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Schools in Brandywine · New Palestine Community Schools

Brandywine’s public schools beat 93% of Indiana districts

The public schools Brandywine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

88%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
62%
▲ 19 pts vs IN 43%
2020–21
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 20 pts vs IN 36%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 3 pts vs IN 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 13% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
IN 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools
1
338 students
The School Grade

How Brandywine compares

A+ Test scoresB− Graduation
Indiana school districts we grade (390)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (281)Better than 88%
High confidence. Built on 1,985 tested students and a graduating class of 289; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Indiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Indiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brandywine.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Brandywine Elementary SchoolNew Palestine Community Schools
7–8New Palestine Jr High Schoolin New Palestine
9–12New Palestine High Schoolin New Palestine

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 42.6%
Math56%
State average 35.8%

Brandywine vs. its neighbors

Brandywine’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Indiana districts.

Every school in Brandywine

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
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Within reach

Colleges near Brandywine

There’s no college in Brandywine, but 17 are within 30 miles. The closest is Horizon University in Lawrence, 16.4 miles away.

Colleges →
Horizon UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lawrence
16.4 mi33 students
International Business College-IndianapolisCommunity college · For-profit · Indianapolis
18.1 mi145 students
Martin UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis
18.2 mi213 students
University of IndianapolisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis
19 mi4,718 students
Ivy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis
21.1 mi84,289 students
Indiana University-IndianapolisUniversity or college · Public · Indianapolis
21.3 mi22,343 students
Franklin CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin
22.1 mi966 students
Chamberlain University-IndianaUniversity or college · For-profit · Indianapolis
22.4 mi158 students
Butler UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis
22.5 mi5,087 students
Christian Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis
22.7 mi133 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Brandywine. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 7 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.

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