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Brownstown Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

421 S College Ave, Brownstown, IL 62418 · (618) 427-3839 · Part of Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

Otego Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
61
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Brownstown Jr High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Otego Township kids: Brownstown High School

On the path

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

PK–6Brownstown Elem Schoolin Brownstown
7–8Brownstown Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Brownstown High Schoolin Brownstown

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

421 S College Ave, Brownstown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 727
Grade 834
Enrollment over time
52’20
58’21
58’22
61’23
61’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brownstown Jr High School from Otego Township families.

Other schools in Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

The district →
Brownstown Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brownstown
C+
264 students13:1
Brownstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brownstown
C−
102 students12:1

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