Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWN COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180096000170
Helmsburg Elementary School
5378 N Helmsburg School Rd, Morgantown, IN 46160 · (812) 988-6651 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
110 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 23 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Brown County School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
65.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 27 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 Helmsburg Elementary School
Helmsburg Elementary School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmsburg Elementary School this school | 224 | 49.1% | 67.8% |
| Crothersville Elementary School Crothersville | 230 | 46.5% | 25.1% |
| Hamilton Community Elementary Sch Hamilton | 192 | 49.0% | 47.5% |
| Roachdale Elementary School Roachdale | 218 | 52.3% | 44.9% |
| Van Duyn Elementary School Clinton | 242 | 52.1% | 54.4% |
| Otterbein Elementary School Otterbein | 245 | 48.6% | 45.0% |
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 Helmsburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #68 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #178 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #40 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #969 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #162 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #931 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #622 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #507 of 597 |
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
224
+34 (+18%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 224 | 17.2 | 13.1:1 | 49% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 19.3 | 12.2:1 | 47% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 15.3 | 17.2:1 | 47% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 13 | 14.6:1 | 44% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 61% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 57% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | 65% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 36% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 16 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helmsburg Elementary School.
About Helmsburg Elementary School
Located in Morgantown, Indiana, Helmsburg Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school has 224 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 49% lower.
Brown County School Corporation includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 1,549 students.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. Among Brown County residents, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
The school had 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%. That is in line with the 49% average for public schools in Brown County.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Helmsburg Elementary School outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Helmsburg Elementary School is a top-10% school in Indiana on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.8% with an actual 67.8%.
In the wider Brown County area, median household income comes to about $78,528, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Brown County counts 5 public schools with about 1,549 students.
Brown County Middle School, about 5.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Helmsburg Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Helmsburg Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 34 students, from 190 to 224. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (14.6:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,606
Census ACS
Median income
$78,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,549 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brown County School Corporation
- Brown County High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- Brown County Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Sprunica Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 210 students
Nearby schools
- Brown County Middle School5.2 mi · 396
- Brown County High School5.3 mi · 455
- Sprunica Elementary School5.6 mi · 264
- Unionville Elementary School7.4 mi · 223
- Indian Creek Elementary School11.4 mi · 459
- Indian Creek Intermediate School11.5 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Helmsburg Elementary SchoolHow large is Helmsburg Elementary School?
Helmsburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Helmsburg Elementary School serve?
Helmsburg Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Helmsburg Elementary School have?
Helmsburg Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helmsburg Elementary School?
At Helmsburg Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Helmsburg Elementary School public or private?
Helmsburg Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brown County School Corporation.
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