Helfrich Park STEM Academy

Set in Evansville, Indiana, Helfrich Park STEM Academy is a reasonably sized intermediate school, operated by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. It teaches 509 students across grades 6 through 8.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 21,589 students. Helfrich Park STEM Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Helfrich Park STEM Academy shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Vanderburgh County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Helfrich Park STEM Academy shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Helfrich Park STEM Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

Around the school, Vanderburgh County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,648, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Vanderburgh County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,423 students), Helfrich Park STEM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Tekoppel Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Helfrich Park STEM Academy comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.6%.

Helfrich Park STEM Academy operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Helfrich Park STEM Academy's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 509).

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.