RCS Celebrates Significant Growth in IREAD-3 Scores
For the third year in a row, Richmond Community Schools is celebrating outstanding growth in its 2026 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) results.
Districtwide reading proficiency increased from 70% in 2024 to 80.2% in 2025 to 86.4% in 2026, an improvement of 6.2 percentage points from last year. Of the district’s 338 third-grade students, 292 demonstrated reading proficiency this year.
Every RCS elementary school maintained or improved its proficiency rate, with Crestdale, Starr and Vaile elementary schools achieving especially significant gains.
Districtwide reading proficiency increased from 70% in 2024 to 80.2% in 2025 to 86.4% in 2026, an improvement of 6.2 percentage points from last year. Of the district’s 338 third-grade students, 292 demonstrated reading proficiency this year.
Every RCS elementary school maintained or improved its proficiency rate, with Crestdale, Starr and Vaile elementary schools achieving especially significant gains.
