The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Longwood Elem School
Longwood Elementary serves PreK through fourth grade in Glenwood, a quiet residential village in south-suburban Cook County. The school is part of Brookwood School District 167, and it sits in a neighborhood of affordable single-family homes and tree-lined streets bordered by forest preserves.
The school enrolled roughly three hundred fifty students across its grade band in the most recent year. The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial share of Hispanic students, and a very small number of white students. The school operates as a regular public elementary school and does not appear to be Title I designated, though free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available to confirm the economic profile of families served.
On the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) administered in the spring of 2025, Longwood's proficiency results in the tested grades were low. In third-grade math, roughly a third of students reached proficiency. In fourth-grade math, roughly one in six students did. Third-grade English language arts saw about one in four students proficient, and fourth-grade ELA showed proficiency for roughly three in ten students. The school has no state-tested fifth-grade cohort at present, consistent with its PreK-4 grade band. When compared across the proficiency index metric to the other districts in Cook County, Longwood's overall proficiency rate places it in the bottom quartile.
A parent considering this school would want to look into the school's improvement plans and instructional supports in math and reading, since these results show students significantly behind state proficiency benchmarks. Attendance and discipline data were not available, so details on attendance patterns or behavioral support structures remain unclear from the public record.
A meaningful recent development: in August and September 2024, the district opened a new SmartLab at Longwood, a dedicated STEM learning space with equipment for hands-on work in coding, robotics, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence. This is a concrete facilities investment that signals the school's focus on experiential science and technology instruction, and it means every elementary student in the district now has access to these spaces.
Longwood's location in Glenwood places it in a community where most families are car-dependent. Housing in the area consists mainly of affordable existing ranches and split-level homes. The nearest public library is in adjacent Lynwood, and the nearest Metra rail access is in neighboring Homewood, so families should expect to rely on personal vehicles or bus service for mobility beyond the village. The broader Glenwood area is pursuing redevelopment of commercial corridors and tax-increment finance districts rather than rapid new growth.
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