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DeKalb County Eastern Com School District

At a glance

157^thof 374 Indiana districts▲ 2

Better than 58% of Indiana districts

Elementary 2 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

300 E Washington St
Butler, IN 46721·(260) 868-2125·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 58% of districts

Schools

1,225

Students

Top rankedRiverdale Elementary School251^st of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Butler Elementary School up 25 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The DeKalb County Eastern Com School District in Indiana serves about 1,225 students across three schools: two K–6 elementaries, Butler Elementary School and Riverdale Elementary School, plus one grades 7–12 building, Eastside Junior-Senior High School. There is no standalone middle school and no alternative school. The district overall ranks 157th of 374 in Indiana, at the 58th percentile with 3 stars, but that average masks a wide spread between its schools.

Riverdale Elementary School is the clear standout. It ranks at the 75th percentile with 4 stars, and its 2025–2026 ILEARN proficiency leads the district in ELA (45.34%), math (54.66%), and science (58.67%), with notable grade-level results such as 5th grade social studies at 77.27% and 5th grade math at 68.18%. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.7%, while spending the least per student ($10,838) and carrying the highest student-teacher ratio (17.8). Butler Elementary School is the most challenged: 18th percentile, 1 star, with ELA at 19.82%, math at 25.23%, and science at 26.13%. It has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (68.31%) and spends $12,980 per student, yet its chronic absenteeism of 11.0% is below both district (14.6%) and state (16.7%). Eastside Junior-Senior High School sits in the middle at the 53rd percentile with 3 stars. It posts a 98.8% graduation rate versus the state's 89.7%, and strength in middle-grade math and 8th grade ELA, but its 2025–2026 SAT ERW (38.04%) and SAT math (18.48%) trail the state, and chronic absenteeism is the district's highest at 19.3%.

For parents, the key comparison is that spending and class size do not line up neatly with results here: the lowest-spending, highest-ratio school produces the strongest outcomes, while the higher-spending elementary produces the weakest. Poverty indicators are highest at Butler, and its proficiency is lowest, though Riverdale shows moderate poverty does not prevent high achievement. Butler is improving — its rank percentile rose from 13 to 15 to 18, and all ILEARN subjects improved year over year. Eastside's ILEARN and Biology scores improved and fell respectively in the opposite direction from its SAT results, making its trajectory mixed.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Butler Elementary School	Public	K-6	1025 S Broadway	Butler	46721	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 868-2123	366	27	13.6	68.3%	332 (90.7%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	19.5	828^th of 1015 public elementary schools	18.4%		15.7	853^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	15.1%	25			24.6	20.9	13.0	18.2			19.8	41.5	29.9	6.5	13.6			25.2	23.9	29.6	26.1	23.9		85.7%		$12,980	$582	$12,398
Eastside Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	603 E Green St	Butler	46721	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 868-2186	559	44	12.7	45.1%	520 (93.0%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	49.6	196^th of 415 public high schools	52.8%		59.8	140^th of 429 public high schools	67.4%	56	38.0	18.5					36.8	51.1	44.1					43.7	43.3	43.5					60.9			$16,173	$606	$15,567
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	6127 Sr 1	Saint Joe	46785	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 337-5464	300	17	17.8	41.7%	277 (92.3%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	73.6	251^st of 1015 public elementary schools	75.3%		71.6	270^th of 1005 public elementary schools	73.1%	19			42.9	50.0	47.7	42.2			45.3	38.1	66.7	68.2	48.9			54.7	56.7	60.0	58.7	77.3		85.7%		$10,838	$594	$10,244
Impact Institutue	Public	6-12	1607 E Dowling St	Kendallville	46755	Noble County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	No	(888) 349-0250	0	21	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
DeKalb County Ctl United School District	7.69 mi	7	181^st
Hamilton Community Schools	7.74 mi	3	209^th
MSD Steuben County	13.2 mi	6	179^th
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp	14.2 mi	3	268^th
East Allen County Schools	15.4 mi	15	204^th

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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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