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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180102000994
Brown Elementary School
340 Stadium Dr, Brownsburg, IN 46112 · (317) 852-1498 · Hendricks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
190 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
74.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
83.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Brown Elementary School
Brown Elementary School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Elementary School this school | 555 | 34.2% | 73.5% |
| Eagle Elementary School Brownsburg | 539 | 31.2% | 69.1% |
| Fred H Croninger Elementary School Fort Wayne | 619 | 33.3% | 81.6% |
| Delaware Trail Elementary School Brownsburg | 512 | 37.3% | 74.2% |
| Utica Elementary School Jeffersonville | 608 | 36.2% | 57.4% |
| White Lick Elementary School Brownsburg | 473 | 37.6% | 70.6% |
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 Brown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hendricks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #32 of 983 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #15 of 986 | #1 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #16 of 986 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #251 of 1,079 | #8 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #461 of 991 | #7 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #356 of 996 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #863 of 1,058 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #98 of 597 | #3 of 13 |
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
555
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 555 | 37.3 | 14.9:1 | 34% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 39.6 | 14.9:1 | 33% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 46.1 | 16.6:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 24% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 25% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 22% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 31 | 20.5:1 | 8% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Elementary School.
About Brown Elementary School
Located in Brownsburg, Indiana, Brown Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It had 555 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 27% larger than average.
Brownsburg Community School Corp counts 12 schools and 10,503 students, including Brown Elementary School.
The student body at Brown Elementary School is 63% White. It is also 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Hendricks County's residents are about 78% White, 15 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Brown Elementary School are from different groups.
Brown Elementary School lists 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.9 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 34% of the student body.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Brown Elementary School beats its 51.3% prediction with 73.5%, a top-10% result in Indiana.
In Hendricks County, the median household earns about $101,144 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Hendricks County has 47 public schools with about 33,487 students, including Brown Elementary School.
Brown Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Brownsburg Early Childhood Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Brown Elementary School's average proficiency of 73.5% compares with 69.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 555, close to the 569 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Brown Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hendricks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,344
Census ACS
Median income
$101,144
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
33,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brownsburg Community School Corp
- Brownsburg High SchoolHigh · 3,355 students
- Brownsburg West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,291 students
- Brownsburg East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Brownsburg
- Brownsburg High SchoolHigh · 3,355 students
- Brownsburg West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,291 students
- Brownsburg East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other Brown Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Brown Elementary. Brown Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Brown Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 879 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 671 students
- Brown ElementaryRENO, NV · 514 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 497 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolHilliard, OH · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Brownsburg Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 257
- Brownsburg High School0.5 mi · 3,355
- Eagle Elementary School0.7 mi · 539
- Reagan Elementary School0.8 mi · 554
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 540
- White Lick Elementary School1.0 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Elementary SchoolHow large is Brown Elementary School?
Brown Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brown Elementary School serve?
Brown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Brown Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Brown Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brown Elementary School?
At Brown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Brown Elementary School public or private?
Brown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brownsburg Community School Corp.
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