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Crestdale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
816th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 20% of Indiana elementary schools
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.

373
Students ?
11.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,732
Per pupil spending ?
61.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 701 Crestdale Drive
       Richmond, IN  47374

(765) 973-3415

District: Richmond Community Schools


Students who attend Crestdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Dennis Middle School
High:    Richmond High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
67.6%
Two or more races:
16.1%
African American:
8.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Indiana)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg26%
816th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 6Elementary Schools in the Richmond Community Schools
286th of 374Richmond Community Schools 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
202621.0816 of 101519.6%★☆☆☆☆
202541.0612 of 100539.1%★★☆☆☆
202448.1546 of 101146.0%★★☆☆☆
202327.9748 of 101626.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.5845 of 102017.2%★☆☆☆☆
202136.9686 of 101632.5%★★☆☆☆
201915.6895 of 103113.2%★☆☆☆☆
201847.2625 of 102739.1%★★☆☆☆
201761.3455 of 103356.0%★★★☆☆
201634.2784 of 104625.0%★☆☆☆☆
201516.0931 of 104010.5%★☆☆☆☆
201426.4874 of 103615.6%★☆☆☆☆
201332.3827 of 103520.1%★☆☆☆☆
201248.9626 of 101538.3%★★☆☆☆
201138.9749 of 102526.9%★☆☆☆☆
201030.9795 of 100921.2%★☆☆☆☆
200920.7855 of 100314.8%★☆☆☆☆
200814.7914 of 9968.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200723.2841 of 98514.6%★☆☆☆☆
200622.8824 of 96114.3%★☆☆☆☆
200527.1791 of 95917.5%★☆☆☆☆
200430.5271 of 32616.9%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math34%
Science25%
English Language Arts21%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Crestdale Elementary School

Crestdale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Indiana elementary schools.

Students who attend Crestdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dennis Middle School
High : Richmond High School

Students at Crestdale Elementary School are 68% White, 16% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Crestdale Elementary School.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 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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