Summary:
The Brookwood School District 167 in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Hickory Bend Elementary School and Longwood Elementary School. While both schools face significant challenges, with performance well below state averages, Hickory Bend Elementary appears to be the stronger of the two, consistently outperforming Longwood Elementary across several key metrics.
Hickory Bend Elementary has a higher statewide school ranking, placing 1390 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools, compared to Longwood Elementary's ranking of 1836. Additionally, Hickory Bend has higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades, as well as in the 3rd and 4th grade levels specifically. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 28.7% compared to Longwood Elementary's 24.6%.
However, both schools in the Brookwood School District 167 face significant challenges, with performance well below the district and state averages in most subject areas. The district as a whole is ranked 711 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating the need for substantial improvements to address the achievement gap and support student success.
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