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Helmsburg Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Helmsburg Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Morgantown, Indiana, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 236. It is part of the Brown County School Corporation, which is ranked 163 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Helmsburg Elementary School consistently outperforms the Brown County School Corporation and the state of Indiana in academic assessments, with 68.27% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts and 65.38% proficient in ILEARN/Math, compared to the district's 38% and 38.4% respectively. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.7% to 21.7%, while the district's rates were higher, ranging from 19.2% to 21.1%. Additionally, Helmsburg Elementary School has a higher per-student spending, ranging from $12,118 to $13,898, and a lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.2 to 17.2, compared to the district.

When compared to nearby schools, Helmsburg Elementary School consistently outperforms other schools within the Brown County School Corporation, such as Van Buren Elementary and Sprunica Elementary. However, it is on par or slightly lower in academic performance compared to schools in the Monroe County Community School Corp and Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United school districts, which may have a stronger focus on academic achievement.

224

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,898

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5378 N Helmsburg School Rd
Morgantown, IN 46160

(812) 988-6651

District: Brown County School Corporation

Students who attend Helmsburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brown County Middle School
High:	Brown County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (68% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Indiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg39%

Indiana avg38%

74^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Brown County School Corporation

163^rd of 380Brown County School Corporation among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	74 of 1005	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	126 of 1011	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	433 of 1016	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	263 of 1020	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	241 of 1016	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	149 of 1031	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	208 of 1027	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	269 of 1033	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	59.4	488 of 1046	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.0	445 of 1040	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	85.2	54 of 1036	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	75.2	212 of 1035	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	149 of 1015	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	65.6	377 of 1025	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.7	628 of 1009	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	728 of 1003	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	820 of 996	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.1	707 of 985	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.6	598 of 961	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.7	381 of 959	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.7	232 of 326	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies70%+32 vs state

Science70%

English Language Arts68%

Math65%

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Schools Near Helmsburg Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	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%)	90.5	74^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.6%		85.2	126^th of 1011 public elementary schools	87.5%	52	58.8	72.1	74.1		68.3	64.7	67.4	63.0		65.4	69.8		69.8	70.4	$13,898	$1,174	$12,724
Sprunica Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 Sprunica Rd	Nineveh	46164	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6625	264	19	13.7	60.2%	246 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	51.6	489^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.3%		57	446^th of 1011 public elementary schools	55.9%	43	31.7	48.9	51.2		44.2	56.1	48.9	19.5		41.9	40.4		40.4	26.8	$14,716	$1,015	$13,701
Unionville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8144 E Sr 45	Unionville	47468	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 332-0175	223	17	13.4	29.1%	202 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	96.8	16^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.4%		94.1	39^th of 1011 public elementary schools	96.1%	23	68.6	81.3	77.8	64.7	72.7	74.3	87.5	81.5	70.6	78.1	87.5	67.7	77.3	77.8	$13,931	$1,388	$12,543
Indian Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1002 S Indian Creek Dr	Trafalgar	46181	Johnson County	Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 878-2150	459	30	15.4	36.8%	428 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$9,622	$459	$9,163
Indian Creek Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1000 S Indian Crk Dr	Trafalgar	46181	Johnson County	Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 878-2160	513	29	17.8	34.1%	480 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	59.9	403^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	59.9%		65.5	349^th of 1011 public elementary schools	65.5%	54	31.4	45.9	50.0		42.1	55.8	46.5	55.6		52.8	36.3		36.3	42.5	$10,124	$315	$9,809
South Elementary School of Communications	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Artesian Ave	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 349-1486	302	23	12.8	63.2%	281 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	30.5	724^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.0%		31.8	709^th of 1011 public elementary schools	29.9%	15	27.9	27.1			27.5	46.5	32.2			38.2	30.5		30.5		$11,665	$1,150	$10,515
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4045 State Road 135 South	Nashville	47448	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6658	210	16	12.9	43.3%	194 (92.4%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	48.9	530^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.3%		61.1	399^th of 1011 public elementary schools	60.5%	131	38.9	19.2	32.5		29.8	50.0	34.6	55.0		47.6	24.0		24.0	50.0	$12,502	$972	$11,531
Poston Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	139 E Poston Rd	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 342-8408	237	18	13.2	70.5%	211 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	28.1	744^th of 1005 public elementary schools	26.0%		53.7	486^th of 1011 public elementary schools	51.9%	258	27.8	27.5			27.7	33.3	40.0			36.2	27.5		27.5		$12,202	$1,208	$10,994
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1111 N Russell Rd	Bloomington	47408	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7753	536	37	14.5	38.8%	299 (55.8%)	54 (10.1%)	47 (8.8%)	94 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.8%)	86.7	119^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.2%		89.2	78^th of 1011 public elementary schools	92.3%	41	66.7	63.6	43.5	69.8	61.6	75.8	60.6	50.7	72.9	65.7	54.6	72.9	65.4	50.7	$13,753	$819	$12,934
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1359 E Columbus St	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 342-8488	375	24	15.3	58.1%	355 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46.7	551^st of 1005 public elementary schools	45.2%		43.5	591^st of 1011 public elementary schools	41.5%	40	33.3	36.5			34.9	46.4	41.3			43.9	46.0		46.0		$10,306	$1,329	$8,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Helmsburg Elementary School

What district is Helmsburg Elementary School in?

Brown County School Corporation

How many students attend Helmsburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Helmsburg Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Helmsburg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Helmsburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brown County Middle School
High : Brown County High School

What is the racial makeup of Helmsburg Elementary School?

Students at Helmsburg Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Helmsburg Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Helmsburg Elementary School ranks in the top 7.4% of Indiana elementary schools.

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