Summary
Crestdale Elementary School is a PK–4 school in Richmond, Indiana, serving 373 students as part of Richmond Community Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 816th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (20th percentile, 1 star), closely mirroring its district, which ranks 286th of 374 districts statewide (24th percentile, 1 star). All-grades ILEARN proficiency that year was 21.31% in ELA, 33.61% in math, and 25.45% in science.
Math is Crestdale's most consistent relative strength: it has exceeded the district math average for four reported years in a row, including 38.83% versus 23.24% in 2024–2025 and 33.61% versus 26.82% in 2025–2026. ELA and science, however, fell below the district average in 2025–2026. Fourth grade is the clearest pressure point—4th grade ELA was 16.07% versus the district's 27.78% and the state's 42.2%, 4th grade math was 26.79% versus 40.63% district and 52% state, and 4th grade science was 25.45%. By contrast, Charles Elementary School posted 4th grade math of 70.31% and ranks 203rd statewide (80th percentile, 4 stars), while Vaile Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, Westview Elementary School, and Starr Elementary School are also 1-star schools ranked between 754th and 836th.
Chronic absenteeism is a critical issue: 36.3% of Crestdale students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the district's 33.1% and more than double the state's 16.7%. Free/reduced lunch was 61.93%, per-student spending was $12,732 (2023–2024), and the student-teacher ratio was 11.7. Randolph Southern Elementary School, part of Randolph Southern School Corp, serves a similar share of low-income students (61.57%) yet reports far lower absenteeism (8.3%) and much higher proficiency (ELA 44.88%, math 54.33%, science 53.45%). After a stronger 2023–2024 (46th percentile) and 2024–2025 (39th percentile), Crestdale fell to 20th percentile in 2025–2026, with ELA, math, and science all declining—a trend worth watching closely.
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