Enrollment
179
Middle
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWN COUNTY CUSD 1·NCES 172730005720
Brown County Middle School
504 E Main Street, Mount Sterling, IL 62353 · (217) 773-7601 · Brown County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
72 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 43 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 23% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brown County Middle School→Brown County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brown County CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.8pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 28.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brown County Middle School
Brown County Middle School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Middle School this school | 179 | 40.2% | 39.1% |
| Marshall Jr High School Marshall | 186 | 41.4% | 50.8% |
| Lena-Winslow Jr High School Lena | 173 | 40.5% | 58.9% |
| Southwestern Middle School Piasa | 171 | 42.1% | 39.7% |
| Medora Intermediate School Medora | 160 | 40.6% | 52.6% |
| Meridian Middle School Macon | 195 | 42.6% | 36.7% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brown County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #342 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #256 of 640 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #443 of 640 ▲ 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #588 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #385 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #127 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
179
-31 (-15%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 197
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 179 | 16.3 | 11.0:1 | 40% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 14.4 | 12.9:1 | 46% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 16.9 | 12.2:1 | 41% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 15.3 | 14.3:1 | 100% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 41% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 39% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (218 to 179); teachers up 6% (15.3 to 16.3).
About Brown County Middle School
Brown County Middle School, a very small middle school, is located in Mount Sterling, Illinois. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 179 students. It has 61% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Illinois (about 462).
Brown County CUSD 1 is responsible for 3 schools, Brown County Middle School included, with 673 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Brown County Middle School is 93% White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic. Brown County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. The school reported 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Brown County average a similar 41%.
On the allk12 Grade, Brown County Middle School lands at C, ahead of 25% of Illinois public middle schools.
In Illinois, Brown County Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.1% actual against a predicted 48.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Brown County show that median household income comes to about $67,917, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Brown County has 3 public schools with about 673 students, including Brown County Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Brown County Middle School is closest to Brown County High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Brown County Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Brown County Middle School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 39.1% versus a 37.1% average.
Brown County Middle School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Brown County Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,322
Census ACS
Median income
$67,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
673 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brown County CUSD 1
- Brown County Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Brown County High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Other schools in Mount Sterling
- Brown County Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Brown County High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Other Brown County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Brown County Middle. Brown County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Brown County Middle SchoolNashville, IN · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Brown County High School0.0 mi · 224
- Brown County Elementary School0.9 mi · 270
- Griggsville-Perry Middle School13.6 mi · 92
- Webster Elementary School13.9 mi · 183
- Rushville-Industry High School14.1 mi · 295
- Schuyler Industry Middle School14.1 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Brown County Middle SchoolHow large is Brown County Middle School?
Brown County Middle School enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 05-08.
Is Brown County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brown County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Brown County Middle School have?
Brown County Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Brown County Middle School?
Student demographics at Brown County Middle School are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Brown County Middle School in?
Brown County Middle School is part of Brown County CUSD 1.
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