Brown County Middle School
Mount Sterling, IL · Brown County CUSD 1
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, remote
377th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 45%▲ Improving
504 E Main Street, Mount Sterling, IL 62353
(217)773-7601NCES ID 172730005720Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Brown County Middle School 377th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 45% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 27th in 2019 to 45th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 185 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2003, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.0% | 93.0% | ▼ 5.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.5% | 3.8% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.5% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.5% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.5% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2003. 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
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Brown County Middle School
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ELA 55% ▲9 · Math 40% ▲2Compare - #599Schuyler Industry Middle SchoolSchuyler-Industry CUSD 5 · 14.1 mi away599th of 685
ELA 28% ▼18 · Math 19% ▼19Compare - #573Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr HighMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 · 14.8 mi away573rd of 685
ELA 27% ▼19Compare - #455Central Junior High SchoolCentral CUSD 3 · 15.6 mi away455th of 685
ELA 47% ▲1 · Math 26% ▼12Compare - #200Bluffs Junior High SchoolScott-Morgan CUSD 2 · 19.5 mi away200th of 685
ELA 56% ▲10Compare - #638Pikeland Community SchoolPikeland CUSD 10 · 26.8 mi away638th of 685
ELA 27% ▼19 · Math 11% ▼27Compare - #519Astoria Junior High SchoolAstoria CUSD 1 · 27.2 mi away519th of 685
ELA 37% ▼9 · Math 26% ▼12Compare - #390Western Jr High SchoolWestern CUSD 12 · 28.5 mi away390th of 685
ELA 54% ▲8 · Math 28% ▼10Compare
What school district is Brown County Middle School in?
Brown County Middle School is part of the Brown County CUSD 1 district in Mount Sterling, Illinois.
Is Brown County Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Brown County Middle School 377th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 45% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Brown County Middle School?
White 93%, Hispanic 4%, Asian 1%, Black 1% (185 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Brown County Middle 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.