The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in English language arts. The lowest is 64% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hollywood Elem School
Hollywood Elementary serves grades pre-kindergarten through fifth in Brookfield, a residential Cook County village about 13 miles west of downtown Chicago with a sparse suburban feel centered on a Metra station and the Brookfield Zoo. The school enrolls a small student body. Its peer group—students and families—skews toward white and middle-class: the majority of students are white, with a meaningful share identifying as Hispanic, and data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility was not available, so the full economic picture is incomplete. A small number of students report Asian or multiracial identity; no Black or Native American students are enrolled.
On state testing, Hollywood shows mixed performance across grades and subjects. In math, third graders reached above-average proficiency while fourth graders showed a notable dip, and fifth graders rebounded to strong results. The pattern in English language arts is smoother: third graders trended lower, but fourth and fifth graders both performed well. Fifth-grade science proficiency was moderate. The school participates fully in state testing (participation rates were complete across tested grades), which matters for accurately reading these results. When proficiency rates across all tested grades and subjects are averaged together, Hollywood ranks in the top quarter among schools across Cook County, a position that reflects strength, though the variability grade-to-grade—especially the fourth-grade math dip—suggests instruction or student need may differ across grade levels. A parent may want to ask the school directly about what drives that fourth-grade pattern and what support exists to close it.
The school has no state testing data for sixth through eighth grade, which reflects that Hollywood serves only through fifth grade; those grades are tested in the district's middle school, not here.
Riverside School District 96, the parent district, has invested in classroom instruction through an instructional coaching program that began in 2021-22 with one coach and has expanded to three coaches as of this year, with a fourth planned. Teacher salaries were locked into a multi-year contract in 2021 with improved health-insurance terms and scheduled raises, a practical signal of the district's effort to retain experienced staff. These are district-wide initiatives that affect continuity and teaching quality across all schools, including Hollywood.
Brookfield's housing market is active and moving. Home values in the 60513 zip code have risen modestly year over year, and rents are stable. The area remains a seller's market with tight inventory relative to demand. Most residents own their homes, and the village is growing through downtown infill and adaptive reuse near its three Metra stations. The Metra BNSF line and Pace bus service connect Brookfield to broader Chicago, though school families will likely drive their children or use carpool arrangements; the school sits in a residential neighborhood rather than near downtown transit.
Hollywood Elem is a regular public school with no magnet or charter designation. It is small enough that most families will know the head administrator and many teachers, and peer culture likely reflects the surrounding neighborhood demographic. The school spans a full primary range from pre-K through fifth, so families can expect continuity within the building across early grades, though children move on to the district's middle school afterward. Beyond state testing results, little data on programs, staffing, or specific academic pathways is available from the sources provided, so a family considering this school should ask directly about what curricular choices, enrichment, or learning supports exist within grade levels, especially if they have a child who may need intervention or acceleration.
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