Is Longwood Elementary School a good school?

Longwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Longwood Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 330 students attended Longwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Longwood Elementary School?

Students at Longwood Elementary School are 76% African American, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Longwood Elementary School attend?

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

Longwood Elementary School

Summary:

Longwood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Glenwood, Illinois, with 330 students. 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.

Longwood Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1836 out of 2067 schools. The school significantly underperforms compared to the state and its own district in academic proficiency, with only 11.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 6.4% and 6.7% proficient in 3rd and 4th grade mathematics, respectively. Longwood Elementary School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.3% to 37.8% in recent years, more than double the state average.

When comparing Longwood Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Hickory Bend Elementary School, also in the Brookwood School District 167, it becomes clear that Longwood is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Additionally, while the school's overall performance ranks in the bottom 20%, its African American students and English Language Learners perform relatively better, ranking in the middle 50% of Illinois elementary schools in those categories. Despite increased per-student spending, Longwood Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past decade, suggesting the need for a more targeted and effective approach to addressing the unique challenges facing its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

441 N Longwood Dr
Glenwood, IL 60425-1211

(708) 757-2100

District: Brookwood School District 167

SchoolDigger Rank:
1836^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,023

Students who attend Longwood Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 16.0

Number of students: 330

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.4%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Longwood Elementary School ranks worse than 88.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.25. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Longwood Elementary School is $19,023.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Longwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Longwood Elementary School 1836^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Longwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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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 Longwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Longwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	21.76	1649^th	2020	18.4%
2004	39.26	1427^th	2030	29.7%
2005	45.92	1315^th	2022	35.0%
2006	30.65	1654^th	2086	20.7%
2007	28.83	1704^th	2095	18.7%
2008	34.29	1556^th	2092	25.6%
2009	29.19	1661^st	2120	21.7%
2010	35.54	1560^th	2139	27.1%
2011	61.57	995^th	2147	53.7%
2012	47.41	1359^th	2166	37.3%
2013	21.58	1762^nd	2167	18.7%
2014	43.77	1248^th	2093	40.4%
2015	24.52	1576^th	2052	23.2%
2016	37.53	1228^th	2046	40.0%
2017	27.46	1484^th	2044	27.4%
2018	13.17	1876^th	2037	7.9%
2019	13.45	1921^st	2086	7.9%
2021	16.92	1684^th	1948	13.6%
2022	19.09	1696^th	2082	18.5%
2023	10.79	2014^th	2077	3.0%
2024	15.25	1836^th	2067	11.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Longwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.90	696^th	718	3.1%
2019	42.94	409^th	743	45.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Longwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.13	1580^th	1765	10.5%
2019	23.23	1561^st	1816	14.0%
2021	27.65	1166^th	1514	23.0%
2022	26.27	1387^th	1763	21.3%
2023	15.06	1742^nd	1808	3.7%
2024	20.35	1578^th	1793	12.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Longwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.58	1836^th	1964	6.5%
2019	17.92	1746^th	2019	13.5%
2021	12.39	1600^th	1680	4.8%
2022	19.89	1599^th	1970	18.8%
2023	12.12	1868^th	1957	4.5%
2024	15.38	1738^th	1942	10.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Longwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.02	1754^th	1972	11.1%
2019	10.63	1943^rd	2019	3.8%
2021	21.36	1367^th	1707	19.9%
2022	18.80	1651^st	1977	16.5%
2023	10.86	1930^th	1984	2.7%
2024	17.20	1672^nd	1959	14.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Longwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.46	404^th	698	42.1%
2019	30.93	516^th	711	27.4%
2021	43.61	179^th	428	58.2%
2022	42.15	336^th	684	50.9%
2023	24.45	605^th	692	12.6%
2024	33.00	451^st	655	31.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Longwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.08	910^th	938	3.0%
2019	30.95	700^th	955	26.7%
2021	24.55	633^rd	742	14.7%
2024	24.84	772^nd	959	19.5%

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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 Longwood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	293	62	5	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	369
1989	271	82	7	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	370
1990	239	78	4	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	335
1991	233	88	1	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1992	210	80	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1993	222	96	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1994	205	85	4	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	313
1995	228	110	3	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1996	228	110	3	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1997	208	114	5	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1998	184	144	6	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1999	166	161	16	36	7	n/a	n/a	0	386
2000	124	201	7	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
2001	75	174	26	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	311
2002	54	261	3	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2003	54	261	3	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2004	48	271	2	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2005	44	271	1	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
2006	38	280	2	63	0	n/a	n/a	1	384
2007	31	273	1	69	0	n/a	n/a	4	378
2008	26	288	0	69	0	n/a	n/a	12	395
2009	17	280	0	70	0	n/a	n/a	14	381
2010	14	236	0	69	0	n/a	n/a	17	336
2011	15	243	1	88	0	0	10	0	357
2012	14	241	0	86	0	0	16	0	357
2013	18	228	0	91	0	0	8	0	345
2014	22	243	0	94	2	0	7	0	368
2015	28	237	0	86	1	1	7	0	360
2016	29	242	0	79	1	0	8	0	359
2017	28	250	0	74	1	0	9	0	362
2018	21	247	0	63	0	0	10	0	341
2019	17	244	0	72	0	0	18	0	351
2020	10	256	0	84	0	0	12	0	362
2021	10	262	0	75	1	0	14	0	362
2022	6	268	0	77	1	0	9	0	361
2023	3	252	0	64	0	0	11	0	330

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 Longwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	20.5	18.0	n/a
1989	370	19.0	19.4	n/a
1990	335	19.0	17.6	n/a
1991	334	19.0	17.5	n/a
1992	302	18.0	16.7	n/a
1993	328	17.0	19.3	n/a
1994	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1995	372	21.0	17.7	n/a
1996	372	21.0	17.7	n/a
1997	355	21.0	16.9	n/a
1998	368	19.5	18.9	n/a
1999	386	22.0	17.5	n/a
2000	368	23.5	15.7	n/a
2001	311	24.5	12.7	n/a
2002	377	25.5	14.8	58.4
2003	377	25.5	14.8	58.4
2004	377	22.5	16.8	59.9
2005	370	23.5	15.7	55.4
2006	384	26.0	14.8	58.5
2007	378	23.0	16.4	63.6
2008	395	22.0	18.0	64
2009	381	23.5	16.2	70.8
2010	336	23.0	14.6	80.9
2011	357	25.0	14.2	80.7
2012	357	24.6	14.5	84
2013	345	29.3	11.7	81.4
2014	368	24.5	15.0	78.8
2015	360	26.0	13.8	71.4
2016	359	26.0	13.8	44.3
2017	362	25.0	14.4	41.7
2018	341	24.0	14.2	63
2019	351	27.0	13.0	61
2020	362	25.7	14.0	58.3
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	361	24.2	14.8	51
2023	330	20.5	16.0	64.5

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 Longwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	20.5	18.0	n/a
1989	370	19.0	19.4	n/a
1990	335	19.0	17.6	n/a
1991	334	19.0	17.5	n/a
1992	302	18.0	16.7	n/a
1993	328	17.0	19.3	n/a
1994	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1995	372	21.0	17.7	n/a
1996	372	21.0	17.7	n/a
1997	355	21.0	16.9	n/a
1998	368	19.5	18.9	n/a
1999	386	22.0	17.5	n/a
2000	368	23.5	15.7	n/a
2001	311	24.5	12.7	n/a
2002	377	25.5	14.8	58.4
2003	377	25.5	14.8	58.4
2004	377	22.5	16.8	59.9
2005	370	23.5	15.7	55.4
2006	384	26.0	14.8	58.5
2007	378	23.0	16.4	63.6
2008	395	22.0	18.0	64
2009	381	23.5	16.2	70.8
2010	336	23.0	14.6	80.9
2011	357	25.0	14.2	80.7
2012	357	24.6	14.5	84
2013	345	29.3	11.7	81.4
2014	368	24.5	15.0	78.8
2015	360	26.0	13.8	71.4
2016	359	26.0	13.8	44.3
2017	362	25.0	14.4	41.7
2018	341	24.0	14.2	63
2019	351	27.0	13.0	61
2020	362	25.7	14.0	58.3
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	361	24.2	14.8	51
2023	330	20.5	16.0	64.5

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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