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James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School
1201 Riley Rd
New Castle IN, 47362, Henry County
Phone: 765-521-7211
Ranking: 
(162 out of 1,449, top 11%)*
(162 out of 1,449, top 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6
School District: New Castle Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 265 | 285 | 294 | 339 | 319 | 326 | 324 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 39 | 14.7% | 47 | 16.5% | 44 | 15.0% | 47 | 13.9% | 40 | 12.5% | 53 | 16.3% | 48 | 14.8% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 17.7% | 43 | 15.1% | 51 | 17.3% | 51 | 15.0% | 52 | 16.3% | 43 | 13.2% | 42 | 13.0% |
| Grade 3: | 39 | 14.7% | 44 | 15.4% | 46 | 15.6% | 52 | 15.3% | 44 | 13.8% | 41 | 12.6% | 45 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 43 | 16.2% | 48 | 16.8% | 54 | 18.4% | 49 | 14.5% | 42 | 13.2% | 51 | 15.6% | 51 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 17.0% | 51 | 17.9% | 52 | 17.7% | 48 | 14.2% | 50 | 15.7% | 59 | 18.1% | 52 | 16.0% |
| Grade 6: | 52 | 19.6% | 52 | 18.2% | 47 | 16.0% | 54 | 15.9% | 57 | 17.9% | 53 | 16.3% | 47 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 135 | 50.9% | 144 | 50.5% | 163 | 55.4% | 188 | 55.5% | 159 | 49.8% | 165 | 50.6% | 167 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 130 | 49.1% | 141 | 49.5% | 131 | 44.6% | 151 | 44.5% | 143 | 44.8% | 143 | 43.9% | 139 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 4.5% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% |
| White: | 238 | 89.8% | 260 | 91.2% | 270 | 91.8% | 309 | 91.2% | 297 | 93.1% | 304 | 93.3% | 300 | 92.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.6% | 9 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 37.7% | 97 | 34.0% | 106 | 36.1% | 121 | 35.7% | 100 | 31.3% | 79 | 24.2% | 80 | 24.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 6.8% | 28 | 9.8% | 20 | 6.8% | 21 | 6.2% | 22 | 6.9% | 11 | 3.4% | 13 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.56 | 17.81 | 18.38 | 20.82 | 21.30 | 22.00 | 21.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 73% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 83.7% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 84.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 74% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 79% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 74% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 75% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 80.4% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 82.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 67% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 75.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 72% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 76.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 70.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 72% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 70% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 75.5% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 77% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 74% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 85% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 87.4% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.7% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 67.2% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 66.2% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 69% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 69% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 77.4% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 76% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 77% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 81.9% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 88.8% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 51% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 61.5% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 62.5% | 64% |
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* James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.