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Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

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Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School is located in Oak Park, IL and is one of 2 middle schools in Oak Park Esd 97. It is a public school that serves 829 students in grades 6-8.

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School did not make AYP in 2010. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Illinois in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2010, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Illinois average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School's students and teachers. more

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Oak Park ESD 97 District Spending

$12,230Per Pupil

The Oak Park ESD 97 spends $12,230 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 60% on instruction, 38% on support services, 2% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Oak Park ESD 97 District

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
St Edmund Parish School 0.2 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Our Lady Immaculate Academy 0.6 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Oak Park Christian Academy 0.6 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Percy Julian Middle School 0.7 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Ascension Elementary School 0.7 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Public School
Grades 6-8
Oak Park ESD 97

Did not make AYP
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Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
325 South Kenilworth
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-3050

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 829

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Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School had 19% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Illinois had 39% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

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55%

Black

27%

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14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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Lajada Benson: This school is great i want to go here me my friend and my cousin! We saw the test scores and they were great too!

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