Summary:
ZIP code 62418 has three Brownstown schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Brownstown Elementary School (PK–6), Brownstown Junior High School (grades 7–8) and Brownstown High School (grades 9–12), with 427 students combined. The clearest overall strength is Junior High’s ELA performance, while results at Elementary and High School vary notably by grade and subject.
Brownstown Junior High School stands out in 2025–2026 ELA: 69% of students were proficient across grades, about 13 percentage points above the state’s 56%. By contrast, Brownstown Elementary School had 47% proficient overall, about 9 points below the state; its sixth-grade result was stronger at 67%, 8 points above state, while grades 3–5 were below. At Brownstown High School, tenth-grade science reached 70%, 22 points above state, but ninth-grade science was 34%, 13 points below. Elementary’s fifth-grade science result was also low at 29%, 18 points under state. These grade-level contrasts matter more than a single ranking of the schools.
Recent trends reinforce the mixed picture: Junior High’s all-grades ELA proficiency rose from 56% to 69% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, gaining about 11 points relative to the state. Elementary’s ELA result stayed near 47%, but its state gap widened by 3 points; its fifth-grade science score improved by 3 points, while the gap widened by 4. High School’s tenth-grade science jumped 39 points, while ninth-grade science fell 14. SchoolDigger ranked Elementary in the 29th percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026, compared with the 62nd percentile (3 stars) for both other schools. Student–teacher ratios were similar, from 11.5 to 12.9. Free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 ranged from 54% at Junior High to 69% at High School; these figures offer context, not an explanation for achievement. High School’s graduation rate was 91%, slightly above state, while chronic absenteeism was 27%, about 4 points higher than state.
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