Brown School
2027 Brown School Rd
Saint Joseph MI, 49085, Berrien County
Phone: 269-926-3500
Ranking: (257 out of 2,213, top 12%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: St. Joseph Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 336 | 325 | 323 | 325 | 328 | 321 | 326 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 73 | 21.7% | 66 | 20.3% | 62 | 19.2% | 62 | 19.1% | 69 | 21.0% | 62 | 19.3% | 45 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 15.8% | 51 | 15.7% | 51 | 15.8% | 49 | 15.1% | 51 | 15.5% | 49 | 15.3% | 41 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 15.8% | 49 | 15.1% | 50 | 15.5% | 51 | 15.7% | 48 | 14.6% | 46 | 14.3% | 50 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 14.9% | 51 | 15.7% | 50 | 15.5% | 51 | 15.7% | 53 | 16.2% | 49 | 15.3% | 49 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 15.5% | 58 | 17.8% | 53 | 16.4% | 55 | 16.9% | 54 | 16.5% | 49 | 15.3% | 53 | 16.3% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 16.4% | 50 | 15.4% | 56 | 17.3% | 57 | 17.5% | 50 | 15.2% | 54 | 16.8% | 77 | 23.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.9% | 12 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 194 | 57.7% | 188 | 57.8% | 182 | 56.3% | 175 | 53.8% | 178 | 54.3% | 176 | 54.8% | 182 | 55.8% |
Female: | 142 | 42.3% | 137 | 42.2% | 141 | 43.7% | 150 | 46.2% | 141 | 43.0% | 136 | 42.4% | 140 | 42.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 24 | 7.1% | 30 | 9.2% | 27 | 8.4% | 24 | 7.4% | 25 | 7.6% | 20 | 6.2% | 21 | 6.4% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.2% |
Black: | 21 | 6.3% | 18 | 5.5% | 14 | 4.3% | 20 | 6.2% | 18 | 5.5% | 17 | 5.3% | 11 | 3.4% |
White: | 274 | 81.5% | 264 | 81.2% | 265 | 82.0% | 264 | 81.2% | 273 | 83.2% | 272 | 84.7% | 288 | 88.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 18.2% | NA | NA | 33 | 10.2% | 35 | 10.8% | 40 | 12.2% | 33 | 10.3% | 23 | 7.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 8.0% | NA | NA | 14 | 4.3% | 10 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.4% | 11 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.02 | 19.98 | 23.07 | 23.21 | 20.83 | 18.40 | 19.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 99.4% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 98.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 99% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 98% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.4% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 57.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 61% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 95.4% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96.7% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 96.4% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 96% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.1% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.5% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 69.8% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 79.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.8% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.5% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 76.2% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.7% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 92% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.8% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 96.9% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.5% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 56.3% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.4% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 93.9% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.2% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.3% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 96.4% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.6% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.6% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 84.8% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.2% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 70.9% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 60.9% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 70.9% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 64.6% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.1% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.4% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 91.3% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.4% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89.3% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 93.4% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.1% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.8% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60.5% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 93.3% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 94.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 93.5% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.2% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.4% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.3% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 89.9% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82.9% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 95.3% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 95% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.1% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.4% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.6% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 22.3% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 25.2% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 76.1% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 72.6% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76.2% | 63.4% |
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* Brown School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.