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How has Bremen Elementary/Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,015
Elementary
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREMEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180090000166
Bremen Elementary/Middle School
700 W South St, Bremen, IN 46506 · (574) 546-3554 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,015 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
527 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (106).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bremen Elementary/Middle School→Bremen Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Bremen Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bremen Elementary/Middle School
Bremen Elementary/Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen Elementary/Middle School this school | 1,015 | 51.9% | 44.3% |
| Jasper Elementary School Jasper | 1,023 | 56.1% | 50.5% |
| Leesburg Elementary School Leesburg | 567 | 56.3% | 40.0% |
| Clarksville Elementary School Clarksville | 649 | 49.9% | 34.0% |
| Woodland Elementary School Lafayette | 601 | 54.2% | 46.8% |
| Seymour-Redding Elementary School Seymour | 609 | 59.3% | 33.1% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bremen Elementary/Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #426 of 983 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #423 of 986 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #441 of 986 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,015 | #4 of 1,079 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #659 of 991 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #467 of 996 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #556 of 1,058 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #287 of 353 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,015
+63 (+7%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 994
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,015 | 63.5 | 16.0:1 | 52% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 1,038 | 65 | 16.0:1 | 53% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 1,000 | 63 | 15.9:1 | 53% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 952 | 59 | 16.1:1 | 46% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 986 | 68 | 14.5:1 | 47% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 1,003 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 48% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 975 | 50 | 19.5:1 | 46% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 1,013 | 53 | 19.1:1 | 20% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 994 | 48 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bremen Elementary/Middle School.
About Bremen Elementary/Middle School
Bremen Elementary/Middle School is a large elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Bremen. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,015 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
The district for Bremen Elementary/Middle School is Bremen Public Schools, with 2 schools and 1,497 students.
White students are the majority at Bremen Elementary/Middle School, with 66% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Marshall County, the White share is about 88%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Bremen Elementary/Middle School's 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%. For comparison, public schools in Marshall County average 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Bremen Elementary/Middle School is B. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bremen Elementary/Middle School's results are 5.5 points above predicted: 44.3% against 38.8%.
Across Marshall County, the median household income is $71,808, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Marshall County has 16 public schools and roughly 7,661 students.
Of nearby public schools, Bremen Senior High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Bremen Elementary/Middle School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bremen Elementary/Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Bremen Elementary/Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Bremen Elementary/Middle School's enrollment climbed 7%, to 1,015.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,284
Census ACS
Median income
$71,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bremen Senior High School0.1 mi · 482
- Madison Elementary School6.5 mi · 117
- North Wood High School8.1 mi · 873
- LaVille Jr-Sr High School8.1 mi · 546
- Lancer Virtual School8.1 mi · 26
- LaVille Elementary School8.2 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Bremen Elementary/Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bremen Elementary/Middle School?
Bremen Elementary/Middle School enrolls approximately 1,015 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Bremen Elementary/Middle School serve?
Bremen Elementary/Middle School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bremen Elementary/Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bremen Elementary/Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bremen Elementary/Middle School?
Student demographics at Bremen Elementary/Middle School are roughly 66% White, 30% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bremen Elementary/Middle School in?
Bremen Elementary/Middle School is part of Bremen Public Schools.
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