Cardinal Elementary School (Ranked Top 5% for 2026)

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Cardinal Elementary School

3590 S Hornaday Rd
Brownsburg, IN 46112

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Top 5%

Serving 590 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Cardinal Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Indiana for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).

The percentage of students achieving is 73% (which is higher than the Indiana state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving is 74% (which is higher than the Indiana state average of 41%).

The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Indiana state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Indiana state average of 37% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 590 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 40%
: Top 5% in IN
: 73% (Top 5%)
: 74% (Top 5%)
: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IN Dept. of Education

<�鶹��ý class="so-dt-title" id="top-rankings">Top Rankings

Cardinal Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Indiana for:

Category

Attribute

Overall Rank

Highest overall rank (Top 5%)

Math Proficiency

Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)

Reading/Language Arts Proficiency

Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)

Science Proficiency

Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="overview">School Overview

Cardinal Elementary School's student population of 590 students has declined by 35% over five school years.

The teacher population of 39 teachers has declined by 11% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Cardinal Elementary School
Kind	86
1	94
2	100
3	100
4	94
5	116

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Total Students

590 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School
2024	590
2023	541
2022	540
2021	911
2020	581
2019	581
2018	569
2017	569
2016	598
2015	621
2014	504
2013	550
2012	588
2011	575
2010	543
2009	502
2008	630
2007	588
2006	587
2005	666
2004	646

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

39 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School
2024	39
2023	35
2022	35
2021	44
2020	34
2019	34
2018	33
2017	33
2016	33
2015	36
2014	31
2013	35
2012	30
2011	26
2010	28
2009	27
2008	34
2006	30
2005	36
2004	36
2003	33

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Year Founded

1905

Last Day of School

Mon. May 25, 2026

Campus Size

50 acres

School Motto

Truth and Honor

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="school-rankings">School Rankings

Cardinal Elementary School ranks within the top 5% of all 1,743 schools in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Cardinal Elementary School is 0.59, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.57. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (IN)

#38 out of 1743 schools
(Top 5%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School
2023	#38
2022	#25
2021	#72
2019	#2
2018	#17
2017	#26
2016	#42
2015	#103
2014	#145
2013	#327
2012	#178

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73%

39%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2023	73%	39%	70%
2022	80%	38%	71%
2021	69%	36%	72%
2019	87%	45%	77%
2018	91%	54%	86%
2017	89%	54%	84%
2016	85%	55%	84%
2015	88%	64%	88%
2014	93%	83%	96%
2013	90%	81%	94%
2012	92%	80%	93%

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74%

41%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2022	74%	41%	70%
2021	65%	43%	72%
2019	83%	49%	76%
2018	88%	62%	86%
2017	88%	63%	87%
2016	87%	64%	86%
2015	88%	68%	86%
2014	92%	80%	91%
2013	90%	78%	91%
2012	90%	78%	91%
2011	81%	77%	87%

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60-64%

34%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2022	62%	34%	65%
2021	62%	38%	68%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	15:1	15:1
2023	15:1	16:1	17:1
2022	15:1	16:1	17:1
2021	21:1	16:1	17:1
2020	17:1	17:1	17:1
2019	17:1	17:1	17:1
2018	17:1	17:1	17:1
2017	17:1	17:1	17:1
2016	18:1	18:1	18:1
2015	17:1	18:1	18:1
2014	16:1	18:1	17:1
2013	16:1	17:1	17:1
2012	20:1	17:1	19:1
2011	22:1	18:1	20:1
2010	19:1	17:1	18:1
2009	19:1	17:1	18:1
2008	18:1	18:1	18:1
2006	20:1	18:1	19:1
2005	19:1	18:1	19:1
2004	18:1	18:1	19:1
2003	21:1	18:1	19:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	2%	3%
2023	1%	3%	4%
2022	1%	3%	3%
2021	5%	3%	3%
2020	1%	3%	3%
2019	1%	3%	3%
2018	1%	2%	3%
2017	1%	2%	3%
2016	1%	3%	2%
2015	1%	2%	2%
2014	2%	3%	3%
2013	2%	2%	2%
2012	2%	3%	3%
2011	2%	3%	3%
2010	3%	4%	4%
2009	2%	3%	4%
2008	3%	2%	3%
2007	2%	2%	3%
2006	2%	1%	2%
2005	2%	2%	2%
2004	2%	1%	1%

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Hispanic

10%

15%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	10%	15%
2023	10%	14%	8%
2022	8%	14%	7%
2021	8%	13%	7%
2020	6%	12%	6%
2019	6%	12%	6%
2018	8%	12%	5%
2017	8%	12%	5%
2016	7%	11%	5%
2015	6%	11%	4%
2014	8%	10%	4%
2013	8%	10%	4%
2012	6%	9%	4%
2011	6%	8%	4%
2010	3%	8%	4%
2009	3%	8%	4%
2008	5%	8%	4%
2007	4%	7%	3%
2006	4%	6%	2%
2005	3%	5%	2%
2004	2%	5%	2%

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Black

21%

13%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	21%	13%
2023	9%	13%	18%
2022	7%	13%	16%
2021	16%	13%	14%
2020	4%	13%	13%
2019	4%	13%	13%
2018	2%	12%	12%
2017	2%	12%	12%
2016	1%	12%	11%
2015	1%	12%	11%
2014	3%	12%	10%
2013	4%	12%	10%
2012	3%	12%	9%
2011	3%	12%	8%
2010	2%	13%	8%
2009	3%	13%	8%
2008	3%	13%	7%
2007	1%	13%	7%
2006	1%	13%	6%
2005	1%	12%	4%
2004	1%	12%	3%

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White

60%

63%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	60%	63%
2023	74%	64%	64%
2022	76%	65%	68%
2021	63%	66%	70%
2020	83%	67%	72%
2019	83%	67%	72%
2018	85%	69%	76%
2017	85%	69%	76%
2016	87%	69%	78%
2015	87%	70%	79%
2014	83%	71%	79%
2013	81%	72%	80%
2012	85%	72%	80%
2011	87%	73%	82%
2010	92%	75%	84%
2009	92%	76%	84%
2008	87%	77%	86%
2007	90%	78%	87%
2006	92%	80%	90%
2005	93%	81%	92%
2004	94%	82%	94%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	7%	6%
2023	6%	6%	6%
2022	8%	5%	6%
2021	8%	5%	6%
2020	6%	5%	6%
2019	6%	5%	6%
2018	4%	5%	4%
2017	4%	5%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	5%	5%	4%
2014	4%	4%	4%
2013	5%	4%	4%
2012	4%	4%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.59

0.57

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	0.59	0.56
2023	0.43	0.55	0.55
2022	0.41	0.54	0.51
2021	0.57	0.53	0.49
2020	0.31	0.52	0.46
2019	0.31	0.52	0.46
2018	0.27	0.50	0.40
2017	0.27	0.50	0.40
2016	0.24	0.50	0.38
2015	0.24	0.49	0.37
2014	0.30	0.47	0.37
2013	0.34	0.46	0.36
2012	0.27	0.46	0.34
2011	0.25	0.45	0.33
2010	0.15	0.43	0.28
2009	0.15	0.42	0.28
2008	0.24	0.41	0.25
2007	0.19	0.39	0.23
2006	0.15	0.34	0.18
2005	0.13	0.33	0.15
2004	0.12	0.31	0.11

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

30%

43%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	30%	43%
2023	29%	47%	29%
2022	17%	39%	18%
2021	24%	42%	20%
2020	23%	41%	19%
2019	23%	41%	19%
2018	23%	40%	17%
2017	23%	40%	17%
2016	20%	41%	17%
2015	22%	41%	18%
2014	25%	41%	17%
2013	26%	41%	18%
2012	23%	40%	16%
2011	21%	39%	15%
2010	20%	37%	13%
2009	15%	33%	10%
2008	18%	31%	9%
2007	16%	29%	9%
2006	13%	28%	8%
2005	11%	28%	8%
2004	10%	27%	7%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Cardinal Elementary School	Indiana	Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District
2024	7%	6%
2023	4%	4%	5%
2022	7%	6%	6%
2021	6%	5%	6%
2020	6%	8%	6%
2019	6%	8%	6%
2018	5%	8%	5%
2017	5%	8%	5%
2016	7%	7%	6%
2015	6%	8%	6%
2014	9%	8%	6%
2013	8%	8%	6%
2012	9%	8%	6%
2011	9%	8%	6%
2010	9%	9%	6%
2009	10%	9%	6%
2008	8%	8%	6%
2007	7%	8%	6%
2006	5%	8%	4%
2005	6%	8%	5%
2004	6%	8%	5%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IN Dept. of Education

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School Mascot: Wild Boars

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id='faq'>Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cardinal Elementary School's ranking?

Cardinal Elementary School is ranked #38 out of 1,743 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in Indiana.

What schools are Cardinal Elementary School often compared to?

Cardinal Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Brown Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

73% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 39% IN state average), while 74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 41% IN state average).

How many students attend Cardinal Elementary School?

590 students attend Cardinal Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

60% of Cardinal Elementary School students are White, 21% of students are Black, 10% of students are Hispanic, 7% of students are Two or more races, and 2% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Cardinal Elementary School?

Cardinal Elementary School has a student ration of 15:1, which is equal to the Indiana state average of 15:1.

What grades does Cardinal Elementary School offer ?

Cardinal Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Cardinal Elementary School part of?

Cardinal Elementary School is part of Brownsburg Community School Corporation School District.

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 590 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 40%
: Top 5%
: 73% (Top 5%)
: 74% (Top 5%)
: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IN Dept. of Education