Brookwood Middle

Set in Genoa City, Wisconsin, Brookwood Middle is a close-knit elementary campus, run under Genoa City J2 School District. It caters to 213 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Genoa City J2 School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 413 students. Brookwood Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Brookwood Middle reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Brookwood Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Brookwood Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Walworth County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,520 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Brookwood Middle is one of 46 public schools in Walworth County (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brookwood Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Brookwood Middle comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Brookwood Middle's enrollment has ticked down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 292 (now 213). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 10% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.