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Best Public Schools in Morgantown, IN

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224

Students

Top rankedHelmsburg Elementary School178^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Summary:

Schools in the city of Morgantown, Indiana include one school, Helmsburg Elementary School, which serves grades PK–5 with 224 students as part of Brown County School Corporation; no middle, high, or alternative schools are listed in this data set.

Helmsburg Elementary School has been a strong performer in Indiana’s state rankings. It ranked 178 of 1,015 schools in 2025–2026, in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars; 74 of 1,005 in 2024–2025, in the 93rd percentile with 5 stars; and 126 of 1,011 in 2023–2024, in the 88th percentile with 4 stars. By contrast, its district, Brown County School Corporation, ranks 133 of 374 districts, at the 64th percentile with 3 stars, so the school’s results are noticeably stronger than the district overall. In 2025–2026 ILEARN results, all-grade proficiency was 62.28% in English language arts and 62.28% in math, above district rates of 48.11% and 41.67%; science was 47.22%, essentially even with the district’s 48.22%. Fifth grade stood out with 75% ELA, 70% math, and 87.5% social studies proficiency, well above district and state figures. Third-grade ELA was also strong at 68.42%, while fourth-grade results were more mixed, with ELA at 41.67% and science at 47.22%. In 2024–2025, all-grade proficiency was 68.27% ELA, 65.38% math, and 69.77% science, all far above district averages.

Other context matters for families. Chronic absenteeism was 17.8% in 2024–2025, lower than the district’s 19.8% but slightly above Indiana’s 16.7%. About 49.11% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending was $13,898 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 13:1 in 2024–2025. Because the school has only 224 students, grade-level percentages can shift from year to year; the multi-year ranking history is more reliable than any single result. Overall, Helmsburg Elementary is high-performing relative to its district and state, with fifth-grade social studies, ELA, and math as particular strengths, while science and absenteeism are areas to watch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Helmsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5378 N Helmsburg School Rd	Morgantown	46160	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6651	224	17	13.0	49.1%	211 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	80.4	178^th of 1015 public elementary schools	82.5%		90.5	74^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.6%	104	68.4	41.7	75.0	62.3	63.2	52.8	70.0	62.3	47.2	47.2	87.5	95.7%		$14,376	$921	$13,455

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Trafalgar	5.76 mi	4	161^st
Martinsville	6.38 mi	10	236^th
Nineveh	7.99 mi	1	205^th
Bargersville	8.2 mi	3	28^th
Franklin	11.68 mi	9	245^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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