Best Public Schools in Glenwood, IL

Summary:

The city of Glenwood, Illinois is home to four schools, including two elementary schools (Longwood Elementary School and Hickory Bend Elementary School) and two middle schools (Brookwood Junior High School and Brookwood Middle School). These schools are part of the Brookwood School District 167, which is ranked 748 out of 811 districts in Illinois and rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the schools, Brookwood Junior High School stands out as the strongest performer, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (50.7% for all grades) and the highest Science proficiency (35.2% for 8th grade) compared to the other schools. It also has a higher state-wide ranking, placing it in the top 868 middle schools in Illinois. Hickory Bend Elementary School also outperforms the other elementary school, Longwood Elementary, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, and has a higher state-wide ranking, placing it in the top 1,673 elementary schools in Illinois.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 25.4% to 25.4%), high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (62.14% to 62.96%), and low proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics, where the lowest is Brookwood Middle School at only 3% proficient or better for all grades. These issues suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students in Glenwood.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookwood Middle School	Public	5-6	200 E Glenwood Lansing Rd	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 758-5350	231	13	18.4	68.8%	4 (1.7%)	166 (71.9%)	52 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)								(n/a)	16.9				30.9	26.2			28.7			1.6	4.7			3.0	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5		43.5	$18,976	$2,179	$16,797
Brookwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 E Glenwood Lansing Rd	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 758-5252	226	13	18.0	65.0%	2 (0.9%)	168 (74.3%)	51 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	34.7	868^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.5%		37.3	787^th of 1363 public middle schools	42.3%	81		35.2					55.0	46.3	50.7					16.4	7.4	11.9	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8		95.8	$19,678	$2,162	$17,516
Hickory Bend Elementary School	Public	K-4	600 E 191st Pl	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 758-4520	277	21	13.1	62.8%	6 (2.2%)	225 (81.2%)	37 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	19.8	1673^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	18.6%		30.2	1390^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.8%	283			22.4	31.0					26.7	27.6	22.0					24.8	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0			$20,117	$1,979	$18,139
Longwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	441 N Longwood Dr	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 757-2100	364	24	15.4	57.4%	4 (1.1%)	264 (72.5%)	82 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	18.6	1699^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.4%		15.3	1836^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.2%	137			22.6	30.0					26.5	30.6	15.7					22.7	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	15.6		$19,824	$2,085	$17,739

Cities Near Glenwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thornton	1.49 mi	1	479^th
Homewood	1.71 mi	3	385^th
Chicago Heights	2.35 mi	25	644^th
South Holland	2.45 mi	15	690^th
E Hazel Crest	2.59 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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