Brookwood Elementary School, Hamilton OH

Original Research by School Decision on Brookwood Elementary School

Brookwood Elementary School serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Hamilton, Ohio, a city of historic neighborhoods and riverside character that is actively revitalizing its downtown and commercial corridors. The school is part of Hamilton City Schools, which is navigating a significant fiscal crisis that has triggered lasting structural changes across the district.

In terms of academic performance, Brookwood's students show uneven proficiency across tested subjects. In math, roughly two-thirds of students tested at or above proficiency. English language arts proficiency is lower, at roughly three-fifths. Science proficiency dips further, sitting at about half. The school's overall proficiency index, when averaged across tested subjects and grades, places it below the midpoint among districts in Butler County. State testing data on social studies has not been reported in recent years. With an enrollment of around six hundred students spread fairly evenly across the grade span, Brookwood draws a majority white student body, with a smaller presence of Black students, students of two or more races, and Hispanic students. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and on special-education and English-learner populations, was not available.

The housing context around Hamilton is moderately affordable relative to national benchmarks, with median home values aligned with state averages and rental costs modest. The regional economy includes major employers in manufacturing, healthcare, and customer contact centers, with transit connections to Cincinnati.

Parents should be aware that Hamilton City Schools is undergoing material changes. The district, facing a multiyear structural deficit tied to state funding formula shifts and property tax reforms, has announced the closure of Fairwood Elementary, consolidation of the high school's separate freshman campus into a single grades 9-12 building, outsourcing of its preschool program, and elimination of a substantial portion of positions district-wide. These changes take effect in the coming school year. The district has not passed a new operating levy in more than thirty years and does not plan to seek one, meaning families should expect continued service reductions rather than a near-term reversal. For a family considering Brookwood, this context is important: academic staffing, class configurations, and program availability will continue to shift as the district manages its financial constraints.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-869%

School 69% · District 52% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-863%

School 63% · District 52% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grades 3-852%

School 52% · District 55% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 458%

School 58% · district not reported

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.