📍 2027 Brown School Rd, Saint Joseph, Berrien County, 49085
Brown School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saint Joseph, Berrien County. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brown School enrolls 398 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 8.3% Asian and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 74% |
| Asian | 33 | 8.3% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 398 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brown School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 21, state house district 79.
Brown School is one of 5 schools in St. Joseph Public Schools, based in SAINT JOSEPH, Michigan. The district serves 2,930 students district-wide and employs 148 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 398 students, Brown School is smaller than the district average of about 586 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small