Brown County Elementary School
Mount Sterling, IL · Brown County CUSD 1
Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Rural, remote
1,019th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 52%· Stable
501 NW Cross St, Mount Sterling, IL 62353
(217)773-7501NCES ID 172730002894Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Brown County Elementary School 1,019th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 52% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 50th in 2019 to 52th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 290 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.8% | 96.9% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.3% | 2.1% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.9% | 0.3% | ▼ 1.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $159K in zip 62353 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Brown County Elementary School in?
Brown County Elementary School is part of the Brown County CUSD 1 district in Mount Sterling, Illinois.
Is Brown County Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Brown County Elementary School 1,019th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 52% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Brown County Elementary School?
White 97%, Hispanic 2% (290 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Brown County Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62353 is $159K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.