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Riley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
548th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 45% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Riley Elementary School is a public elementary school located in La Porte, Indiana, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of around 300. It is part of the LaPorte Community School Corporation, which is ranked 121 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Riley Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of around $10,000, the school faces some significant challenges. It has seen a notable increase in chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 19.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Riley Elementary's test scores in ILEARN (Indiana's standardized assessment) are generally below the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.94% of Riley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.22% for the district. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching as high as 77.03% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the other nearby schools in the district.

Interestingly, while Riley Elementary struggles in some areas, the nearby Kingsbury Elementary and Hailmann Elementary schools generally perform better on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, one notable exception is F. Willard Crichfield Elementary, which consistently outperforms Riley Elementary and the district as a whole on test scores and other metrics, earning a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

291
Students ?
18.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,293
Per pupil spending ?
48.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 516 Weller Ave
       La Porte, IN  46350

(219) 362-3235

District: La Porte Community School Corp


Students who attend Riley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Kesling Intermediate School
    LaPorte Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
68.7%
Hispanic:
17.9%
Two or more races:
9.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015
!Near the bottom of La Porte Community School Corp's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg45%
548th of 1,005
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From top 39% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 8Elementary Schools in the La Porte Community School Corp
121st of 380La Porte 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202546.8548 of 100545.5%★★☆☆☆
202467.6319 of 101168.4%★★★☆☆
202353.6496 of 101651.2%★★★☆☆
202257.7451 of 102055.8%★★★☆☆
202163.7365 of 101664.1%★★★☆☆
201967.4332 of 103167.8%★★★☆☆
201862.4422 of 102758.9%★★★☆☆
201767.6342 of 103366.9%★★★☆☆
201669.3313 of 104670.1%★★★★☆
201562.9410 of 104060.6%★★★☆☆
201470.2297 of 103671.3%★★★★☆
201376.9188 of 103581.8%★★★★☆
201262.9404 of 101560.2%★★★☆☆
201176.0201 of 102580.4%★★★★☆
201079.8143 of 100985.8%★★★★☆
200969.9302 of 100369.9%★★★★☆
200875.0189 of 99681.0%★★★★☆
200772.1240 of 98575.6%★★★★☆
200682.2106 of 96189.0%★★★★☆
200565.1320 of 95966.6%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Math44%
Science41%
English Language Arts37%

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
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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