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River Birch Elementary School

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River Birch Elementary School ranks 139 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

River Birch Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Avon, Indiana, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 753 students. The school is part of the Avon Community School Corporation, which is ranked 22 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Birch Elementary consistently outperforms the Avon district and the state of Indiana in ILEARN test scores for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 58.25% of River Birch students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.76% for the Avon district and 40.3% for the state. In Math, 67.61% of River Birch students were proficient or better, compared to 60.47% for the Avon district. In Science, 57.86% of River Birch students were proficient or better, compared to 49.32% for the Avon district and 43.2% for the state. However, River Birch has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 5.9% in 2020-2021 to 17.8% in 2023-2024, which is on par with other Avon elementary schools.

Interestingly, River Birch Elementary's strong academic performance comes despite having a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with free and reduced lunch rates increasing from 24.7% in 2021-2022 to 42.1% in 2023-2024. This is in contrast to nearby Cardinal Elementary, Delaware Trail Elementary, and White Lick Elementary in the Brownsburg Community School Corporation, which outperform River Birch in academic metrics while having lower rates of economically disadvantaged students.

694

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,600

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5456 E CR 75 North
Avon, IN 46123

(317) 544-6800

District: Avon Community School Corp

Students who attend River Birch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Avon Intermediate School East
	Avon Middle School North
High:	Avon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Indiana elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

139^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Avon Community School Corp

22^nd of 380Avon Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	139 of 1005	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	113 of 1011	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	78 of 1016	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	244 of 1020	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	234 of 1016	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	194 of 1031	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	187 of 1027	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	164 of 1033	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	208 of 1046	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	125 of 1040	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	66.9	361 of 1036	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.6	222 of 1035	78.6%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math68%

English Language Arts58%

Science58%

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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
River Birch Elementary School	Public	K-4	5456 E CR 75 North	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-6800	694	42	16.5	45.5%	397 (57.2%)	140 (20.2%)	78 (11.2%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.2%)	84.6	139^th of 1005 public elementary schools	86.2%		86.1	113^th of 1011 public elementary schools	88.8%	26	58.6	57.9		58.3	67.4	67.9		67.6	57.9	57.9		$11,600	$312	$11,289
Maple Elementary School	Public	K-4	7237 E US Hwy 36	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 544-6400	784	50	15.8	57.4%	281 (35.8%)	289 (36.9%)	94 (12.0%)	59 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.7%)	71.1	273^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	72.8%		74.3	245^th of 1011 public elementary schools	75.8%	28	54.4	47.2		50.3	58.0	62.7		59.6	44.1	44.1		$11,796	$932	$10,864
Cedar Elementary School	Public	K-4	685 S Avon Avenue	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 544-6200	638	46	14.0	54.4%	258 (40.4%)	232 (36.4%)	75 (11.8%)	32 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)	85.1	133^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.4	167^th of 1011 public elementary schools	83.5%	34	54.8	56.7		55.8	70.9	71.9		71.4	58.2	58.2		$12,259	$771	$11,488
Hickory Elementary School	Public	K-4	907 S Avon Avenue	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-6300	589	41	14.3	55.3%	218 (37.0%)	199 (33.8%)	72 (12.2%)	61 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	76.5	216^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.2	194^th of 1011 public elementary schools	80.8%	22	56.4	47.6		51.7	74.6	64.5		69.2	45.2	45.2		$12,775	$645	$12,130
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	K-4	7878 E Cr 100 N	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-6600	512	34	15.0	55.7%	208 (40.6%)	169 (33.0%)	52 (10.2%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	87.6	112^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.9%		73.9	255^th of 1011 public elementary schools	74.8%	143	50.0	65.8		58.2	73.2	75.2		74.2	62.4	62.4		$11,934	$660	$11,273
Pine Tree Elementary School	Public	K-4	7866 E Cr 100 S	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 544-6500	450	30	15.0	58.4%	209 (46.4%)	128 (28.4%)	67 (14.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	78.6	196^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.5%		82.8	157^th of 1011 public elementary schools	84.5%	39	52.0	53.5		52.8	62.0	68.7		65.3	52.5	52.5		$12,963	$791	$12,172
Cardinal Elementary School	Public	K-5	3590 S Hornaday Rd	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 852-1036	650	41	15.9	43.5%	337 (51.8%)	178 (27.4%)	72 (11.1%)	29 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	88.7	97^th of 1005 public elementary schools	90.3%		92.5	52^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	94.9%	45	57.0	76.1	69.3	67.5	58.8	78.8	61.4	66.3	68.1	68.1	54.4	$6,544	$199	$6,345
Delaware Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	3680 S Hornaday Rd	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 852-1062	512	32	16.0	37.3%	313 (61.1%)	91 (17.8%)	56 (10.9%)	21 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	95.6	18^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.2%		89.8	74^th of 1011 public elementary schools	92.7%	56	77.7	81.7	71.8	77.0	87.2	84.2	74.1	81.8	74.4	74.4	52.9	$7,141	$243	$6,898
White Lick Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 S Odell St	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-3126	473	30	15.8	37.6%	291 (61.5%)	103 (21.8%)	34 (7.2%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	93.9	39^th of 1005 public elementary schools	96.1%		93.4	44^th of 1011 public elementary schools	95.6%	5	73.3	81.3	67.8	73.8	81.4	75.0	75.6	77.3	68.8	68.8	52.2	$7,156	$191	$6,966
Eagle Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Sycamore	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-1050	539	35	15.4	31.2%	348 (64.6%)	94 (17.4%)	47 (8.7%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	93.1	46^th of 1005 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.1	17^th of 1011 public elementary schools	98.3%	29	72.3	72.2	65.0	69.8	82.2	86.7	76.0	81.4	56.7	56.7	55.0	$6,893	$210	$6,683

Frequently Asked Questions about River Birch Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of River Birch Elementary School?

Students at River Birch Elementary School are 57% White, 20% African American, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of River Birch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend River Birch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Avon Intermediate School East
Middle : Avon Middle School North
High : Avon High School

What district is River Birch Elementary School in?

Avon Community School Corp

How many students attend River Birch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended River Birch Elementary School.

Is River Birch Elementary School a good school?

River Birch Elementary School ranks 139^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025

2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025

2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025

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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