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Brownstown Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

460 W South St, Brownstown, IL 62418 · (618) 427-3368 · Part of Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

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

Directions
Students
264
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Brownstown Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Otego Township kids: Brownstown Jr High School

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

460 W South St, Brownstown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten25
Grade 140
Grade 232
Grade 338
Grade 436
Grade 539
Grade 621
Enrollment over time
241’20
245’21
256’22
271’23
264’24

Up 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brownstown Elem School from Otego Township families.

Other schools in Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

The district →
Brownstown Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brownstown
A−
61 students12:1
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.