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Enrollment
509
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000471
Helfrich Park STEM Academy
2603 W Maryland St, Evansville, IN 47712 · (812) 435-8246 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Indiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
253 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 32% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
37.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like Helfrich Park STEM Academy
Helfrich Park STEM Academy's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helfrich Park STEM Academy this school | 509 | 49.7% | 38.4% |
| Greenfield Intermediate School Greenfield | 481 | 52.0% | 42.3% |
| George Rogers Clark School Vincennes | 626 | 48.1% | 31.2% |
| Corydon Intermediate School Corydon | 487 | 51.5% | 47.6% |
| Bluffton-Harrison Middle School Bluffton | 556 | 52.2% | 40.1% |
| Lora L Batchelor Middle School Bloomington | 478 | 46.4% | 31.8% |
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 Helfrich Park STEM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #157 of 324 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #153 of 325 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #162 of 325 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #171 of 334 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #185 of 314 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #176 of 315 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #164 of 330 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #155 of 187 | #6 of 7 |
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
509
+37 (+8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 509 | 32.7 | 15.6:1 | 50% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 34.7 | 14.7:1 | 50% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 51% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 33.9 | 15.7:1 | 59% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 54% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 54% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 37% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helfrich Park STEM Academy.
About Helfrich Park STEM Academy
Helfrich Park STEM Academy is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in Evansville, Indiana. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 509 students.
Helfrich Park STEM Academy is a school in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. The district has 38 schools and 21,589 students.
White students are the majority at Helfrich Park STEM Academy, with 79% of enrollment. The school is also 9% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 81% White share among all Vanderburgh County residents. Helfrich Park STEM Academy's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Helfrich Park STEM Academy operates with 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.6:1. That is close to the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Helfrich Park STEM Academy reports 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Vanderburgh County average 48%.
allk12 grades Helfrich Park STEM Academy a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Helfrich Park STEM Academy, the prediction is 40.4% and the result is 38.4%.
Vanderburgh County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,648, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Vanderburgh County is home to 44 public schools and about 22,423 public school students.
Nearby, Tekoppel Elementary School is about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Helfrich Park STEM Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Helfrich Park STEM Academy is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Helfrich Park STEM Academy's enrollment climbed 8%, to 509. The school's ratio rose from 14.3:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Helfrich Park STEM Academy community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Nearby schools
- Tekoppel Elementary School0.9 mi · 440
- Francis Joseph Reitz High School1.0 mi · 1,293
- Cedar Hall Community School1.5 mi · 496
- Signature School Inc2.1 mi · 384
- Perry Heights Middle School2.3 mi · 471
- Daniel Wertz Elementary School2.4 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Helfrich Park STEM AcademyHow large is Helfrich Park STEM Academy?
Helfrich Park STEM Academy enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 06-08.
Is Helfrich Park STEM Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Helfrich Park STEM Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Helfrich Park STEM Academy?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Helfrich Park STEM Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helfrich Park STEM Academy?
At Helfrich Park STEM Academy, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Helfrich Park STEM Academy in?
Helfrich Park STEM Academy is part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.