Brooks College Prep Academy HS

Brooks College Prep Academy HS, a mid-tier secondary school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, serves 1,007 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Brooks College Prep Academy HS is among them.

Demographically, Brooks College Prep Academy HS logs that Black students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 2% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Brooks College Prep Academy HS higher than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Brooks College Prep Academy HS sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.6%; actual is 71.7%, +34.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Brooks College Prep Academy HS is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Cullen Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brooks College Prep Academy HS at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brooks College Prep Academy HS has edged up 5%, going from 962 students in 2018 to 1,007 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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