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Enrollment
1,291
Middle
DISTRICT 1,245 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180102000178
Brownsburg West Middle School
1555 S Odell St, Brownsburg, IN 46112 · (317) 852-3143 · Hendricks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,291 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Indiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
467 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 429 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 424 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 438 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brownsburg West Middle School→Brownsburg High School
Based on grade levels within Brownsburg Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
77.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
49.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% 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 24 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 Brownsburg West Middle School
Brownsburg West Middle School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsburg West Middle School this school | 1,291 | 36.2% | 73.5% |
| Mt Vernon Middle School Fortville | 1,150 | 34.6% | 41.9% |
| Plainfield Community Middle School Plainfield | 1,378 | 36.9% | 54.8% |
| Brownsburg East Middle School Brownsburg | 1,198 | 41.4% | 65.2% |
| Schmucker Middle School Mishawaka | 1,041 | 40.1% | 54.2% |
| Noblesville East Middle School Noblesville | 1,057 | 34.2% | 55.9% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Brownsburg West Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hendricks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #2 of 324 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #2 of 325 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #3 of 325 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,291 | #15 of 334 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #198 of 314 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #99 of 315 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #260 of 330 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.2% | #14 of 110 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,291
+328 (+34%) vs 2020
+126% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
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 | 1,291 | 81 | 15.9:1 | 36% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 1,253 | 84.8 | 14.8:1 | 32% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 1,043 | 68.8 | 15.2:1 | 38% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 963 | 60 | 16.1:1 | 26% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 984 | 68 | 14.5:1 | 25% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 958 | 65 | 14.7:1 | 24% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 26% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 801 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 7% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 29 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownsburg West Middle School.
About Brownsburg West Middle School
Brownsburg West Middle School is a large middle school that serves part of Brownsburg, Indiana. The school reports 1,291 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 117% above the 594 average for middle schools in Indiana.
A total of 12 schools make up Brownsburg Community School Corp, with 10,503 students enrolled.
Brownsburg West Middle School's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups include 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Hendricks County residents are about 78% White. By the diversity index, Brownsburg West Middle School comes in at 56%.
Brownsburg West Middle School operates with 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.9:1. Middle schools in Indiana have a similar average ratio of 15.6:1. About 36% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Brownsburg West Middle School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Indiana, Brownsburg West Middle School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.5% compared with a predicted 49.9%.
Brownsburg West Middle School is located in Hendricks County, where median household income is about $101,144, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 47 public schools in Hendricks County, with a combined enrollment of about 33,487.
Delaware Trail Elementary School is the public school closest to Brownsburg West Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Brownsburg West Middle School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Brownsburg West Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 963 in 2020-21 and 1,291 in 2024-25, a gain of 328 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Brownsburg
- Brownsburg High SchoolHigh · 3,355 students
- Brownsburg East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Delaware Trail Elementary School0.2 mi · 512
- White Lick Elementary School0.3 mi · 473
- Cardinal Elementary School0.3 mi · 650
- Eagle Elementary School0.6 mi · 539
- Brownsburg East Middle School0.6 mi · 1,198
- Brownsburg High School0.7 mi · 3,355
Frequently asked questions
About Brownsburg West Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brownsburg West Middle School?
Brownsburg West Middle School enrolls approximately 1,291 students in grades 06-08.
Is Brownsburg West Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brownsburg West Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Brownsburg West Middle School have?
Brownsburg West Middle School employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Brownsburg West Middle School?
Brownsburg West Middle School reports a student body of 62% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Brownsburg West Middle School?
Brownsburg West Middle School is overseen by Brownsburg Community School Corp in Hendricks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.