Is Glenwood Middle School a good school?

Glenwood Middle School ranks 410 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glenwood Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 771 students attended Glenwood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Middle School?

Students at Glenwood Middle School are 75% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Glenwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Glenwood Middle School usually go on to attend Glenwood High School

Glenwood Middle School

Summary:

Glenwood Middle School is a public middle school located in Chatham, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 753 students. The school is part of the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 district, which is ranked 187 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glenwood Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking of 410 out of 1,363 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics is generally above the state average, with 48.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 32.7% in Mathematics. Glenwood Middle School's performance is particularly strong in Science, with 65.5% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. The school's performance for African American and Hispanic students is strong, ranking in the top 25% and top 35% of Illinois middle schools, respectively, and its performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is exceptional, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois middle schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Glenwood Middle School's performance is generally stronger than the Glenwood Intermediate School, which serves grades 5-6 and is also part of the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 district. Compared to schools in the Springfield School District 186, which are generally lower-performing, Glenwood Middle School stands out as a higher-performing school, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. However, the Lincoln Magnet School, a public middle school in Springfield, ranks in the top 15% of Illinois middle schools, making it an exceptional performer.

Detail:

Public 7-8

595 Chatham Rd
Chatham, IL 62629-8000

(217) 483-2481

District: Ball Chatham CUSD 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
410^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,137

Students who attend Glenwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Glenwood High School

Feeder schools for Glenwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Ball Elementary School
	Chatham Elementary School
	Glenwood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 771

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Two or more races:

8.6%

Asian:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Glenwood Middle School ranks better than 69.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.5. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.1%), two or more races (8.6%), Asian (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Glenwood Middle School is 16.9. (See more...)

Compare Glenwood Middle School employs 45.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Glenwood Middle School is $11,137.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Glenwood Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Glenwood Middle School 410^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Glenwood Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Ball Chatham CUSD 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Ball Chatham CUSD 5 187^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Glenwood Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	84.96	140^th	1185	88.2%
2004	85.45	126^th	1204	89.5%
2005	90.07	46^th	1209	96.2%
2006	85.64	92^nd	1272	92.8%
2007	80.87	177^th	1287	86.2%
2008	79.19	215^th	1293	83.4%
2009	77.66	259^th	1318	80.3%
2010	80.42	185^th	1327	86.1%
2011	79.27	213^th	1344	84.2%
2012	78.91	227^th	1365	83.4%
2013	75.93	293^rd	1367	78.6%
2014	77.64	260^th	1322	80.3%
2015	49.71	550^th	1302	57.8%
2016	45.98	646^th	1294	50.1%
2017	60.76	443^rd	1293	65.7%
2018	68.13	355^th	1293	72.5%
2019	70.24	344^th	1356	74.6%
2021	54.61	462^nd	1241	62.8%
2022	59.61	445^th	1369	67.5%
2023	58.03	471^st	1367	65.5%
2024	63.50	410^th	1363	69.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.40	94^th	164	42.7%
2019	61.49	71^st	179	60.3%
2021	36.08	58^th	97	40.2%
2022	45.66	97^th	195	50.3%
2023	32.86	116^th	194	40.2%
2024	43.92	93^rd	184	49.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	27.69	418^th	454	7.9%
2024	86.42	17^th	486	96.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.08	402^nd	602	33.2%
2019	26.40	664^th	792	16.2%
2021	45.97	213^th	548	61.1%
2022	39.21	404^th	781	48.3%
2023	47.39	304^th	805	62.2%
2024	49.03	300^th	802	62.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.80	443^rd	1161	61.8%
2019	47.73	593^rd	1217	51.3%
2021	42.70	538^th	1019	47.2%
2022	37.71	711^th	1221	41.8%
2023	49.64	545^th	1234	55.8%
2024	51.04	502^nd	1219	58.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.74	320^th	1226	73.9%
2019	73.52	292^nd	1276	77.1%
2021	50.54	443^rd	1017	56.4%
2022	55.53	462^nd	1286	64.1%
2023	57.26	457^th	1275	64.2%
2024	64.73	370^th	1251	70.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.04	403^rd	674	40.2%
2024	40.21	320^th	639	49.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	36.51	3^rd	4	25.0%
2024	41.72	8^th	12	33.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.77	382^nd	1223	68.8%
2019	63.75	396^th	1296	69.4%
2021	51.58	420^th	1048	59.9%
2022	62.45	387^th	1286	69.9%
2023	57.55	445^th	1292	65.6%
2024	60.24	416^th	1264	67.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.18	119^th	209	43.1%
2019	53.87	99^th	201	50.7%
2022	50.01	107^th	198	46.0%
2023	35.68	135^th	192	29.7%
2024	50.98	96^th	184	47.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.83	104^th	511	79.6%
2019	68.04	112^th	565	80.2%
2021	35.81	237^th	385	38.4%
2022	49.16	219^th	573	61.8%
2023	60.48	146^th	569	74.3%
2024	71.31	91^st	548	83.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	58.56	216^th	639	66.2%
2021	59.56	144^th	517	72.1%
2022	50.52	275^th	662	58.5%
2023	60.63	188^th	661	71.6%
2024	68.22	151^st	643	76.5%

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Rank History for White students at Glenwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.68	407^th	889	54.2%
2019	50.37	437^th	905	51.7%
2021	38.37	481^st	813	40.8%
2022	38.39	536^th	898	40.3%
2023	39.03	537^th	895	40.0%
2024	41.54	502^nd	875	42.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Glenwood Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	600	6	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	617
1989	616	6	9	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	632
1990	658	9	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	673
1991	660	5	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1992	714	7	6	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	729
1993	796	6	13	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
1994	781	3	10	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	795
1995	893	12	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	920
1996	893	12	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	920
1997	887	15	15	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	923
1998	902	19	19	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	950
1999	921	10	17	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	955
2000	877	18	14	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	918
2001	866	19	15	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	910
2002	947	20	21	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	998
2003	947	20	21	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	998
2004	968	26	19	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	1026
2005	947	28	19	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	1017
2006	885	32	25	18	2	n/a	n/a	4	966
2007	830	36	30	17	1	n/a	n/a	13	927
2008	839	35	36	13	0	n/a	n/a	16	939
2009	860	36	31	14	2	n/a	n/a	18	961
2010	873	39	33	18	2	n/a	n/a	19	984
2011	869	48	33	17	2	0	7	0	976
2012	581	37	24	15	0	0	12	0	669
2013	563	43	32	20	0	0	28	0	686
2014	568	44	33	28	1	0	35	0	709
2015	578	39	27	30	1	0	26	0	701
2016	573	42	27	29	0	0	38	0	709
2017	569	43	37	20	0	0	51	0	720
2018	578	47	40	27	0	0	51	0	743
2019	576	42	33	26	0	0	45	0	722
2020	566	35	25	35	0	0	48	0	709
2021	575	40	29	45	0	0	55	0	744
2022	557	50	39	33	0	0	51	0	730
2023	581	43	38	36	0	1	54	0	753
2024	579	40	52	33	0	1	66	0	771

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Glenwood Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	617	30.1	20.4	n/a
1989	632	30.5	20.7	n/a
1990	673	32.0	21.0	n/a
1991	670	33.0	20.3	n/a
1992	729	34.9	20.8	n/a
1993	816	38.5	21.2	n/a
1994	795	39.5	20.1	n/a
1995	920	45.3	20.3	n/a
1996	920	45.3	20.3	n/a
1997	923	47.6	19.4	n/a
1998	950	48.2	19.7	n/a
1999	955	50.2	19.0	n/a
2000	918	50.6	18.1	n/a
2001	910	46.6	19.5	n/a
2002	998	50.0	20.0	6.6
2003	998	50.0	20.0	6.6
2004	1026	53.6	19.1	7.8
2005	1017	56.7	17.9	8.5
2006	966	52.0	18.6	10.7
2007	927	65.0	14.3	12.5
2008	939	52.0	18.1	11.3
2009	961	51.8	18.6	13.6
2010	984	51.2	19.2	14.6
2011	976	65.1	14.9	15.9
2012	669	48.0	13.9	13.5
2013	686	n/a	n/a	16.6
2014	709	n/a	n/a	21.9
2015	701	42.0	16.6	23
2016	709	39.0	18.1	19.3
2017	720	36.2	19.8	19.6
2018	743	39.5	18.8	21.1
2019	722	38.5	18.7	21.2
2020	709	38.6	18.3	20.5
2021	744	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	730	40.9	17.8	22.6
2023	753	43.5	17.3	25.1
2024	771	45.5	16.9	24.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Glenwood Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	617	30.1	20.4	n/a
1989	632	30.5	20.7	n/a
1990	673	32.0	21.0	n/a
1991	670	33.0	20.3	n/a
1992	729	34.9	20.8	n/a
1993	816	38.5	21.2	n/a
1994	795	39.5	20.1	n/a
1995	920	45.3	20.3	n/a
1996	920	45.3	20.3	n/a
1997	923	47.6	19.4	n/a
1998	950	48.2	19.7	n/a
1999	955	50.2	19.0	n/a
2000	918	50.6	18.1	n/a
2001	910	46.6	19.5	n/a
2002	998	50.0	20.0	6.6
2003	998	50.0	20.0	6.6
2004	1026	53.6	19.1	7.8
2005	1017	56.7	17.9	8.5
2006	966	52.0	18.6	10.7
2007	927	65.0	14.3	12.5
2008	939	52.0	18.1	11.3
2009	961	51.8	18.6	13.6
2010	984	51.2	19.2	14.6
2011	976	65.1	14.9	15.9
2012	669	48.0	13.9	13.5
2013	686	n/a	n/a	16.6
2014	709	n/a	n/a	21.9
2015	701	42.0	16.6	23
2016	709	39.0	18.1	19.3
2017	720	36.2	19.8	19.6
2018	743	39.5	18.8	21.1
2019	722	38.5	18.7	21.2
2020	709	38.6	18.3	20.5
2021	744	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	730	40.9	17.8	22.6
2023	753	43.5	17.3	25.1
2024	771	45.5	16.9	24.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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