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Brussels Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades K–7

128 School St, Brussels, IL 62013 · (618) 883-2131 · Part of Brussels Community Unit School District 42

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Directions
Students
67
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–7
The gist

What stands out about Brussels Grade School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 45.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brussels kids: Brussels High School

On the path

Where Brussels kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–7Brussels Grade SchoolYou are here
8–12Brussels High School42 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

128 School St, Brussels

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten6
Grade 17
Grade 210
Grade 315
Grade 47
Grade 54
Grade 611
Grade 75
Grade 82
Enrollment over time
46’20
52’21
40’22
37’23
67’24

Up 45.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brussels Grade School from Brussels families.

Other schools in Brussels Community Unit School District 42

The district →
Brussels High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brussels
B−
42 students5:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Brussels’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.