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What's something Brooks School Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065001866
Brooks School Elementary
12451 Brooks School Rd, Fishers, IN 46037 · (317) 915-4250 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
191 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 214 | 30% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (107).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
69.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Brooks School Elementary
Brooks School Elementary's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks School Elementary this school | 715 | 26.7% | 64.5% |
| Carmel Elementary School Carmel | 700 | 23.0% | 65.8% |
| Burnett Creek Elementary School West Lafayette | 778 | 28.7% | 70.0% |
| Sand Creek Elementary Fishers | 520 | 27.9% | 55.0% |
| Aspen Meadow Elementary School Fort Wayne | 600 | 23.5% | 49.4% |
| Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch Fort Wayne | 535 | 31.0% | 40.0% |
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 Brooks School Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #112 of 983 | #27 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #119 of 986 | #19 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #149 of 986 | #31 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #70 of 1,079 | #8 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #558 of 991 | #19 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #264 of 996 | #4 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #947 of 1,058 | #13 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #207 of 597 | #10 of 23 |
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
715
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 984
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 715 | 46.5 | 15.4:1 | 27% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 43.4 | 18.2:1 | 25% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 46.1 | 16.6:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 16% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 45.5 | 19.0:1 | 11% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 46 | 21.5:1 | 10% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 984 | 35 | 28.1:1 | 7% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooks School Elementary.
About Brooks School Elementary
Families in Fishers, Indiana, are served by Brooks School Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 715 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 64% larger than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
A total of 22 schools make up Hamilton Southeastern Schools, with 21,062 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Brooks School Elementary, 59%, are White. Next come 12% Asian, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 80% White. Brooks School Elementary has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Brooks School Elementary is 46.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.4:1. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is about 15.5:1. The school counts 191 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 27%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.6%.
Across Hamilton County, median household income is about $121,530, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The public schools of Hamilton County number 69 and enroll about 63,065.
Sand Creek Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 64.5% is above the 62.5% average for nearby schools.
Brooks School Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 749 to 715 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.4:1, from 18.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Brooks School Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Fishers
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Sand Creek Intermediate School1.1 mi · 812
- Sand Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 520
- Hoosier Road Elementary School1.3 mi · 463
- Fishers High School1.3 mi · 3,590
- Fall Creek Junior High1.3 mi · 1,001
- Fall Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Brooks School ElementaryHow many students attend Brooks School Elementary?
Brooks School Elementary enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Brooks School Elementary serve?
Brooks School Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Brooks School Elementary have?
Brooks School Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Brooks School Elementary?
Student demographics at Brooks School Elementary are roughly 59% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Brooks School Elementary in?
Brooks School Elementary is part of Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.