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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 47871

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School

401

Students

Top rankedRiley Elementary School358^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

In zip code 47871, there is one elementary school, Riley Elementary School, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade. This public school is part of the Vigo County School Corp, which is ranked 257 out of 380 districts in Indiana and holds a 2-star rating.

Riley Elementary School has an enrollment of 376 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 for the 2023-2024 school year. The school spends $10,723 per student. A key area of concern is the chronic absenteeism rate, which was 17.8% in 2023-2024. The school serves a population where 34.31% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Riley Elementary School shows particular strength in mathematics, with 68.97% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math for the 2024-2025 academic year, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages. However, performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies is more varied, with some grades showing proficiency levels below the state average. The school's statewide ranking has declined from 146th in 2020-2021 to 317th in 2022-2023, indicating a potential area for improvement.

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 S Canal Rd.	Riley	47871	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4449	401	26	15.6	35.2%	346 (86.3%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (3.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	63.3	358^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.6	348^th of 1011 public elementary schools	65.6%	10	42.1	37.3	45.3	41.9	69.0	47.1	50.0	55.5	47.1	47.1	37.5	$10,723	$604	$10,119

Cities Near Zip Code 47871

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riley	0.41 mi	1	156^th
Terre Haute	4.99 mi	23	349^th
Brazil	9.34 mi	8	135^th
Farmersburg	10.23 mi	2	376^th
West Terre Haute	10.65 mi	4	343^rd

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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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