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Brown County Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

501 NW Cross St, Mount Sterling, IL 62353 · (217) 773-7501 · Part of Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Mount Sterling Township’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
270
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Brown County Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mount Sterling Township kids: Brown County Middle School

On the path

Where Mount Sterling Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Brown County Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Brown County Middle Schoolin Mount Sterling

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

501 NW Cross St, Mount Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K61
Kindergarten46
Grade 135
Grade 247
Grade 348
Grade 433
Enrollment over time
295’20
292’21
262’22
290’23
270’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brown County Elementary School from Mount Sterling Township families.

Other schools in Brown County Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Brown County Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mount Sterling
B−
179 students11:1
Brown County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Sterling
B+
224 students13:1

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; Mount Sterling Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.