Elementary Schools in Caston School Corporation

Summary:

The Caston School Corporation in Indiana has one elementary school, Caston Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a relatively high percentage of students proficient in math, it also faces several challenges that impact its overall performance.

Caston Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is higher than the state average, and the school's performance on English Language Arts and Science assessments is below the state averages. Additionally, a high percentage of students (63.77%) receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. The school's ranking within the state has fluctuated over the past few years, going from 368th out of 1,016 schools in 2022-2023 to 528th out of 1,010 schools in 2023-2024, suggesting instability in its performance.

The Caston School Corporation as a whole is ranked 156th out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that the district may need to provide additional support and resources to help Caston Elementary and other schools within the district improve their performance. While the school has some strengths, such as its math proficiency rates, it will need to address its weaknesses in areas like attendance and academic performance in English Language Arts and Science to better serve its students.

District Detail

9815 S State Rd 25
Rochester, IN 46975

(574) 598-8000

SchoolDigger Rank:
156^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 816

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Caston Elementary School	Public	K-5	9815 S State Rd 25	Rochester	46975	Fulton County	Caston School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 857-3025	381	26	14.6	63.5%	356 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	51	498^th of 1005 public elementary schools	50.4%		49.6	528^th of 1011 public elementary schools	47.8%	30	41.4	22.0	37.3	34.7	58.6	32.2	43.3	46.5	28.8	28.8	53.7	$11,125	$1,597	$9,528

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Logansport Community School Corp	10.27 mi	10	317^th
Rochester Community School Corp	10.43 mi	4	150^th
North Miami Community Schools	11.36 mi	2	230^th
Pioneer Regional School Corp	11.61 mi	2	90^th
Indiana Department of Correction	13.29 mi	4	342^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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