Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 180000802090
White River Valley Elementary Sch
484 W Main St, Worthington, IN 47471 · (812) 875-3839 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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
15.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
195 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
51.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Valley Elementary Sch
White River Valley Elementary Sch's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White River Valley Elementary Sch this school | 345 | 56.5% | 41.3% |
| North Knox Intermediate Bruceville | 370 | 57.3% | 34.0% |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 367 | 56.1% | 54.5% |
| Meridian Street Elementary School Brazil | 321 | 56.1% | 54.2% |
| Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy Martinsville | 375 | 58.1% | 41.0% |
| Loge Elementary School Boonville | 377 | 57.0% | 63.9% |
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 Valley Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #486 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #383 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #541 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #733 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #606 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #917 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #443 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #130 of 353 |
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
345
+34 (+11%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 59% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 14 | 23.3:1 | 63% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 12 | 25.9:1 | 60% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 15 | 20.2:1 | 58% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 63% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 38% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 26 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White River Valley Elementary Sch.
About White River Valley Elementary Sch
White River Valley Elementary Sch is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Worthington, Indiana. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 345 students. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
White River Valley Elementary Sch is part of White River Valley School District, where 3 schools serve 704 students.
At White River Valley Elementary Sch, 94% of students are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Greene County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for White River Valley Elementary Sch is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at White River Valley Elementary Sch, giving a ratio of 15.7:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is close to this figure. A total of 195 students, or 57%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, White River Valley Elementary Sch outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, White River Valley Elementary Sch would score about 35.5%. It scores 41.3%, 5.8 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Greene County show that the median household earns about $62,094 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Greene County, 15 public schools serve about 4,739 students.
A public school about 6.6 miles away, White River Valley High School, is the closest to White River Valley Elementary Sch. White River Valley Elementary Sch has 4 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 40.7%, lower than White River Valley Elementary Sch's 41.3%.
Locale data from NCES put White River Valley Elementary Sch in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment increased 11% over 4 years, reaching 345 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 25.9:1 in 2020-21 to 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,021
Census ACS
Median income
$62,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White River Valley School District
- White River Valley High SchoolHigh · 208 students
- White River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 151 students
Nearby schools
- White River Valley High School6.6 mi · 208
- Bloomfield High School6.8 mi · 208
- Bloomfield Middle School6.8 mi · 228
- Bloomfield Elementary School6.9 mi · 416
- Linton-Stockton Elementary10.9 mi · 725
- Linton-Stockton Middle School11.0 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About White River Valley Elementary SchHow large is White River Valley Elementary Sch?
White River Valley Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does White River Valley Elementary Sch serve?
White River Valley Elementary Sch serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White River Valley Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at White River Valley Elementary Sch is approximately 15.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at White River Valley Elementary Sch?
Student demographics at White River Valley Elementary Sch are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees White River Valley Elementary Sch?
White River Valley Elementary Sch is overseen by White River Valley School District in Greene County.
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