Brooks College Prep Academy HS
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades 7 - 12 · City, large
20th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 97%· Stable
250 E 111th St, Chicago, IL 60628
(773)535-9930NCES ID 170993002031Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Brooks College Prep Academy HS 20th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 97% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 94th in 2019 to 97th in 2025.
Selective admissions: students are admitted by application or exam, so this ranking reflects an admitted cohort — not open-enrollment neighborhood performance.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 982 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1997, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 86.2% | 78.9% | ▼ 7.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 12.1% | 18.4% | ▲ 6.3 pts | |
| White | 1.3% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.4% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1997. 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 $155K in zip 60628 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Brooks College Prep Academy HS in?
Brooks College Prep Academy HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Brooks College Prep Academy HS a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Brooks College Prep Academy HS 20th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 97% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Brooks College Prep Academy HS?
Black 79%, Hispanic 18%, White 1% (982 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Brooks College Prep Academy HS cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60628 is $155K 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.