Is Brookwood Junior High School a good school?

Brookwood Junior High School ranks 787 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brookwood Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 216 students attended Brookwood Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Brookwood Junior High School?

Students at Brookwood Junior High School are 78% African American, 19% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What high school do graduates of Brookwood Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Brookwood Junior High School usually go on to attend Bloom High School

Brookwood Junior High School

Summary:

Brookwood Junior High School is a public middle school located in Glenwood, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 241 students. The school is part of the Brookwood School District 167, which is ranked 711 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookwood Junior High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and for certain student subgroups. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests is significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with only 44.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and only 9.2% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for African American students but struggling with Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Brookwood Junior High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 32.2% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Coolidge Middle School, McKinley Junior High School, and James Hart School, Brookwood Junior High School's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools tending to have higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Brookwood Junior High School outperforms some nearby schools, such as Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center and Rickover Junior High School, which have even lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public 7-8

201 E Glenwood Lansing Rd
Glenwood, IL 60425-1742

(708) 758-5252

District: Brookwood School District 167

SchoolDigger Rank:
787^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,063

Students who attend Brookwood Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Bloom High School

Feeder schools for Brookwood Junior High School:

Elementary:	Hickory Bend Elementary School
	Longwood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 216

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.8%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brookwood Junior High School ranks worse than 57.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.34. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (77.8%), Hispanic (19%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brookwood Junior High School is 18. (See more...)

Compare Brookwood Junior High School employs 12 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brookwood Junior High School is $20,063.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brookwood Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookwood Junior High School 787^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Brookwood Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

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African American students:

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Brookwood School District 167:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookwood School District 167 711^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brookwood Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	28.12	886^th	1185	25.2%
2004	24.81	929^th	1204	22.8%
2005	19.79	976^th	1209	19.3%
2006	18.79	1066^th	1272	16.2%
2007	11.82	1141^st	1287	11.3%
2008	8.40	1191^st	1293	7.9%
2009	14.51	1159^th	1318	12.1%
2010	22.50	1098^th	1327	17.3%
2011	18.13	1164^th	1344	13.4%
2012	23.40	1128^th	1365	17.4%
2013	14.49	1216^th	1367	11.0%
2014	21.99	1094^th	1322	17.2%
2015	14.50	1172^nd	1302	10.0%
2016	28.83	916^th	1294	29.2%
2017	27.68	937^th	1293	27.5%
2018	26.31	952^nd	1293	26.4%
2019	32.29	905^th	1356	33.3%
2021	24.98	926^th	1241	25.4%
2022	36.87	804^th	1369	41.3%
2023	45.22	686^th	1367	49.8%
2024	37.34	787^th	1363	42.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	60.20	78^th	454	82.8%
2023	59.23	99^th	480	79.4%
2024	50.05	157^th	486	67.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.64	570^th	602	5.3%
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%
2021	26.00	472^nd	548	13.9%
2022	43.69	327^th	781	58.1%
2023	52.81	251^st	805	68.8%
2024	32.50	503^rd	802	37.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.64	871^st	1161	25.0%
2019	31.62	875^th	1217	28.1%
2021	27.33	781^st	1019	23.4%
2022	49.31	529^th	1221	56.7%
2023	57.64	402^nd	1234	67.4%
2024	40.42	690^th	1219	43.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.94	889^th	1226	27.5%
2019	40.37	736^th	1276	42.3%
2021	21.00	836^th	1017	17.8%
2022	33.71	797^th	1286	38.0%
2023	44.78	642^nd	1275	49.6%
2024	40.04	698^th	1251	44.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.36	219^th	674	67.5%
2024	31.14	451^st	639	29.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.04	917^th	1223	25.0%
2019	27.68	918^th	1296	29.2%
2021	26.11	776^th	1048	26.0%
2022	40.14	694^th	1286	46.0%
2023	44.58	635^th	1292	50.9%
2024	33.17	775^th	1264	38.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.68	173^rd	511	66.1%
2019	56.67	171^st	565	69.7%
2021	47.37	152^nd	385	60.5%
2022	63.29	128^th	573	77.7%
2023	68.65	99^th	569	82.6%
2024	60.96	145^th	548	73.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brookwood Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.29	447^th	590	24.2%
2019	45.42	319^th	639	50.1%
2021	37.67	313^th	517	39.5%
2022	48.98	291^st	662	56.0%
2023	59.88	193^rd	661	70.8%
2024	53.18	247^th	643	61.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Brookwood Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	205	111	4	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	331
1989	195	111	5	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	322
1990	173	133	1	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	326
1991	158	124	3	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
1992	174	122	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
1993	188	133	2	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
1994	180	135	3	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1995	127	123	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1996	127	123	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1997	113	126	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1998	101	119	6	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	247
1999	87	120	4	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	238
2000	113	182	7	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2001	98	208	3	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2002	78	193	4	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	304
2003	78	193	4	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	304
2004	65	215	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2005	60	258	1	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2006	34	256	2	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2007	21	268	3	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2008	22	246	2	32	1	n/a	n/a	1	304
2009	16	249	3	40	1	n/a	n/a	4	313
2010	13	204	2	37	0	n/a	n/a	9	265
2011	15	194	0	39	0	0	6	0	254
2012	17	202	0	31	0	0	9	0	259
2013	12	203	0	27	0	0	8	0	250
2014	17	225	0	33	0	0	5	0	280
2015	10	227	0	41	0	0	3	0	281
2016	7	206	0	41	1	1	4	0	260
2017	8	206	0	36	1	1	7	0	259
2018	5	191	0	48	0	0	7	0	251
2019	14	206	0	45	0	0	3	0	268
2020	11	221	0	44	1	0	2	0	279
2021	9	197	0	49	0	0	7	0	262
2022	8	178	0	51	0	0	6	0	243
2023	5	185	0	46	0	0	5	0	241
2024	3	168	0	41	0	0	4	0	216

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brookwood Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	331	19.0	17.4	n/a
1989	322	20.0	16.1	n/a
1990	326	20.0	16.3	n/a
1991	300	19.0	15.7	n/a
1992	312	17.0	18.3	n/a
1993	340	18.0	18.9	n/a
1994	343	17.0	20.2	n/a
1995	267	17.0	15.7	n/a
1996	267	17.0	15.7	n/a
1997	259	16.0	16.2	n/a
1998	247	16.0	15.4	n/a
1999	238	18.0	13.2	n/a
2000	328	20.0	16.4	n/a
2001	337	16.4	20.5	n/a
2002	304	18.0	16.9	47.4
2003	304	18.0	16.9	47.4
2004	319	19.0	16.8	54.2
2005	356	18.0	19.8	50
2006	328	20.0	16.4	61
2007	318	19.0	16.7	63.5
2008	304	18.0	16.9	71
2009	313	20.0	15.7	73.8
2010	265	22.0	12.0	80.5
2011	254	22.0	11.5	77.6
2012	259	20.0	12.9	71.4
2013	250	22.8	10.9	65.6
2014	280	19.9	14.0	66.4
2015	281	19.0	14.7	65.8
2016	260	18.0	14.4	42.3
2017	259	17.8	14.4	36.3
2018	251	17.5	14.3	57.4
2019	268	17.2	15.5	58.2
2020	279	19.0	14.6	53.4
2021	262	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	243	17.0	14.2	52.7
2023	241	13.0	18.5	53.9
2024	216	12.0	18.0	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brookwood Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	331	19.0	17.4	n/a
1989	322	20.0	16.1	n/a
1990	326	20.0	16.3	n/a
1991	300	19.0	15.7	n/a
1992	312	17.0	18.3	n/a
1993	340	18.0	18.9	n/a
1994	343	17.0	20.2	n/a
1995	267	17.0	15.7	n/a
1996	267	17.0	15.7	n/a
1997	259	16.0	16.2	n/a
1998	247	16.0	15.4	n/a
1999	238	18.0	13.2	n/a
2000	328	20.0	16.4	n/a
2001	337	16.4	20.5	n/a
2002	304	18.0	16.9	47.4
2003	304	18.0	16.9	47.4
2004	319	19.0	16.8	54.2
2005	356	18.0	19.8	50
2006	328	20.0	16.4	61
2007	318	19.0	16.7	63.5
2008	304	18.0	16.9	71
2009	313	20.0	15.7	73.8
2010	265	22.0	12.0	80.5
2011	254	22.0	11.5	77.6
2012	259	20.0	12.9	71.4
2013	250	22.8	10.9	65.6
2014	280	19.9	14.0	66.4
2015	281	19.0	14.7	65.8
2016	260	18.0	14.4	42.3
2017	259	17.8	14.4	36.3
2018	251	17.5	14.3	57.4
2019	268	17.2	15.5	58.2
2020	279	19.0	14.6	53.4
2021	262	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	243	17.0	14.2	52.7
2023	241	13.0	18.5	53.9
2024	216	12.0	18.0	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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