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S E Gross Middle School

Brookfield, IL · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95

Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · Suburb, large

218th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 68% Declining

3524 Maple Ave, Brookfield, IL 60513

(708)485-0600NCES ID 170732000727Directory 202324

493
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.7:1
Student / teacher ratio
19%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
16.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks S E Gross Middle School 218th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 68% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 83th in 2019 to 68th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%68%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
S E Gross Middle School
75%
IL average
52%
Math
S E Gross Middle School
34%
IL average
38%
Science
S E Gross Middle School
54%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time S E Gross Middle School IL average
25%50%75%75%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time S E Gross Middle School IL average
25%50%75%34%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time S E Gross Middle School IL average
25%50%75%54%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%81%78%70%66%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%48%40%24%10%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%59%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 493 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1994, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic34%White58%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 34%White 58%7%91%19942023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White73.2%58.0% 15.2 pts
Hispanic18.7%34.3% 15.6 pts
Two or more races4.4%4.7% 0.3 pts
Black1.7%1.6% 0.1 pts
Asian1.7%1.2% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1994. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $355K in zip 60513 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$87K$174K$261K$347K$331K200020052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is S E Gross Middle School in?

S E Gross Middle School is part of the Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 district in Brookfield, Illinois.

Is S E Gross Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks S E Gross Middle School 218th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 68% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of S E Gross Middle School?

White 58%, Hispanic 34%, Two or more races 5%, Black 2% (493 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near S E Gross Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60513 is $355K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.