Summary:
ZIP code 47471 in Worthington, Indiana is served by a single elementary school: White River Valley Elementary School, which enrolls 345 students in grades PK–5 as part of the White River Valley School District. The district ranks 195th of 374 Indiana districts, placing it in the 48th percentile with a 2-star rating, so this school is best compared against its own history, its district, and state benchmarks.
Academically, the picture is mixed. In 2025–26 the school ranked 538th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools — the 47th percentile — with 2 stars, down from 3 stars and the 53rd percentile in 2024–25. English language arts is the clearest concern: all-grade ELA proficiency was 31.45%, below the district's 36.61%, and 3rd grade (29.63% vs. the state's 40.8%), 4th grade (26.53% vs. 42.2%), and 5th grade (37.5% vs. 42.2%) all trailed state benchmarks. Fourth-grade ELA was the widest gap in the data. Math was closer to par: all-grade math was 44.65%, slightly above the district's 43.88%, though 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade math results still fell below their state figures. Science and social studies stood out, with 4th-grade science at 48.98% (state 43.8%) and 5th-grade social studies at 51.79% (state 47.2%), a sharp jump from 30.43% the prior year.
Attendance is a genuine strength: chronic absenteeism was 13.4% in 2024–25, better than the district's 15.1% and the state's 16.7%. For context, 56.52% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, the student-teacher ratio is 15.6, and per-student spending was $9,751 in 2023–24. Year over year, all-grade ELA fell 5.03 points and math fell 6.92 points, while science rose 6.12 points. Parents should watch ELA growth and the recent rank and star decline most closely.
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