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Bremen Elementary/Middle School
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Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Bremen Elementary/Middle School
As a heavily attended elementary campus in Bremen, Indiana, Bremen Elementary/Middle School educates 1,015 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Bremen Public Schools. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Bremen Elementary/Middle School sits 133% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 2 schools in Bremen Public Schools (1,497 students total), Bremen Elementary/Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Bremen Elementary/Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 30% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.
On the income-and-resources front, Bremen Elementary/Middle School logs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 52% of students at Bremen Elementary/Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Bremen Elementary/Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.
Across the wider county, Marshall County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,808, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bremen Elementary/Middle School is one of 16 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 7,661 students).
The closest other public school is Bremen Senior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bremen Elementary/Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.7%.
Bremen Elementary/Middle School operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Bremen Elementary/Middle School's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 986 (now 1,015). Over the same period, the White share declined from 71% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.
On allk12, members of the Bremen Elementary/Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Marshall County at a glance
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