Greenbriar Elem School

Located at 101 W Greenbriar Ave, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Greenbriar Elem School is an intimate elementary campus that works with 174 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Chicago Heights SD 170. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

Within Chicago Heights SD 170, which oversees 10 schools and 2,674 students, Greenbriar Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Greenbriar Elem School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest reads as 26% Black, 7% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, On paper, Greenbriar Elem School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at Greenbriar Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Greenbriar Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 14.8%; actual is 44.8%, +30.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Greenbriar Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Serena Hills Elem School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greenbriar Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Greenbriar Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 36%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 174 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 12% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Greenbriar Elem School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.