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James Whitcomb Riley Elem School

Regular School · New Castle, IN

James Whitcomb Riley Elem School is a regular school school in New Castle, Indiana, serving grades PK–06 with 246 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
246
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 218 89%
Two or more races 11 4%
Hispanic/Latino 7 3%
Asian 7 3%
Black or African American 3 1%
Total enrollment 246 136M / 110F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 55-59% 37.0% 149
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 42.2% 149
Science Proficiency 40-44% 71

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.36 grade levels
Math
+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
15 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
26
10.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 246 100%

Contact & Location

1201 Riley Rd

New Castle, IN 47362

Phone: (765)521-7211

District

New Castle Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,826

District enrollment: 2,939

NCES ID

180744001286

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD