Enrollment
307
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSTOWN CNT COM SCH CORP·NCES 180105000181
Brownstown Central Middle School
520 W Walnut St, Brownstown, IN 47220 · (812) 358-4947 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Indiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
157 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
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 6 | 100 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 57% · 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
Brownstown Central Middle School→Brownstown Central High School
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Central Middle School
Brownstown Central Middle School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown Central Middle School this school | 307 | 51.1% | 38.3% |
| Owen Valley Middle School Spencer | 321 | 52.3% | 31.9% |
| Salem Middle School Salem | 352 | 50.9% | 28.4% |
| Lee L Driver Middle School Winchester | 316 | 50.3% | 30.5% |
| Northeastern Middle School Fountain City | 297 | 49.5% | 40.4% |
| Benjamin Rush Middle School Rushville | 300 | 53.7% | 34.4% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Brownstown Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #160 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #214 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #136 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #273 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #261 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #287 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #151 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #74 of 187 |
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
307
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 307 | 17.5 | 17.5:1 | 51% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.3 | 14.9:1 | 52% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 20.3 | 15.9:1 | 46% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 37% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 23.7 | 15.0:1 | 38% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 38% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 24% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownstown Central Middle School.
About Brownstown Central Middle School
Brownstown Central Middle School serves students in Brownstown, Indiana, as a small middle school. The school counted 307 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 48% below the average for middle schools in Indiana.
The 3 schools in Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp enroll 1,391 students altogether, Brownstown Central Middle School among them.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 80%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
Brownstown Central Middle School has 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.5:1. The school's 17.5:1 compares with an average of 15.6:1 for middle schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Brownstown Central Middle School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Indiana public middle schools.
Test results at Brownstown Central Middle School are 1.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.3% actual, 39.4% predicted).
For Jackson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,262 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Jackson County number 15, with about 7,459 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Brownstown Central High School, is the closest to Brownstown Central Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Brownstown Central Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 37 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.7:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,660
Census ACS
Median income
$70,262
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Brownstown Central High SchoolHigh · 463 students
Other schools in Brownstown
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Brownstown Central High SchoolHigh · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Brownstown Central High School0.4 mi · 463
- Brownstown Elementary School0.7 mi · 621
- Medora Jr & Sr High School7.7 mi · 95
- Medora STEM Academy7.7 mi · 90
- Cortland Elementary School8.0 mi · 89
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary School9.2 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Brownstown Central Middle SchoolHow large is Brownstown Central Middle School?
Brownstown Central Middle School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 06-08.
Is Brownstown Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brownstown Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Brownstown Central Middle School have?
Brownstown Central Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Brownstown Central Middle School?
Student demographics at Brownstown Central Middle School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brownstown Central Middle School public or private?
Brownstown Central Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp.
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