Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENNINGS COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180519000928
Brush Creek Elementary School
4275 E US Hwy 50, North Vernon, IN 47265 · (812) 458-6582 · Jennings County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
210 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jennings County School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% 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 17 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 Brush Creek Elementary School
Brush Creek Elementary School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek Elementary School this school | 303 | 69.3% | 43.1% |
| Frazee Elementary School Connersville | 299 | 70.6% | 28.4% |
| Blackford Primary School Hartford City | 314 | 66.6% | N/A |
| Albany Elementary School Albany | 267 | 67.4% | 45.0% |
| Butler Elementary School Butler | 366 | 68.3% | 19.5% |
| Columbia Elementary School Rochester | 325 | 67.1% | N/A |
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 Brush Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jennings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #451 of 983 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #435 of 986 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #395 of 986 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #827 of 1,079 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #718 of 991 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #859 of 996 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #172 of 1,058 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #329 of 597 | #4 of 6 |
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
303
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
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 | 303 | 18.5 | 16.4:1 | 69% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 70% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 66% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 60% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 66% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 64% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 65% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 30% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 15 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brush Creek Elementary School.
About Brush Creek Elementary School
Brush Creek Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in North Vernon, Indiana. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 303 students. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 31% below that mark.
Brush Creek Elementary School is among 8 schools run by Jennings County School Corporation, which serves 3,800 students.
At Brush Creek Elementary School, 92% of students are White. The school is also 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Jennings County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
A staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.4:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 0.9 students per teacher. By family income, 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Brush Creek Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 26.5% for Brush Creek Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 43.1%. The 16.6-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Indiana schools.
The school's county is Jennings County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,322, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,800, Brush Creek Elementary School among them.
A public school about 6.0 miles away, Sand Creek Elementary School, is the closest to Brush Creek Elementary School. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 4. On proficiency, Brush Creek Elementary School is ahead of the 39.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES assigns Brush Creek Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 330 to 303. The school's ratio dropped from 18.3:1 to 16.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jennings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,562
Census ACS
Median income
$69,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jennings County School Corporation
- Jennings County High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Jennings County Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- North Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Hayden Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Scipio Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in North Vernon
- Jennings County High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Jennings County Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- North Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
Other Brush Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brush Creek Elementary. Brush Creek Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Brush Creek ElementaryMarshall, NC · 356 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolEAGLE, CO · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Sand Creek Elementary School6.0 mi · 385
- Jennings County High School6.2 mi · 1,188
- North Vernon Elementary School6.3 mi · 566
- Jennings County Middle School6.3 mi · 572
- Scipio Elementary School10.3 mi · 252
- Hayden Elementary School11.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Brush Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brush Creek Elementary School?
Brush Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-06.
Is Brush Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brush Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Brush Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Brush Creek Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Brush Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brush Creek Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Brush Creek Elementary School public or private?
Brush Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jennings County School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.