Brooks Middle School

Brooks Middle School is a junior high of average-sized scale in Harvey, Illinois, overseen by Harvey SD 152, serveing 455 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in Harvey SD 152 (1,487 students total), Brooks Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Brooks Middle School records that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 38% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Brooks Middle School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at Brooks Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brooks Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.1%; this one delivers 20.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Brooks Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brooks Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brooks Middle School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 12%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 455 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 66% to 58%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Brooks Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.