Summary:
ZIP code 47220 in Brownstown, Indiana is served by three schools — Brownstown Elementary School (PK–5), Brownstown Central Middle School (6–8) and Brownstown Central High School (9–12) — all part of Brownstown County Com School Corp, a 3-star district ranked 153 of 374 Indiana districts (59th percentile). Together they enroll 1,391 students, forming a complete PK–12 pipeline in one district, with no alternative school in the area.
The middle school is the strongest and steadiest performer: it is the highest-ranked school here (61st percentile, 3 stars) and has improved three years running, with 8th-grade ELA proficiency of 58.95% — nearly 15 points above the state's 44%. The elementary school is the largest (621 students) but the only 2-star school, ranked at the 49th percentile; it is also the fastest-improving, climbing from the 39th to the 49th percentile. The high school has the highest ceiling and the most volatility — it reached the 73rd percentile (4 stars) in 2024–25 before easing to 56th percentile (3 stars) — but it posts the best graduation rate (92.3% vs. 89.7% state) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (11.0%).
Attendance is a real district strength: every school beats the state's 16.7% chronic absenteeism rate, and the district's 12.9% is well below it. The clearest academic concern is math in the 4th–6th grade band, which lags state figures noticeably, even as 5th-grade ELA and Social Studies improved sharply. Also worth watching is resource distribution: the elementary school has the largest enrollment, the highest share of students from low-income backgrounds (52.5% free/reduced lunch) and the lowest per-student spending ($10,965), while the high school has the smallest classes (13.8 students per teacher).
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