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What's the most underrated thing about INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361530005044
INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
32430 US RT 11, PHILADELPHIA, NY 13673 · (315) 642-0405 · Jefferson County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
283 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 295 | 52% |
| Grade 5 | 270 | 48% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 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 New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 53.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York 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 New York'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 INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 565 | 50.1% | 45.1% |
| CATSKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CATSKILL | 550 | 54.4% | 33.0% |
| BARCLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 527 | 48.4% | 37.5% |
| GEORGE F JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENDICOTT | 570 | 46.7% | 36.0% |
| BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO | 460 | 50.7% | 41.5% |
| TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAHAMSVILLE | 471 | 50.1% | 44.3% |
Matched among New York 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 INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,383 of 2,335 | #9 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,370 of 2,342 ▼ 183 | #9 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,554 of 2,343 ▼ 108 | #11 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #582 of 2,585 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #1,110 of 2,338 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #968 of 2,388 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #1,409 of 2,534 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #1,297 of 1,757 | #12 of 17 |
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
565
+60 (+12%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 565 | 48.7 | 11.6:1 | 50% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 44.5 | 12.1:1 | 55% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 59% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 57% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 45.4 | 13.5:1 | 53% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 46% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 65% (416) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an elementary school located in PHILADELPHIA, New York, in Jefferson County. The school's enrollment of 565 students covers grades 4 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3,326 students spread across 8 schools.
By race and ethnicity, INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 63% White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 83% White. By the diversity index, INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL comes in at 56%.
The school reported 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is about the same, 49%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's results are 11.4 points below predicted: 45.1% against 56.6%.
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, median household income is about $66,301, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is among the 39 public schools in Jefferson County.
The closest public school, INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.7 miles from INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 791 students
- INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 730 students
- CALCIUM PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- EVANS MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 330 students
- THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 163 students
- ANTWERP PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 145 students
Other schools in PHILADELPHIA
- INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 791 students
- INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 730 students
- PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 122 students
Nearby schools
- INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 730
- INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 791
- PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 122
- EVANS MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 330
- THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 163
- ANTWERP PRIMARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow many students attend INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serve?
INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is approximately 11.6:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
At INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL public or private?
INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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