Brookview Elem School

Brookview Elem School operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Rockford, Illinois, operated by Rockford SD 205. Current enrollment sits at 484 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Brookview Elem School is one of 44 schools operated by Rockford SD 205, a district that instructs 28,467 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Brookview Elem School lists that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Brookview Elem School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brookview Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Winnebago County put the typical household earns roughly $65,837 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brookview Elem School is one of 94 public schools in Winnebago County (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students).

Spring Creek Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Brookview Elem School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Brookview Elem School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 484). The White share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 39% over that span.

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