Brookside Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 47.4% |
| Met Standard | 30.7% |
| Below Standard | 21.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Brookside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
47.4% of students exceeded standard while 30.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.0 points above the Oak Park Unified district average of 40.4%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.4 points higher (vs 36.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 10.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 45.2% | 29.8% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 116 | 45.7% | 27.6% | 73.3% |
| 5th | 89 | 60.7% | 24.7% | 85.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 35.3% | 37.6% | 72.9% |
| 4th | 117 | 42.7% | 35.0% | 77.8% |
| 5th | 89 | 55.1% | 29.2% | 84.3% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.1