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Vaile Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Vaile Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Richmond, Indiana, with 309 students enrolled. The school is part of the Richmond Community Schools district, which is ranked 278 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vaile Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages on ILEARN assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.49% of Vaile students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.3% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 37.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Vaile has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.7% to 92.11% in recent years, suggesting a high-poverty student population.

When comparing Vaile to other elementary schools in the Richmond Community Schools district, it consistently performs worse on academic measures. For instance, Crestdale Elementary, which is 2.24 miles away, had 33.65% of students proficient in ELA and 38.83% in Math in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming Vaile. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Vaile's academic outcomes remain well below state and district averages, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve student performance without addressing other underlying issues.

311

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,882

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 S 14th St
Richmond, IN 47374

(765) 973-3433

District: Richmond Community Schools

Students who attend Vaile Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Test Intermediate School
High:	Richmond High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

776^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Richmond Community Schools

278^th of 380Richmond 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	776 of 1005	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	817 of 1011	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	827 of 1016	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	767 of 1020	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	836 of 1016	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	889 of 1031	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	873 of 1027	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	880 of 1033	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	908 of 1046	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	853 of 1040	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.0	980 of 1036	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	811 of 1035	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	831 of 1015	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	862 of 1025	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	882 of 1009	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	923 of 1003	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	36.6	745 of 996	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	778 of 985	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	864 of 961	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	860 of 959	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	311 of 326	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science37%

Math29%

English Language Arts24%

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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 6th 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 All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th 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
Vaile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 S 14th St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3433	311	26	11.9	71.1%	159 (51.1%)	34 (10.9%)	67 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.8%)	25.1	776^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.8%		19.7	817^th of 1011 public elementary schools	19.2%	41	23.4	25.5			24.5	27.7	29.4			28.6	37.3		37.3		$11,882	$1,839	$10,043
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 N 19th St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3426	284	19	14.9	76.4%	135 (47.5%)	33 (11.6%)	59 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (19.4%)	19.4	819^th of 1005 public elementary schools	18.5%		20.9	804^th of 1011 public elementary schools	20.5%	15	9.3	26.5			18.5	30.2	30.6			30.4	26.5		26.5		$11,993	$1,671	$10,322
Charles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2400 Reeveston Rd	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3441	359	21	16.8	49.6%	212 (59.1%)	33 (9.2%)	25 (7.0%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (20.1%)	79.2	190^th of 1005 public elementary schools	81.1%		89.9	71^st of 1011 public elementary schools	93.0%	119	44.1	61.5			51.7	54.4	80.8			65.8	71.2		71.2		$10,805	$1,218	$9,586
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 NW 'L' St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3442	259	25	10.4	72.6%	164 (63.3%)	25 (9.7%)	38 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	18.3	833^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	17.1%		14.5	873^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	13.6%	40	21.2	21.7			21.4	31.4	26.1			28.9	23.9		23.9		$13,204	$1,972	$11,232
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1707 SW 'A' St	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3445	258	21	12.3	61.6%	170 (65.9%)	26 (10.1%)	16 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.4%)	26	767^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.7%		29.4	734^th of 1011 public elementary schools	27.4%	33	14.3	31.6			22.5	26.2	36.8			31.3	36.8		36.8		$11,579	$1,330	$10,248
Crestdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	701 Crestdale Drive	Richmond	47374	Wayne County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 973-3415	373	32	11.7	61.9%	252 (67.6%)	30 (8.0%)	27 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.1%)	41	612^th of 1005 public elementary schools	39.1%		48.1	546^th of 1011 public elementary schools	46.0%	66	20.0	49.0			33.7	31.5	46.9			38.8	40.8		40.8		$12,732	$2,634	$10,098
Rose Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1281 Round Barn Rd S	Centerville	47330	Wayne County	Centerville-Abington Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 966-3911	441	30	14.7	50.8%	395 (89.6%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)								(n/a)															$9,506	$1,169	$8,338
Centerville-Abington Elementary School	Public	3-6	200-300 W South St	Centerville	47330	Wayne County	Centerville-Abington Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 855-5132	530	31	17.3	50.6%	475 (89.6%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	62.8	365^th of 1005 public elementary schools	63.7%		60.8	403^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	60.1%	38	43.6	37.4	45.7	40.7	41.9	59.4	40.9	34.9	57.0	48.2	40.5	57.0	48.9	45.0	$8,928	$429	$8,498
Northeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	534 W Wallace Rd	Fountain City	47341	Wayne County	Northeastern Wayne Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 847-2595	614	43	14.2	55.0%	570 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	54.8	464^th of 1005 public elementary schools	53.8%		56.3	455^th of 1011 public elementary schools	55.0%	9	24.8	61.3	43.6		41.8	39.2	60.0	36.8		44.4	52.5		52.5	33.3	$12,094	$2,820	$9,274
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Eaton St	Liberty	47353	Union County	Union County/Clg Corner Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 458-5521	367	27	13.8	56.1%	348 (94.8%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	76.5	215^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.6%		73.7	256^th of 1011 public elementary schools	74.7%	41	46.0	45.1	57.6		50.0	61.2	51.9	64.4		59.4	54.9		54.9	54.2	$10,712	$648	$10,065

Frequently Asked Questions about Vaile Elementary School

What district is Vaile Elementary School in?

Richmond Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Vaile Elementary School?

Students at Vaile Elementary School are 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% African American.

How many students attend Vaile Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Vaile Elementary School.

Is Vaile Elementary School a good school?

Vaile Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Indiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Vaile Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Test Intermediate School
High : Richmond High School

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