James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · New Castle, Indiana
James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School in New Castle, Indiana enrolled 246 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
235 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 246 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.8 to 17.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 235 | 14.8 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 17.8 | 14.2 |
| 2024-25 | 246 | 17.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 255 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School enrolled 255 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 255 of the 255 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent12.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.6% of students were White, 4.5% of two or more races, 2.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White88.6%
- Two or more races4.5%
- Hispanic2.8%
- Asian2.8%
- Black1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 70‑74% | 32% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in New Castle
7 public elementary schools in New Castle report 2024-25 enrollment; James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Valley Elementary School | 331 | 14.1 | 48.3% |
| Wilbur Wright Elementary School | 305 | 12.9 | 68.2% |
| Parker Elementary School | 278 | 12.5 | 69.4% |
| Eastwood Elementary School | 257 | 9.8 | 69.6% |
| Westwood Elementary School | 256 | 15.1 | 29.3% |
| James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School | 246 | 14.5 | 44.7% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | 64 | 11.4 | 81.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School
- Parker Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 278 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 257 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School with Parker Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Castle Community Schools spends per student$14,783 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,783
- The largest public schools in IndianaJames Whitcomb Riley Elementary School is the number 919 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#919 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School
How many students attend James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School?
246 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 235 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Castle, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School a Title I school?
James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School in?
New Castle Community Schools, NCES district ID 1807440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180744001286 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.