📍 325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, Cook County, 60302
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oak Park, Cook County. The school has 958 pupils enrolled. The Principal is April Capuder. It is part of the Oak Park ESD 97 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School enrolls 958 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 18% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 484 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 173 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 116 | 12% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 958 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-70, state senate district 39, state house district 78.
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School is one of 10 schools in Oak Park ESD 97, based in Oak Park, Illinois. The district serves 5,560 students district-wide and employs 465 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 958 students, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School is larger than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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