Frontier Elementary

Located at 811 S Railroad, in Brookston, Indiana, Frontier Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that caters to 396 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Frontier School Corporation.

Within Frontier School Corporation, which oversees 2 schools and 666 students, Frontier Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Frontier Elementary lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against White County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frontier Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 44.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for White County put median household income runs about $67,303, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Frontier Elementary is one of 12 public schools in White County (combined enrollment of about 4,271 students).

The closest other public school is Frontier Jr-Sr High School, roughly 4.7 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frontier Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.6%.

Frontier Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.