Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSTOWN CUSD 201·NCES 170744004556
Brownstown Elementary School
460 W South St, Brownstown, IL 62418 · (618) 427-3368 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
162 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Based on grade levels within Brownstown CUSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 15.6% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Brownstown Elementary School
Brownstown Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown Elementary School this school | 264 | 61.4% | 33.3% |
| Sesser-Valier Elementary School Sesser | 252 | 61.5% | 59.5% |
| South Central Elementary-Kinmundy Kinmundy | 269 | 59.5% | 36.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Johnston City | 270 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Carrollton Grade School Carrollton | 269 | 62.5% | 29.6% |
| Eastview Elementary School Canton | 288 | 61.1% | 38.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Brownstown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,146 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,482 of 2,077 ▼ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,107 of 2,077 ▼ 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,746 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #869 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #1,858 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #964 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #314 of 615 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
264
+23 (+10%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 217
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 | 264 | 20.4 | 12.9:1 | 61% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 19.2 | 14.1:1 | 58% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 20.6 | 12.5:1 | 57% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 15.4 | 15.8:1 | 51% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 57% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 13 | 14.4:1 | 56% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownstown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (243 to 264); teachers up 33% (15.4 to 20.4).
About Brownstown Elementary School
Brownstown Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Brownstown, Illinois. The school serves 264 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Brownstown Elementary School is one school in Brownstown CUSD 201, a system of 3 schools with 427 students.
The large majority of students at Brownstown Elementary School, 94%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Brownstown Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Brownstown Elementary School employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. Brownstown Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 61%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Brownstown Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.1%. Brownstown Elementary School scores 33.3%.
Fayette County census figures show that median household income is about $60,944, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 15 public schools operate in Fayette County, serving about 2,858 students.
The nearest other public school, Brownstown Jr High School, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Brownstown Elementary School. By average proficiency, Brownstown Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Brownstown Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Brownstown Elementary School went from 241 students to 264.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,315
Census ACS
Median income
$60,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brownstown CUSD 201
- Brownstown High SchoolHigh · 102 students
- Brownstown Jr High SchoolMiddle · 61 students
Other schools in Brownstown
- Brownstown High SchoolHigh · 102 students
- Brownstown Jr High SchoolMiddle · 61 students
Other Brownstown Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brownstown Elementary. Brownstown Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolBrownstown, IN · 621 students
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolBrownstown, PA · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Brownstown Jr High School0.1 mi · 61
- Brownstown High School0.1 mi · 102
- St Elmo Elementary School6.1 mi · 222
- St Elmo Jr High School6.6 mi · 55
- St Elmo Sr High School6.6 mi · 113
- Vandalia Community High School7.7 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Brownstown Elementary SchoolHow large is Brownstown Elementary School?
Brownstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Brownstown Elementary School serve?
Brownstown Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Brownstown Elementary School have?
Brownstown Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Brownstown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brownstown Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Brownstown Elementary School public or private?
Brownstown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brownstown CUSD 201.
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