Willowbrook Middle School

Willowbrook Middle School is an intermediate school of cozy scale in South Beloit, Illinois, operated by Prairie Hill CCSD 133, teacheing 348 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Willowbrook Middle School sits 25% below that benchmark.

Willowbrook Middle School is one of 2 schools operated by Prairie Hill CCSD 133, a district that teaches 795 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Willowbrook Middle School reports that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Willowbrook Middle School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Willowbrook Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.1%.

Around the school, census data for Winnebago County shows median household earnings sit near $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Willowbrook Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Hill Elem School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Willowbrook Middle School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willowbrook Middle School has grew 7%, going from 326 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 87% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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