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Bradie Shrum Elementary

Q: Is Bradie Shrum Elementary a good school?

Bradie Shrum Elementary ranks 554 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Bradie Shrum Elementary is a public elementary school located in Salem, Indiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 782 students. The school is part of the Salem Community Schools district, which is ranked 238 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bradie Shrum Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with lower proficiency rates in ILEARN assessments compared to state and nearby school averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in ILEARN English Language Arts for all grades was 32.7%, compared to the state average of 40.3-41.4%. The school also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 25.0% in recent years, which can negatively impact student learning. Additionally, Bradie Shrum Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.89% to 59.46% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Comparing Bradie Shrum Elementary to nearby schools, such as Vienna-Finley Elementary, Greenville Elementary, and West Washington Elementary, reveals that these schools have higher proficiency rates in ILEARN assessments, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. For example, Greenville Elementary, which is part of the New Albany-Floyd County Con School district, has significantly higher proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts (75%) and Math (86.12%) compared to Bradie Shrum Elementary.

748

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,685

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11101 N Shelby St
Salem, IN 47167

(812) 833-3700

District: Salem Community Schools

Students who attend Bradie Shrum Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salem Middle School
High:	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

Indiana avg38%

554^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

238^th of 380Salem Community Schools 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	46.6	554 of 1005	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	512 of 1011	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	445 of 1016	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	528 of 1020	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	657 of 1016	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	565 of 1031	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	665 of 1027	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	744 of 1033	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.3	768 of 1046	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.3	711 of 1040	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies45%+6 vs state

Math44%

Science34%

English Language Arts33%

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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 (2025)	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
Bradie Shrum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11101 N Shelby St	Salem	47167	Washington County	Salem Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 833-3700	748	58	12.8	56.6%	691 (92.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	46.6	554^th of 1005 public elementary schools	44.9%		51.3	512^th of 1011 public elementary schools	49.4%	42	25.4	33.3	38.9		32.7	39.3	46.2	45.0		43.5	33.9		33.9	44.6	$10,685	$1,064	$9,621
West Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8030 W Batt Rd	Campbellsburg	47108	Washington County	West Washington School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 755-4934	523	38	13.9	56.4%	500 (95.6%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	89.5	88^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.7	50^th of 1011 public elementary schools	95.1%	38	66.7	57.4	68.8	62.7	64.1	71.0	64.7	75.3	79.7	72.5	48.5	55.9	52.0	71.4	$12,240	$1,053	$11,187
East Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1020 N Eastern School Rd	Pekin	47165	Washington County	East Washington School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 967-2929	506	28	18.0	41.5%	479 (94.7%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	76.3	218^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.3%		67.3	323^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	68.1%	105	54.3	54.6			54.5	64.2	56.7			60.1	51.6		51.6		$9,882	$1,226	$8,656
William W Borden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	303 West St	Borden	47106	Clark County	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-2548	333	25	13.5	44.1%	295 (88.6%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	75.9	223^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	77.8%		71.1	284^th of 1011 public elementary schools	71.9%	61	47.7	51.2	50.0	55.4	51.3	59.1	79.6	47.7	57.1	60.6	54.6	46.4	50.0	34.1	$11,220	$675	$10,545
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%)	47.7	543^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	46.0%		44.5	584^th of 1011 public elementary schools	42.2%	41	23.1		33.3		32.4	46.2		46.7		50.0				40.0	$11,463	$4,504	$6,959
Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12225 Hwy 135 NE	Palmyra	47164	Harrison County	North Harrison Com School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 364-6138	442	24	18.4	51.8%	419 (94.8%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	67.9	310^th of 1005 public elementary schools	69.2%		70.8	287^th of 1011 public elementary schools	71.6%	23	44.4	44.8	44.4		44.6	65.3	62.7	50.8		59.9	46.3		46.3	36.5	$10,265	$629	$9,637
Greenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7025 Cross St	Greenville	47124	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 923-8231	474	28	16.8	15.8%	435 (91.8%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	97.1	12^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.2	13^th of 1011 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	74.0	76.0			75.0	87.8	84.4			86.1	73.0		73.0		$10,412	$1,264	$9,148
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%)	43.7	586^th of 1005 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.8	621^st of 1011 public elementary schools	38.6%	35	30.2	43.6	32.4		34.7	55.6	45.7	18.9		40.5	46.8		46.8	23.4	$10,965	$1,407	$9,558
Scottsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 N Hyland St	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 752-8922	493	28	17.9	70.2%	443 (89.9%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	45.3	569^th of 1005 public elementary schools	43.4%		56.6	451^st of 1011 public elementary schools	55.4%	118	23.5	38.0	45.3		35.3	30.9	45.6	46.7		40.9	45.6		45.6	25.7	$11,129	$1,019	$10,110
Vienna-Finley Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Ivan Rogers Dr	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 752-8925	391	24	16.2	50.9%	366 (93.6%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	54.3	466^th of 1005 public elementary schools	53.6%		57	447^th of 1011 public elementary schools	55.8%	19	45.3	41.9	33.3		40.0	51.6	56.5	36.2		47.7	41.9		41.9	33.3	$10,001	$628	$9,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradie Shrum Elementary

How many students attend Bradie Shrum Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Bradie Shrum Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bradie Shrum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bradie Shrum Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salem Middle School
High : Salem High School

What district is Bradie Shrum Elementary in?

Salem Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bradie Shrum Elementary?

Students at Bradie Shrum Elementary are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Bradie Shrum Elementary a good school?

Bradie Shrum Elementary ranks 554^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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