Intermediate School Elkhart | 580 | 45.9% | 56.0% |
| Discovery Charter School Porter | 536 | 39.7% | 47.6% |
| Flint Lake Elementary School Valparaiso | 476 | 47.1% | 57.2% |
| Harrison Parkway Elementary School Fishers | 568 | 39.8% | 65.9% |
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 White River Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #305 of 983 | #36 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #355 of 986 | #36 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #208 of 986 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #181 of 1,079 | #24 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #372 of 991 | #10 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #368 of 996 | #15 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #712 of 1,058 | #2 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #245 of 597 | #14 of 23 |
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
605
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 44% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 45% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 42% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 38% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 31 | 22.3:1 | 32% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 29% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 19% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White River Elementary School.
About White River Elementary School
Families in Noblesville, Indiana, are served by White River Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 605 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 39% higher.
Within Noblesville Schools, White River Elementary School is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 10,524 students.
At White River Elementary School, 64% of students are White. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 80% White share among all Hamilton County residents. The diversity index for White River Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 44% of students at White River Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hamilton County, the average is 21%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, White River Elementary School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
White River Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.1%, compared with a predicted 44.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hamilton County, median household income comes to about $121,530, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 69, with about 63,065 students.
Noblesville High School is about 0.4 miles from White River Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 58.6% proficiency; White River Elementary School posts 50.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 612 in 2020-21, 605 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Noblesville Schools
- Noblesville High SchoolHigh · 3,291 students
- Noblesville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,330 students
- Noblesville East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Noble Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Hinkle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Promise Road ElementaryElementary · 810 students
Other schools in Noblesville
- Noblesville High SchoolHigh · 3,291 students
- Noblesville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,330 students
- Noblesville East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Noble Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Hinkle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Promise Road ElementaryElementary · 810 students
Other White River Elementary schools
One other US public school is named White River Elementary. White River Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- White River Elementary - 02White River, SD · 172 students
Nearby schools
- Noblesville High School0.4 mi · 3,291
- Noblesville East Middle School0.6 mi · 1,057
- Juvenile Services Center0.7 mi · 2
- Excel Center - Noblesville1.1 mi · 216
- North Elementary School1.2 mi · 448
- Options Indiana2.0 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About White River Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at White River Elementary School?
White River Elementary School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
Is White River Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
White River Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does White River Elementary School have?
White River Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at White River Elementary School?
Student demographics at White River Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is White River Elementary School public or private?
White River Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Noblesville Schools.
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