Is Hickory Bend Elementary School a good school?

Hickory Bend Elementary School ranks 1390 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hickory Bend Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 270 students attended Hickory Bend Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Bend Elementary School?

Students at Hickory Bend Elementary School are 82% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hickory Bend Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hickory Bend Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Brookwood Junior High School Middle : Brookwood Middle School High : Bloom High School

Hickory Bend Elementary School

Summary:

Hickory Bend Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Glenwood, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a student population of 290. The school is part of the Brookwood School District 167, which is ranked 711 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hickory Bend Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a current ranking of 1390 out of 2067 schools and a 2-star rating. The school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 40.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding schools in the Brookwood School District 167. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is consistently lower than the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.1% of Hickory Bend students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 13.1%, compared to 7.2% for the district and 28.4% for the state.

While Hickory Bend Elementary School's overall academic performance is low, the school's African American students have performed relatively well, ranking 149 out of 655 Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year with a 4-star rating. This suggests that the school may be effectively supporting its African American student population, despite the challenges faced by the overall student body. However, when comparing Hickory Bend Elementary School to other nearby schools, such as Winston Churchill School in the Homewood School District 153, which has significantly higher academic performance, it becomes clear that Hickory Bend Elementary School is struggling compared to its peers.

Detail:

Public K-4

600 E 191st Pl
Glenwood, IL 60425-1924

(708) 758-4520

District: Brookwood School District 167

SchoolDigger Rank:
1390^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,874

Students who attend Hickory Bend Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brookwood Junior High School
	Brookwood Middle School
High:	Bloom High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 270

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.9%

Hispanic:

14.1%

White:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hickory Bend Elementary School ranks worse than 67.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.21. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (81.9%), Hispanic (14.1%), White (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hickory Bend Elementary School is 14.7. (See more...)

Compare Hickory Bend Elementary School employs 18.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hickory Bend Elementary School is $19,874.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hickory Bend Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hickory Bend Elementary School 1390^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hickory Bend Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Brookwood School District 167:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookwood School District 167 711^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hickory Bend Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hickory Bend Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	38.65	1405^th	2020	30.4%
2004	25.80	1641^st	2030	19.2%
2005	28.70	1614^th	2022	20.2%
2006	27.35	1702^nd	2086	18.4%
2007	30.15	1684^th	2095	19.6%
2008	29.04	1634^th	2092	21.9%
2009	38.57	1496^th	2120	29.4%
2010	52.53	1234^th	2139	42.3%
2011	59.61	1052^nd	2147	51.0%
2012	61.19	1016^th	2166	53.1%
2013	30.68	1579^th	2167	27.1%
2014	50.31	1089^th	2093	48.0%
2015	40.66	1119^th	2052	45.5%
2016	43.06	1101^st	2046	46.2%
2017	44.07	1072^nd	2044	47.6%
2018	32.25	1364^th	2037	33.0%
2019	46.42	1041^st	2086	50.1%
2021	22.63	1483^rd	1948	23.9%
2022	22.75	1570^th	2082	24.6%
2023	13.58	1923^rd	2077	7.4%
2024	30.21	1390^th	2067	32.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hickory Bend Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.25	918^th	1765	48.0%
2019	59.20	585^th	1816	67.8%
2021	24.54	1253^rd	1514	17.2%
2022	25.05	1423^rd	1763	19.3%
2023	21.37	1596^th	1808	11.7%
2024	51.36	765^th	1793	57.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Hickory Bend Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.84	1384^th	1964	29.5%
2019	55.43	841^st	2019	58.3%
2021	19.19	1404^th	1680	16.4%
2022	18.50	1647^th	1970	16.4%
2023	13.39	1826^th	1957	6.7%
2024	33.11	1239^th	1942	36.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Hickory Bend Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.35	1237^th	1972	37.3%
2019	40.90	1131^st	2019	44.0%
2021	23.38	1313^th	1707	23.1%
2022	27.68	1363^rd	1977	31.1%
2023	16.16	1743^rd	1984	12.1%
2024	26.41	1408^th	1959	28.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Hickory Bend Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.74	126^th	698	81.9%
2019	82.21	51^st	711	92.8%
2021	55.05	109^th	428	74.5%
2022	56.77	203^rd	684	70.3%
2023	27.47	557^th	692	19.5%
2024	63.00	149^th	655	77.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hickory Bend Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	150	168	n/a	18	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	336
1990	167	145	n/a	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	320
1991	164	146	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
1992	165	169	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1993	152	148	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	315
1994	144	170	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1995	111	184	7	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	331
1996	111	184	7	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	331
1997	125	162	3	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1998	116	171	1	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	308
1999	118	176	7	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	325
2000	111	188	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2001	91	202	4	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2002	57	231	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
2003	57	231	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
2004	49	235	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
2005	42	267	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
2006	37	255	3	37	0	n/a	n/a	1	333
2007	38	276	0	32	0	n/a	n/a	2	348
2008	21	275	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	2	339
2009	21	253	0	36	0	n/a	n/a	6	316
2010	18	243	0	31	0	n/a	n/a	14	306
2011	21	238	0	47	0	0	4	0	310
2012	14	268	0	42	0	0	4	0	328
2013	16	263	0	42	0	0	8	0	329
2014	19	270	0	44	2	0	3	0	338
2015	13	236	0	48	0	0	7	0	304
2016	12	238	0	37	1	0	9	0	297
2017	12	223	0	35	3	0	9	0	282
2018	7	215	0	32	3	0	12	0	269
2019	12	196	0	34	2	0	13	0	257
2020	11	214	0	49	1	0	8	0	283
2021	11	215	0	46	1	0	4	0	277
2022	6	215	0	41	0	0	8	0	270
2023	9	226	0	50	0	0	5	0	290
2024	7	221	0	38	0	0	4	0	270

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hickory Bend Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	336	18.5	18.1	n/a
1990	320	17.5	18.2	n/a
1991	327	17.5	18.6	n/a
1992	348	17.0	20.4	n/a
1993	315	16.0	19.7	n/a
1994	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1995	331	17.0	19.5	n/a
1996	331	17.0	19.5	n/a
1997	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1998	308	19.5	15.8	n/a
1999	325	20.0	16.3	n/a
2000	323	22.5	14.4	n/a
2001	323	23.5	13.7	n/a
2002	326	24.0	13.6	56.4
2003	326	24.0	13.6	56.4
2004	322	24.5	13.1	56.2
2005	348	25.0	13.9	58.6
2006	333	24.0	13.9	62.3
2007	348	25.0	13.9	61
2008	339	23.0	14.7	70.9
2009	316	23.7	13.3	72.6
2010	306	22.0	13.9	82.5
2011	310	21.0	14.7	81.9
2012	328	22.5	14.5	72.3
2013	329	24.5	13.3	70.5
2014	338	22.4	15.0	66.3
2015	304	23.0	13.2	67.1
2016	297	22.0	13.5	48.1
2017	282	21.0	13.4	34
2018	269	22.0	12.2	51.7
2019	257	23.5	10.9	53.7
2020	283	23.2	12.1	57.2
2021	277	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	270	21.7	12.4	49.6
2023	290	16.5	17.5	67.6
2024	270	18.2	14.7	62.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hickory Bend Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	336	18.5	18.1	n/a
1990	320	17.5	18.2	n/a
1991	327	17.5	18.6	n/a
1992	348	17.0	20.4	n/a
1993	315	16.0	19.7	n/a
1994	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1995	331	17.0	19.5	n/a
1996	331	17.0	19.5	n/a
1997	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1998	308	19.5	15.8	n/a
1999	325	20.0	16.3	n/a
2000	323	22.5	14.4	n/a
2001	323	23.5	13.7	n/a
2002	326	24.0	13.6	56.4
2003	326	24.0	13.6	56.4
2004	322	24.5	13.1	56.2
2005	348	25.0	13.9	58.6
2006	333	24.0	13.9	62.3
2007	348	25.0	13.9	61
2008	339	23.0	14.7	70.9
2009	316	23.7	13.3	72.6
2010	306	22.0	13.9	82.5
2011	310	21.0	14.7	81.9
2012	328	22.5	14.5	72.3
2013	329	24.5	13.3	70.5
2014	338	22.4	15.0	66.3
2015	304	23.0	13.2	67.1
2016	297	22.0	13.5	48.1
2017	282	21.0	13.4	34
2018	269	22.0	12.2	51.7
2019	257	23.5	10.9	53.7
2020	283	23.2	12.1	57.2
2021	277	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	270	21.7	12.4	49.6
2023	290	16.5	17.5	67.6
2024	270	18.2	14.7	62.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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