Summary:
ZIP code 47923 in Brookston, Indiana, has one public school: Frontier Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–6 with 396 students in Frontier School Corporation; there are no middle or high schools in this ZIP, so families must look outside the area for secondary schooling. Because it is the only school here, it is the only local data point, but its results can still be compared with district and state averages.
Frontier Elementary is part of a district that ranks 84th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 78th percentile, with a 4-star rating. The school’s own rankings have been mid-pack: 58th percentile in 2023–2024, 59th in 2024–2025, and 51st in 2025–2026, all with 3 stars. Bright spots include 3rd-grade Math at 66.67% proficient vs. 51.9% statewide, 6th-grade ELA at 48.08% vs. 41.3%, 6th-grade Science at 44.23% vs. 41.2%, and 5th-grade Social Studies in 2024–2025 at 48.98% vs. 38.5%. Areas to watch: 4th-grade ELA at 29.63% vs. 42.2%, 4th-grade Science at 29.63% vs. 43.8%, and 5th-grade Social Studies in 2025–2026 at 40.68% vs. 47.2%.
All-grades Math was 47.42% in 2025–2026, above the district’s 44.82%, but Math proficiency drops by grade: 3rd 66.67%, 4th 51.85%, 5th 37.29%, 6th 36.54%. All-grades ELA was 38.03%, below the district’s 42.14%. Science fell from 46.23% to 36.79% year over year. Chronic absenteeism is 14.7%, better than the state’s 16.7% but worse than the district’s 11.4%. Enrollment is 396, with 36.87% free/reduced lunch, $12,236 per-student spending, and a 14.6 student-teacher ratio.
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