Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
Recent News About Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
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DeKalb County students and their English performance in 2021-22 school year
Out of the 6,927 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 24.8% passed the English portion of the test.
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Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded Mathematics IAR expectations in DeKalb County in 2021-22 school year?
Out of the 6,815 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 21.1% passed the Mathematics portion of the test.
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How many DeKalb County students failed their Mathematics IAR during 2021-22?
Out of the 6,970 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 78.9% failed the Mathematics portion of the test.
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Test Expectations: How many DeKalb County students failed to meet ELA expectations in 2021-22 school year?
Out of the 7,082 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 74.4% failed the ELA portion of the test.
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How many students were enrolled in Dekalb County in 2021-22 school year?
Enrollment numbers in Dekalb County schools rose over the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: At Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, Black student rule-breaking rate notably exceeds that of white students
Black students, constituting 54.1% or 180 of Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School's total student population of 333, accounted for 61 out of the 75 total suspensions (81.3%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per three students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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DeKalb County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year
Dekalb High School stood out in DeKalb County with 1,975 students enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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DeKalb County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year
The most prevalent ethnicity in DeKalb County student body in the 2021-22 school year was white, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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There were 118 Asian students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in 2021-22 school year
In the 2021-22 school year, less than 1% of students enrolled in DeKalb County school districts identified as Asian.
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Schools across DeKalb County ranks 24th in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year
Schools among DeKalb County had the 24th highest truancy rate of 15.1% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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What percentage of teachers stay in schools through Dekalb County year to year?
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 89.9 percent of teachers stay in schools through Dekalb County year to year, according to the 2022 three-year average.
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Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School reports 7% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School fell to seven percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School reports 18% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School rose to 18 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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67.3 percent of Gwendolyn Brooks teachers stay put; average earns $64,080 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 67.3 percent of teachers stay at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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Statewide test results: black students score 3.8 points lower at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
At Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, a 3.8-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: white students score 13.4 points higher at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
At Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, a 13.4-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: male students score 2.1 points higher at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
At Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, a 2.1-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: white students score 17.2 points higher at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
At Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, a 17.2-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: low-income students score 14.8 points lower at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
At Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, a 14.8-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.
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Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School scores 12.1% ELA proficiency, 15.4% on math in 2018
Of the 316 students attending Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School in 2018, 12.1 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 15.4 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).