Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180280000332
Brummitt Elementary School
2500 Indian Boundary, Chesterton, IN 46304 · (219) 983-3660 · Porter County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
104 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
63.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
75.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
+34 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 17.3:1
% White
78%
was 78%
% Hispanic
15%
was 11%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Brummitt Elementary School
Brummitt Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school in Chesterton, Indiana, run under Duneland School Corporation. The school enrolls 363 students in grades K through 4.
Across the 11 schools in Duneland School Corporation (5,732 students total), Brummitt Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Brummitt Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Brummitt Elementary School records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at Brummitt Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brummitt Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 67.8%, a residual of +12.5 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Porter County) shows that median household earnings sit near $87,972, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Porter County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students), Brummitt Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Northwest Indiana Online School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Brummitt Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.8%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Brummitt Elementary School's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 363). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
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Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duneland School Corporation
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Other schools in Chesterton
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Indiana Online School2.1 mi · 130
- Bailly Elementary School2.2 mi · 374
- Liberty Middle School2.2 mi · 423
- Discovery Charter School2.3 mi · 536
- Westchester Intermediate School2.4 mi · 404
- Westchester Middle School2.4 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Brummitt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brummitt Elementary School?
Brummitt Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Brummitt Elementary School serve?
Brummitt Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Brummitt Elementary School have?
Brummitt Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brummitt Elementary School?
At Brummitt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Brummitt Elementary School public or private?
Brummitt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Duneland School Corporation.
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