Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKWOOD SD 167·NCES 171695002007
Hickory Bend Elementary School
600 E 191st Pl, Glenwood, IL 60425 · (708) 758-4520 · Cook County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
174 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
32%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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Brookwood SD 167. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 13.1% |
% 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Hickory Bend Elementary School
Hickory Bend Elementary School's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Bend Elementary School this school | 277 | 62.8% | 24.0% |
| Coles Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 286 | 60.8% | 22.1% |
| Meadowview School Country Club Hills | 293 | 65.5% | 19.8% |
| Marya Yates Elementary School Matteson | 284 | 66.2% | 19.9% |
| Mays Elementary Academy Chicago | 277 | 67.9% | 9.9% |
| Heather Hill Elementary School Flossmoor | 319 | 58.0% | 43.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Hickory Bend Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,481 of 1,925 | #492 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,466 of 2,077 ▲ 18 | #466 of 829 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,752 of 2,077 ▼ 341 | #659 of 829 ▼ 156 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,667 of 2,419 | #689 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #935 of 2,035 | #430 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #1,347 of 2,042 | #503 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #925 of 2,132 | #517 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #505 of 615 | #158 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
277
0 (0%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 327
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 | 277 | 21.1 | 13.1:1 | 63% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 18.3 | 14.8:1 | 63% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 16.5 | 17.6:1 | 68% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 52% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 48% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 82% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Bend Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (269 to 277); teachers down 4% (22 to 21.1).
About Hickory Bend Elementary School
Hickory Bend Elementary School is a small elementary school in Glenwood, Illinois, administered by Brookwood SD 167. The student body numbers 277 students, from kindergarten through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Across its 4 schools, Brookwood SD 167 enrolls 1,098 students. Hickory Bend Elementary School is one of those schools.
Most students at Hickory Bend Elementary School are Black: 81% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The school's Black share is 59 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hickory Bend Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
Federal data list 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hickory Bend Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.1:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The lunch program counts 63% of students at Hickory Bend Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Hickory Bend Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hickory Bend Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.0% is 11.3 points below the 35.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The closest other public school is Brookwood Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hickory Bend Elementary School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Hickory Bend Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Hickory Bend Elementary School was 277 in 2020-21 and 277 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 231 students
- Brookwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · 226 students
Other schools in Glenwood
- Longwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 231 students
- Brookwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Brookwood Middle School0.5 mi · 231
- Brookwood Jr High School0.5 mi · 226
- Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr1.9 mi · 306
- Longwood Elementary School2.1 mi · 364
- Oak Glen Elementary School2.1 mi · 526
- Wolcott School2.3 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Bend Elementary SchoolHow large is Hickory Bend Elementary School?
Hickory Bend Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hickory Bend Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickory Bend Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Hickory Bend Elementary School have?
Hickory Bend Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hickory Bend Elementary School?
At Hickory Bend Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 13% Hispanic, 81% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hickory Bend Elementary School?
Hickory Bend Elementary School is overseen by Brookwood SD 167 in Cook County.
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