Brush Creek Elementary School

Brush Creek Elementary School operates as a small elementary-level community in North Vernon, Indiana, run under Jennings County School Corporation. Current enrollment sits at 303 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Brush Creek Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Jennings County School Corporation, a district that works with 3,800 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Brush Creek Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jennings County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Brush Creek Elementary School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brush Creek Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 26.5%; Brush Creek Elementary School posts 43.1%, +16.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jennings County put median household earnings sit near $69,322, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Brush Creek Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Jennings County (combined enrollment of about 3,800 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sand Creek Elementary School, around 6.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Brush Creek Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Brush Creek Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 303).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.