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Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302 · (708) 524-3050 · Part of Oak Park Elementary School District 97

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Directions
Students
947
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Oak Park Township kids: Oak Park & River Forest High Sch

On the path

Where Oak Park Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Gwendolyn Brooks Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Oak Park & River Forest High Schin Oak Park

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6301
Grade 7315
Grade 8331
Enrollment over time
909’20
949’21
958’22
981’23
947’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 20%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 13%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School from Oak Park Township families.

Other schools in Oak Park Elementary School District 97

The district →
Longfellow Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
A
524 students10:1
Whittier Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
A−
386 students10:1
William Hatch Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
B+
358 students13:1
Abraham Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Park
A−
580 students12:1
Oliver W Holmes Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Park
A−
513 students12:1
Irving Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Park
B+
509 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Oak Park Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.