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Mission Statement

Riverside Brookfield High School is a partnership of parents, students, staff, Board of Education, elementary schools and community.  This academic partnership will provide a comprehensive education in a safe, orderly, well-equipped environment. All students will be prepared with the intellectual, aesthetic, vocational, physical, personal and social skills necessary to be responsible and effective members of a diverse and changing world.
 
 

Annual Budget (2001-2002)
Community
Riverside Brookfield High School, only 13 miles west of Chicago's Loop, is located in a village known as "the village in the forest."  Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Riverside is known for winding streets and Victorian homes.  Nearby Brookfield was developed in the late 19th century by S.E. Gross and is home to the world-famous Brookfield Zoo, which welcomes over 2 million visitors a year.  The high school district also draws from North Riverside, and parts of LaGrange Park, Broadview, and Lyons.  Residents are largely professional, semiprofessional, managerial, proprietary and skilled workers.  The student population is approximately 85.2% Caucasian, 11.7% Hispanic, 1.8% Asian, 1.2% African-American, and .01% Other.

Staff

  • 89 professional personnel
  • 76% of staff have a master's degree or higher
  • 6 "Those Who Excel Award" winners
  • 1995 Thomas Lay Burroughs Award for State's Outstanding School Board President
Students
  • Class of 2001 (262 graduates):
    • 31 Illinois State Scholars
  • Class of 2002:
    • 2 NMSQT Semi-Finalists
    • 5 National Merit Commended Students
    • 1 Honorable Mention in the National Hispanic Recognition Program
  • 1121 students enrolled
  • mean academic class size 17.5:1
  • 14.4:1 teaching faculty/student ratio

    • 5-year average of Core RB graduates, classes of 1996-2000, and the core average for the 201 members of the class of 2001 who wrote the ACT were:
ACT Scores (201 members of the Class of '01 wrote the ACT)
SAT Scores
33 members of the Class of '01:
Mean:  Verbal 595    Math 606
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
141 students took 262 AP tests in '01
39-5's; 73-4's; 78-3's; 53-2's; 19-1's
Average score = 3.23
5 year average Class of '01
English 23.3 22.7
Mathematics 23.3 23.2
Reading 23.8 23.5
Science Reasoning 22.9 23.1
Composite 23.5 23.3

Technology

  • 201 networked  PC computers for instruction, including three class-sized student labs
  • 84 computer workstations used for managing data, i.e. in department and business offices
  • 15 multimedia presentation stations in classrooms
  • 22 classrooms wired for network and Internet access
  • 15-station Macintosh Graphic Arts lab
  • Internet access on all networked computers
  • State of the art physics lab
  • Interactive videoconferencing facilities
  • Satellite dish for telecommunications
  • RBTV   24-hour cable TV channel featuring productions by students, staff and administrators
  • WRBR Radio: in-house radio station featuring student DJ's
  • Automated library with over 24,000 volumes and 130 magazine subscription
Facilities
  • Three art studios
  • Two photography darkrooms
  • Swimming Pool
  • Weight Room
  • Two large-group gyms
  • Spring-floor gymnastics gym
  • Stadium
  • All-weather Track
  • Auto Shop
  • Wood Shop
  • Athletic trainer
  • Auditorium  (seats 793)
  • Little Theatre (seats 296)
  • Television Production Studio
Support Groups
  • Patron's Council
  • Music Sponsors
  • Athletic Boosters
  • RB Educational Foundation


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updated 12/2001
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