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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bright Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNMAN-DEARBORN COM SCH CORP·NCES 181119000371
Bright Elementary School
22593 State Line Rd, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 · (812) 637-4600 · Dearborn County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
108 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Based on grade levels within Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Bright Elementary School
Bright Elementary School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Elementary School this school | 534 | 20.2% | 48.9% |
| Ireland Elementary School Ireland | 548 | 17.9% | 73.5% |
| New Palestine Elementary School New Palestine | 579 | 22.3% | 66.1% |
| Hershey Elementary School Lafayette | 538 | 22.1% | 64.9% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 474 | 15.8% | 78.7% |
| West Terrace Elementary School Evansville | 504 | 25.0% | 55.2% |
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 Bright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Dearborn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #321 of 983 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #420 of 986 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #276 of 986 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #296 of 1,079 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #503 of 991 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #961 of 996 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #996 of 1,058 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #481 of 597 | 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
534
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 534 | 35.4 | 15.1:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 34.4 | 15.6:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 33.2 | 16.7:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 19% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 21% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 9% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bright Elementary School.
About Bright Elementary School
Bright Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. It enrolled 534 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 22% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp totals 3,682 students.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at Bright Elementary School. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial. For comparison, Dearborn County is about 95% White. Bright Elementary School's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Bright Elementary School, 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Dearborn County averages 33%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Bright Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 61.2% for a school in Indiana with Bright Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bright Elementary School posts 48.9%.
Dearborn County has about 51,094 residents, and the median household income is $84,735, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Dearborn County has 14 public schools and roughly 7,326 students.
Harrison Elementary School is the closest public school, about 4.5 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Bright Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Bright Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 534, close to the 539 recorded in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dearborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,094
Census ACS
Median income
$84,735
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 1,225 students
- East Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- North Dearborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
- Sunman Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Lawrenceburg
- Lawrenceburg High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- Lawrenceburg Primary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Greendale Middle SchoolMiddle · 437 students
Other Bright Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bright Elementary. Bright Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Bright Elementary SchoolHillsboro, OH · 432 students
- Bright Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Elementary School4.5 mi · 604
- Taylor High School5.0 mi · 608
- Three Rivers Elementary5.0 mi · 731
- Taylor Middle School5.0 mi · 599
- Wildcat Pathways Academy5.2 mi · 66
- William Henry Harrison High School5.3 mi · 1,122
Frequently asked questions
About Bright Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bright Elementary School?
Bright Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bright Elementary School serve?
Bright Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bright Elementary School have?
Bright Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bright Elementary School?
At Bright Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bright Elementary School?
Bright Elementary School is overseen by Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp in Dearborn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.