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Brownstown Elementary School

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Brownstown Elementary School ranks 514 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Brownstown Elementary School is a PK–5 public school serving 621 students in Brownstown, Indiana, part of Brownstown County Com School Corp. It is one of the larger elementaries in its nearby comparison group, second only to Austin Elementary School. For 2025–2026, the school ranked 514th of 1,015 Indiana schools (49th percentile, 2 stars) — below its district's 3-star rating, but an improvement from the 39th percentile in 2023–2024. It has not yet returned to its 2016–2019 peak of roughly the 55th–56th percentile and 3 stars.

Test results show clear strengths and gaps. Science is the standout: 44.17% of students were proficient, the highest among nearby schools and above the district's 39.57%. Fifth grade is the strongest tested grade — 51.89% proficient in ELA (state: 42.2%) and 53.77% in social studies (state: 47.2%). The main weak spots are 4th-grade math (37.5% vs. the state's 52%), 5th-grade math (35.85% vs. 42%), 3rd-grade ELA (31.91% vs. 40.8%) and 4th-grade ELA (35% vs. 42.2%). Overall, Brownstown beats its district in math and science but trails slightly in ELA.

About 13.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, better than Indiana's 16.7% but slightly above the district's 12.9%, and higher than top nearby schools such as Cortland Elementary School (6.5%), Mount Healthy Elementary School (9.4%) and Emerson Elementary School (11.1%). With 52.5% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, spending of $10,965 per student and a student-teacher ratio of 16.7 — one of the highest nearby — Brownstown still outperforms several schools with smaller classes or bigger budgets, including Margaret R Brown Elementary School, Seymour-Jackson Elementary School and Crothersville Elementary School.

621

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,965

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

612 S Base Rd
Brownstown, IN 47220

(812) 358-3680

District: Brownstown County Com School Corp

Students who attend Brownstown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brownstown Central Middle School
High:	Brownstown Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Indiana avg47%

514^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 374Brownstown County Com School Corp 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
2026	50.9	514 of 1015	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	586 of 1005	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	621 of 1011	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	590 of 1016	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	563 of 1020	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	533 of 1016	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	450 of 1031	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	456 of 1027	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	467 of 1033	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.2	682 of 1046	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.8	611 of 1040	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.9	460 of 1036	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	533 of 1035	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.9	301 of 1015	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	66.4	354 of 1025	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.6	325 of 1009	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	347 of 1003	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	335 of 996	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.4	188 of 985	80.9%	★★★★☆
2006	64.8	343 of 961	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	406 of 959	57.7%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies54%+7 vs state

Science44%

Math41%

English Language Arts40%

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

People that act as though they really care about the kids and that they actually like their jobs!!! Patient, understanding and willing to help when needed. My son's first elementary school ignored him, made him feel bad and did nothing for him or his self-esteem. The next year at Brownstown Elementary with the help of his teachers, we were able to get him diagnosed with ADHD and put on medication to help him focus. Rather than set him aside, we worked together to help him and he does wonderful in school!! Close Quote

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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)	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/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 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
Brownstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	612 S Base Rd	Brownstown	47220	Jackson County	Brownstown County Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 358-3680	621	37	16.7	52.5%	585 (94.2%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	50.9	514^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.4%		43.7	586^th of 1005 public elementary schools	41.7%	72	31.9	35.0	51.9		39.7	50.0	37.5	35.9		40.6	44.2		44.2	53.8	$10,965	$1,407	$9,558
Medora STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	82 S George	Medora	47260	Jackson County	Medora Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 966-2201	90	7	13.8	75.6%	84 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	11.1	920^th of 1015 public elementary schools	9.4%		47.7	543^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	46.0%	377	5.0	25.0			17.5	15.0	33.3			20.0	16.7		16.7		$11,463	$4,504	$6,959
Cortland Elementary School	Public	K-4	6687 N Cr 400 E	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-7483	89	8	10.5	39.3%	86 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	59.2	405^th of 1015 public elementary schools	60.1%		69.7	291^st of 1005 public elementary schools	71.0%	114	41.2	52.2			47.5	52.9	47.8			50.0	43.5		43.5		$14,510	$471	$14,039
Seymour-Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	508 B Ave East	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5709	609	40	15.1	63.9%	224 (36.8%)	7 (1.1%)	360 (59.1%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	12.4	895^th of 1015 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.5	904^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.0%	9	7.3	16.5			11.5	15.6	33.0			23.5	25.3		25.3		$9,707	$1,490	$8,218
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Emerson Dr	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-2596	257	19	13.7	56.4%	153 (59.5%)	6 (2.3%)	77 (30.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	57.8	422^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	58.4%		73.5	253^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	74.8%	169	37.5	36.7			37.0	62.5	56.7			59.3	43.3		43.3		$12,241	$754	$11,486
Margaret R Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	550 Miller Ln	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5539	499	35	14.3	76.0%	87 (17.4%)	10 (2.0%)	381 (76.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	11	922^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.2	906^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.9%	16	9.3	9.2			9.2	24.7	26.5			25.6	23.5		23.5		$11,179	$1,707	$9,471
Seymour-Redding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 N Ewing St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5621	609	41	14.9	59.3%	342 (56.2%)	19 (3.1%)	218 (35.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.5%)	27.3	750^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.6	716^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.8%	34	21.2	21.4			21.3	33.6	48.0			39.6	32.7		32.7		$10,561	$1,359	$9,202
Crothersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 S Preston St	Crothersville	47229	Jackson County	Crothersville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 793-2622	230	15	15.8	46.5%	210 (91.3%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	25.7	767^th of 1015 public elementary schools	24.4%		23	789^th of 1005 public elementary schools	21.5%	22	42.9	22.7	27.9		30.2	61.9	22.7	16.3		29.1	13.6		13.6	23.3	$10,763	$1,291	$9,473
Mount Healthy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12150 S Sr 58	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 342-2463	365	22	16.8	46.0%	297 (81.4%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	22.6	803^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	20.9%		32.4	703^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	30.0%	100	35.4	14.6	17.1	19.2	21.7	58.3	35.4	17.1	19.2	33.2	18.8	17.0	17.9	14.6	$11,948	$876	$11,072
Austin Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 S Hwy 31	Austin	47102	Scott County	Scott County School District 1	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 794-8743	645	25	23.2	49.3%	584 (90.5%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.2%)	19.5	826^th of 1015 public elementary schools	18.6%		28.5	742^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	26.2%	84	18.7	25.5	25.3		23.2	18.7	24.5	13.7		18.9	33.0		33.0	30.5	$9,528	$1,921	$7,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Brownstown Elementary School

How many students attend Brownstown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Brownstown Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Brownstown Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Brownstown Central Middle School
High : Brownstown Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Brownstown Elementary School?

Students at Brownstown Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Brownstown Elementary School a good school?

Brownstown Elementary School ranks 514^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Brownstown Elementary School in?

Brownstown County Com School Corp

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