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Bradie Shrum Elementary

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Bradie Shrum Elementary ranks 576 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Bradie Shrum Elementary is a PK–5 school in Salem, Indiana, serving 748 students in Salem Community Schools, making it the largest elementary in its nearby comparison group. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 576th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranked 173rd of 374 districts (54th percentile, 3 stars). Current all-grade ILEARN proficiency is 31.98% in English Language Arts, 44.29% in math, 32.79% in science, and 52.46% in fifth-grade social studies.

Attendance and class size are relative bright spots. Chronic absenteeism is 11.8% in 2024–2025, down from 24.4% in 2020–2021 and below the district’s 16.9% and state’s 16.7%. The student-teacher ratio is 12.8, the lowest in the local comparison set. About 56.55% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, a mid-high local rate similar to West Washington Elementary’s 56.41%. Achievement is uneven: math is mid-pack locally, and fifth-grade social studies is above the state average at 52.46% versus 47.2%. ELA and science are weak. ELA is 31.98%, second-lowest nearby and above only Medora STEM Academy’s 17.5%; science is 32.79%, also second-lowest. Grade-level gaps include fourth-grade ELA at 26.23% versus the state’s 42.2%, fourth-grade science at 32.79% versus 43.8%, and fifth-grade math at 34.96% versus 42%.

The recent trend is concerning. The school peaked at 56th percentile and 3 stars in 2022–2023, then slipped to 49th, 45th, and 43rd percentile, returning to 2 stars in 2025–2026. Over that period, all-grade ELA fell from 38.96% to 31.98%, math slipped from roughly 47% to 44.29%, and fifth-grade social studies fell from 59.69% to 52.46%, though it remains above the state average. Comparable-poverty peers outperform Bradie Shrum: West Washington Elementary has a nearly identical free/reduced lunch rate but much higher ELA (67.43% versus 31.98%), math (75% versus 44.29%), and social studies (67.65% versus 52.46%). Brownstown Elementary, with similar poverty, also outperforms in ELA and science. Spending is $10,685 per student, in the middle of the nearby group, so spending alone does not appear to be the main constraint. The most actionable takeaways are to investigate the post-2022–2023 decline, target fourth-grade ELA and science and fifth-grade math, and learn from higher-performing local peers.

748

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,360

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

88.4%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

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: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2023 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2023) to 43rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Indiana avg47%

576^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 374Salem 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	576 of 1015	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies52%+5 vs state

Math44%

Science33%

English Language Arts32%

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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 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	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
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%)	44.4	576^th of 1015 public elementary schools	43.3%		46.6	554^th of 1005 public elementary schools	44.9%	22	36.3	26.2	33.3		32.0	51.6	46.3	35.0		44.3	32.8		32.8	52.5	88.4%		$11,360	$1,228	$10,131
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%)	87.5	101^st of 1015 public elementary schools	90.0%		89.5	88^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.2%	13	64.4	68.1	58.8	77.5	67.4	81.6	68.1	76.5	72.5	75.0	49.3	41.3	45.0	67.7	93%		$12,522	$662	$11,861
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%)	79.1	194^th of 1015 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.3	218^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.3%	24	53.3	58.8			55.9	65.6	66.3			65.9	51.3		51.3		89.7%		$10,762	$873	$9,890
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%)	71.5	272^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	73.2%		75.9	223^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	77.8%	49	34.9	66.0	33.3	57.1	48.3	44.2	70.2	54.8	66.7	59.2	68.1	47.6	58.4	42.9	100%		$11,438	$673	$10,765
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		87.5%		$13,438	$3,595	$9,843
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%)	55.5	450^th of 1015 public elementary schools	55.7%		67.9	310^th of 1005 public elementary schools	69.2%	140	35.4	31.3	39.7		35.4	51.9	59.1	42.9		51.4	43.3		43.3	57.1	93%		$10,410	$642	$9,768
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%)	95.9	17^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.1	12^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	74.6	69.8			72.1	90.9	84.9			87.8	67.2		67.2		87%		$10,800	$895	$9,905
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	98.9%		$11,356	$1,116	$10,240
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%)	45.5	564^th of 1015 public elementary schools	44.4%		45.3	569^th of 1005 public elementary schools	43.4%	5	32.8	34.2	50.7		39.6	27.9	31.7	53.3		38.3	35.4		35.4	44.7	73%		$9,720	$714	$9,005
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%)	47.3	549^th of 1015 public elementary schools	45.9%		54.3	466^th of 1005 public elementary schools	53.6%	83	40.3	37.3	24.2		33.9	66.1	45.8	24.2		45.4	49.2		49.2	37.1	83.7%		$9,512	$368	$9,144

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 576^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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