Enrollment
67
Elementary
DISTRICT 55 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUSSELS CUSD 42·NCES 170010205346
Brussels Grade School
128 School St, Brussels, IL 62013 · (618) 883-2131 · Calhoun County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
22 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 3% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
30.4%
IL avg 51.0% . -26.7pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 21.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Brussels Grade School
Brussels Grade School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Grade School this school | 67 | 32.8% | 33.8% |
| Mount Erie Elementary School Mount Erie | 67 | 34.3% | 54.1% |
| Lostant Elementary School Lostant | 63 | 34.9% | 47.5% |
| Oakdale Grade School Oakdale | 58 | 31.0% | 41.2% |
| German Valley Grade School Forreston | 70 | 28.6% | N/A |
| South Wilmington Grade School South Wilmington | 73 | 28.8% | 51.9% |
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 Brussels Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #2,382 of 2,419 |
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
67
+21 (+46%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 103
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 | 67 | 5.6 | 12.0:1 | 33% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 4.6 | 8.0:1 | 27% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 4.6 | 8.7:1 | 35% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 46 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 5.5 | 8.7:1 | 50% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 49 | 6 | 8.2:1 | 63% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 56 | 4 | 14.0:1 | 50% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 79 | 6 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 7 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brussels Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (48 to 67); teachers up 2% (5.5 to 5.6).
About Brussels Grade School
Brussels Grade School is a very small elementary school in Brussels, Illinois. The school counted 67 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 7. That puts enrollment 82% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Brussels CUSD 42 is made up of 2 schools with 109 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Brussels Grade School, about 90 are White. It is also 4% Black and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Teacher count: 5.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.0:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Roughly 33% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Brussels Grade School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.8 points (33.8% versus 52.6%), a bottom-10% result in Illinois on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Calhoun County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $93,203, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Calhoun County number 4, with about 616 students.
Brussels High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Brussels Grade School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Brussels Grade School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 46 in 2020-21 and 67 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
This page is set up for the Brussels Grade School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,330
Census ACS
Median income
$93,203
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Brussels High School0.0 mi · 42
- Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette6.9 mi · 12
- Orchard Farm Middle School8.2 mi · 362
- Orchard Farm Elementary8.2 mi · 557
- WINFIELD INTERMEDIATE9.1 mi · 336
- WINFIELD ELEM.9.2 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Brussels Grade SchoolHow many students attend Brussels Grade School?
Brussels Grade School enrolls approximately 67 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Brussels Grade School serve?
Brussels Grade School serves grades KG-07.
How many students per teacher at Brussels Grade School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Brussels Grade School.
What is the student diversity at Brussels Grade School?
Student demographics at Brussels Grade School are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Brussels Grade School public or private?
Brussels Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brussels CUSD 42.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.