Enrollment
226
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKWOOD SD 167·NCES 171695002006
Brookwood Jr High School
201 E Glenwood Lansing Rd, Glenwood, IL 60425 · (708) 758-5252 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
147 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 116 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 49% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookwood SD 167. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 9.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brookwood Jr High School
Brookwood Jr High School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Jr High School this school | 226 | 65.0% | 33.4% |
| Brookwood Middle School Glenwood | 231 | 68.8% | 16.3% |
| Calumet Elementary School Calumet Park | 316 | 56.0% | 18.6% |
| Southwood Middle School Country Club Hills | 283 | 70.3% | 19.2% |
| Sauk Elementary School Richton Park | 281 | 74.4% | 25.8% |
| Heritage Middle School Lansing | 500 | 59.4% | 30.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brookwood Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #403 of 578 | #63 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #575 of 640 ▼ 25 | #130 of 146 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #399 of 640 ▼ 39 | #85 of 146 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #535 of 691 | #136 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #535 of 558 | #130 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #338 of 560 | #94 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #134 of 581 | #53 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #249 of 440 | #60 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
226
-36 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 226 | 12.5 | 18.1:1 | 65% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 12 | 18.0:1 | 63% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 54% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 17.5 | 14.3:1 | 57% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 42% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 78% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookwood Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (251 to 226); teachers down 29% (17.5 to 12.5).
About Brookwood Jr High School
Brookwood Jr High School is a middle school in Glenwood, Illinois, and it is part of Brookwood SD 167. It reported 226 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Brookwood Jr High School is one school in Brookwood SD 167, a system of 4 schools with 1,098 students.
Of every 100 students at Brookwood Jr High School, about 74 are Black. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the Black share is about 22%. The diversity index for Brookwood Jr High School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 65% of the student body. The average for public schools in Cook County is similar, at 66%.
Brookwood Jr High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Illinois public middle schools.
Brookwood Jr High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.4% and a predicted 34.0%.
For the population of Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Brookwood Jr High School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Brookwood Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Brookwood Jr High School at 4th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Brookwood Jr High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 36 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Brookwood Jr High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookwood SD 167
- Longwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Hickory Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 231 students
Other schools in Glenwood
- Longwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Hickory Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Brookwood Middle School0.1 mi · 231
- Hickory Bend Elementary School0.5 mi · 277
- Longwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 364
- Wolcott School1.9 mi · 249
- Winston Churchill School2.2 mi · 572
- Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr2.2 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Brookwood Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Brookwood Jr High School?
Brookwood Jr High School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Brookwood Jr High School serve?
Brookwood Jr High School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Brookwood Jr High School have?
Brookwood Jr High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Brookwood Jr High School?
Student demographics at Brookwood Jr High School are roughly 1% White, 23% Hispanic, 74% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookwood Jr High School?
Brookwood Jr High School is overseen by Brookwood SD 167 in Cook County.
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