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Brookwood Junior High School

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Brookwood Junior High School ranks 868 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Brookwood Junior High School is a public middle school located in Glenwood, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 216 students. The school is part of the Brookwood School District 167, which is ranked 748 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookwood Junior High School consistently performs below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 50.7% compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was only 11.9% compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance is also below the district average in both ELA and Mathematics, indicating a need for improvement across the district. Brookwood Junior High School's performance is particularly weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.4% to 16.4% in recent years, significantly lower than the state and district averages.

Brookwood Junior High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% and top 40% of Illinois middle schools, respectively, it struggles with other subgroups. The school's performance for Special Education and Disabled students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 15% of Illinois middle schools, respectively. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 22.6% to 28.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Nearby schools, such as Coolidge Middle School, McKinley Junior High School, and James Hart School, tend to have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, despite serving a more diverse student population.

226

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,678

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 E Glenwood Lansing Rd
Glenwood, IL 60425-1742

(708) 758-5252

District: Brookwood School District 167

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.3%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg28%

Illinois avg46%

868^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

748^th of 811Brookwood School District 167 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	868 of 1368	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	787 of 1363	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	686 of 1367	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	804 of 1369	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	926 of 1241	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	905 of 1356	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	952 of 1293	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	937 of 1293	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	916 of 1294	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1172 of 1302	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	1094 of 1322	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	1216 of 1367	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	1128 of 1365	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	1164 of 1344	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	1098 of 1327	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	1159 of 1318	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	1191 of 1293	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	1141 of 1287	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	1066 of 1272	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	976 of 1209	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.8	929 of 1204	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.1	886 of 1185	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	182 of 574	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	145 of 548	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	99 of 569	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	128 of 573	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	152 of 385	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	171 of 565	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	173 of 511	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	575 of 694	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	451 of 639	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	219 of 674	67.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	173 of 483	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	157 of 486	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	99 of 480	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	78 of 454	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	825 of 1248	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	698 of 1251	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	642 of 1275	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	797 of 1286	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	836 of 1017	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	736 of 1276	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	889 of 1226	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	243 of 669	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	247 of 643	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	193 of 661	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	291 of 662	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	313 of 517	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	319 of 639	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	447 of 590	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	692 of 1229	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	690 of 1219	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	402 of 1234	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	529 of 1221	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	781 of 1019	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	875 of 1217	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	871 of 1161	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	772 of 1271	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	775 of 1264	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	635 of 1292	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	694 of 1286	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	776 of 1048	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	918 of 1296	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	917 of 1223	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	757 of 812	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	503 of 802	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	251 of 805	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	327 of 781	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.0	472 of 548	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	756 of 792	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)68th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science35%-10 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 vs state

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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)	% 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 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
James Hart School	Public	6-8	18220 Morgan St	Homewood	60430	Cook County	Homewood School District 153	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 799-5544	681	61	11.1	46.7%	140 (20.6%)	388 (57.0%)	100 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.3%)	60.3	484^th of 1368 public middle schools	64.6%		53.4	551^st of 1363 public middle schools	59.6%	67		41.4			74.1	58.5	59.5	63.3			29.4	34.2	30.2	31.5	97.6	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.5	97.6	97.9	94.2	$16,947	$569	$16,379
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Public	5-8	800 E 14th St	Ford Heights	60411	Cook County	Ford Heights School District 169	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-1400	156	12	13.1	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	145 (92.9%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	1061^st of 1368 public middle schools	22.4%		16.3	1191^st of 1363 public middle schools	12.6%	130	4.8	22.9		7.1	37.5	37.1	42.9	30.3		0.0	2.6	8.6	14.3	6.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.2	$25,927	$1,725	$24,202
Chicago Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1020 Dixie Hwy	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 882-0170	872	65	13.3	92.1%	27 (3.1%)	267 (30.6%)	568 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	25	1014^th of 1368 public middle schools	25.9%		27.5	950^th of 1363 public middle schools	30.3%	64		23.7			36.7	30.2	42.5	36.4			13.9	15.4	18.2	15.9	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.9	98.7	$21,301	$1,754	$19,547
McKinley Junior High School	Public	6-8	16949 Cottage Grove Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	South Holland School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 339-8500	287	21	13.6	77.4%	0 (0.0%)	256 (89.2%)	27 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.4	799^th of 1368 public middle schools	41.6%		44.5	679^th of 1363 public middle schools	50.2%	120		22.8			44.7	44.1	61.3	50.0			20.0	19.6	24.7	21.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$20,795	$1,322	$19,473
Memorial Junior High School	Public	6-8	2721 Ridge Rd	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-2383	854	55	15.5	99.2%	54 (6.3%)	507 (59.4%)	235 (27.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)	26.6	986^th of 1368 public middle schools	27.9%		26.5	969^th of 1363 public middle schools	28.9%	17		28.4			39.8	38.0	34.9	37.4			15.3	17.1	15.6	16.0	98.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	98.5	98.6	95.9	$16,589	$1,228	$15,360
Heritage Middle School	Public	5-8	19250 Burnham Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Sunnybrook School District 171	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 895-0790	500	37	13.5	59.4%	13 (2.6%)	389 (77.8%)	89 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	41.3	755^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.8%		41.5	722^nd of 1363 public middle schools	47.0%	33	14.0	37.6		39.5	50.9	48.2	72.0	52.6		8.8	15.2	13.1	12.7	12.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	72.1	$17,783	$1,013	$16,770
Parker Junior High School	Public	6-8	2810 School St	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 647-5400	822	66	12.4	54.3%	69 (8.4%)	568 (69.1%)	114 (13.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (7.8%)	52.9	582^nd of 1368 public middle schools	57.5%		47.8	617^th of 1363 public middle schools	54.7%	35		41.7			51.6	57.3	66.2	58.4			26.8	29.0	23.6	26.5	98.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	98.2	98.3	94.1	$19,738	$845	$18,893
Barack Obama School of Ldership	Public	4-6	401 Concord Dr	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9101	367	30	12.4	80.7%	5 (1.4%)	283 (77.1%)	56 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)								(n/a)	33.3		31.1	56.0	49.3			44.0	16.6	24.6	14.1			19.0	97.5	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.7	98.7	97.8		$23,129	$2,216	$20,913

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookwood Junior High School

What district is Brookwood Junior High School in?

Brookwood School District 167

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

How many students attend Brookwood Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Brookwood Junior High School.

Is Brookwood Junior High School a good school?

Brookwood Junior High School ranks 868^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Brookwood Junior High School?

Students at Brookwood Junior High School are 74% African American, 23% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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