Percy Julian Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 927 students
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
947
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Oak Park ESD 97
Cook County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School is a public middle school in Oak Park, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Oak Park ESD 97. The school is located in a large suburb in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 947 students were enrolled, with about 12.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 947 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Oak Park ESD 97
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 172925004581
Schools near Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.