Is Glenbard West High School a good school?

Yes. Glenbard West High School ranks in the top 7.5% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Glenbard West High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,313 students attended Glenbard West High School.

What is the racial makeup of Glenbard West High School?

Students at Glenbard West High School are 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Glenbard West High School?

Glenbard West High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Elementary : Churchill Elementary School Elementary : Forest Glen Elementary School Elementary : Glen Hill Elementary School Middle : Glenside Middle School Middle : Hadley Junior High School

Glenbard West High School

Summary:

Glenbard West High School is a public high school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,324 students. The school is part of the Glenbard Township High School District 87, which is ranked 123 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glenbard West consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, ranking 52nd out of 697 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages in standardized tests, with 44.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 49.3% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to 36.5% and 40.3% for the district, and 26.1% and 31.1% for the state, respectively. Glenbard West also outperforms the district and state in science proficiency, with 66.4% of students proficient or better in the Illinois Science Assessment, compared to 62.1% for the district and 53.2% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate is an impressive 97.1%, significantly higher than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate is very low, ranging from 0.2% to 0.9% over the past few years.

While Glenbard West excels in overall academic performance, the school's rankings for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups indicate a need for continued focus on equity and support to ensure all students have access to the same opportunities for success. The nearby Wheaton Warrenville South High School, which is part of a different district (Cusd 200), also performs very well and is a strong competitor in the region. However, Glenbard West's overall excellence and the resources it provides to students make it a standout educational institution in the area.

Detail:

Public 9-12

670 Crescent Blvd
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-4286

(630) 469-8600

District: Glenbard Township HSD 87

SchoolDigger Rank:
52^nd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,427

Feeder schools for Glenbard West High School:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
	Churchill Elementary School
	Forest Glen Elementary School
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	Glen Hill Elementary School
Middle:	Glenside Middle School
	Hadley Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.4

Number of students: 2,313

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Asian:

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Glenbard West High School ranks better than 92.5% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Glenbard Township HSD 87 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.78. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Glenbard West High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 Glenbard West High School has the largest high school student body size in the Glenbard Township HSD 87 School District. Student population at Glenbard West High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52.7%), Hispanic (24.6%), Asian (14.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Glenbard West High School is 17.4, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Glenbard Township HSD 87 School District! (See more...)

Compare Glenbard West High School employs 132.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Glenbard West High School is $19,427, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Glenbard Township HSD 87 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Glenbard West High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Glenbard West High School 52^nd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Glenbard West High School in the ranking list.)

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Glenbard Township HSD 87:

SchoolDigger ranks Glenbard Township HSD 87 123^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Glenbard West High School

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Rank History for all students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	86.41	49^th	586	91.6%
2004	83.60	66^th	592	88.9%
2005	85.83	52^nd	590	91.2%
2006	85.59	63^rd	596	89.4%
2007	87.39	48^th	612	92.2%
2008	87.32	54^th	624	91.3%
2009	81.20	97^th	632	84.7%
2010	87.67	52^nd	643	91.9%
2011	85.22	72^nd	655	89.0%
2012	85.27	75^th	665	88.7%
2013	87.03	70^th	670	89.6%
2014	83.23	103^rd	670	84.6%
2015	64.60	176^th	614	71.3%
2016	61.16	169^th	643	73.7%
2017	89.16	54^th	642	91.6%
2018	90.34	48^th	647	92.6%
2019	93.30	43^rd	701	93.9%
2021	97.24	31^st	688	95.5%
2022	93.02	40^th	699	94.3%
2023	93.53	39^th	699	94.4%
2024	93.78	52^nd	697	92.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.06	48^th	154	68.8%
2019	80.91	30^th	165	81.8%
2021	97.76	6^th	160	96.3%
2022	65.45	55^th	170	67.6%
2023	89.27	19^th	163	88.3%
2024	74.84	49^th	182	73.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.27	27^th	151	82.1%
2019	35.33	106^th	183	42.1%
2021	67.26	20^th	189	89.4%
2022	63.03	36^th	205	82.4%
2023	66.93	35^th	217	83.9%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.44	107^th	374	71.4%
2019	66.93	78^th	473	83.5%
2021	45.45	173^rd	453	61.8%
2022	73.19	53^rd	493	89.2%
2023	95.69	31^st	476	93.5%
2024	94.31	39^th	482	91.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.57	187^th	585	68.0%
2019	60.80	191^st	639	70.1%
2021	81.88	79^th	611	87.1%
2022	73.92	100^th	626	84.0%
2023	81.07	73^rd	644	88.7%
2024	70.82	129^th	639	79.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.19	48^th	620	92.3%
2019	90.17	53^rd	665	92.0%
2021	93.94	43^rd	639	93.3%
2022	89.10	54^th	658	91.8%
2023	93.34	31^st	656	95.3%
2024	92.44	55^th	664	91.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.49	89^th	428	79.2%
2024	77.99	60^th	429	86.0%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	41.91	9^th	19	52.6%
2021	56.63	9^th	22	59.1%
2022	74.51	7^th	26	73.1%
2023	57.89	9^th	22	59.1%
2024	27.27	16^th	23	30.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.05	54^th	619	91.3%
2019	94.20	38^th	675	94.4%
2021	98.09	23^rd	653	96.5%
2022	94.42	31^st	664	95.3%
2023	91.91	49^th	668	92.7%
2024	93.09	54^th	668	91.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.44	88^th	132	33.3%
2019	33.61	92^nd	130	29.2%
2021	56.00	59^th	135	56.3%
2022	48.46	79^th	141	44.0%
2023	46.07	78^th	134	41.8%
2024	42.31	86^th	137	37.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.66	137^th	253	45.8%
2019	76.12	44^th	299	85.3%
2021	56.39	78^th	281	72.2%
2022	54.42	92^nd	294	68.7%
2023	76.75	36^th	301	88.0%
2024	33.97	177^th	299	40.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.09	96^th	291	67.0%
2019	62.75	88^th	317	72.2%
2021	57.13	94^th	317	70.3%
2022	64.85	83^rd	335	75.2%
2023	63.36	82^nd	333	75.4%
2024	50.38	130^th	336	61.3%

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Rank History for White students at Glenbard West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.79	34^th	548	93.8%
2019	95.16	28^th	552	94.9%
2021	97.40	25^th	553	95.5%
2022	94.99	21^st	560	96.3%
2023	95.88	13^th	557	97.7%
2024	97.20	22^nd	554	96.0%

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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 Glenbard West High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1679	26	86	38	11	n/a	n/a	0	1840
1989	1555	37	77	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	1712
1990	1515	44	94	39	4	n/a	n/a	0	1696
1991	1441	46	97	44	4	n/a	n/a	0	1632
1992	1508	44	100	45	5	n/a	n/a	0	1702
1993	1578	51	108	48	7	n/a	n/a	0	1792
1994	1579	48	137	49	7	n/a	n/a	0	1820
1995	1490	81	146	76	6	n/a	n/a	0	1799
1996	1490	81	146	76	6	n/a	n/a	0	1799
1997	1526	81	132	87	6	n/a	n/a	0	1832
1998	1534	71	123	85	8	n/a	n/a	0	1821
1999	1561	62	144	89	14	n/a	n/a	0	1870
2000	1578	114	141	0	10	n/a	n/a	0	1843
2001	1545	81	154	119	7	n/a	n/a	0	1906
2002	1547	97	173	170	3	n/a	n/a	0	1990
2003	1547	97	173	170	3	n/a	n/a	0	1990
2004	1527	120	195	182	8	n/a	n/a	0	2032
2005	1580	97	200	208	6	n/a	n/a	4	2095
2006	1562	123	195	223	5	n/a	n/a	4	2112
2007	1495	105	216	247	24	n/a	n/a	4	2091
2008	1510	114	212	271	3	n/a	n/a	17	2127
2009	1519	132	223	285	7	n/a	n/a	26	2192
2010	1489	115	238	316	6	n/a	n/a	42	2206
2011	1483	126	230	373	2	1	40	0	2255
2012	1501	110	250	359	6	1	36	0	2263
2013	1421	114	266	382	1	1	37	0	2222
2014	1427	111	292	369	3	1	50	0	2253
2015	1412	116	314	376	5	0	62	0	2285
2016	1426	112	308	386	6	0	69	0	2307
2017	1392	111	315	418	12	0	73	0	2321
2018	1433	107	339	405	10	1	78	0	2373
2019	1423	101	328	403	8	2	79	0	2344
2020	1402	95	346	432	7	2	76	0	2360
2021	1389	85	341	460	6	2	90	0	2373
2022	1290	84	346	508	7	1	85	0	2321
2023	1234	106	348	543	6	1	86	0	2324
2024	1219	101	339	568	6	2	78	0	2313

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 Glenbard West High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1840	108.7	16.9	n/a
1989	1712	106.3	16.1	n/a
1990	1696	108.4	15.6	n/a
1991	1632	108.6	15.0	n/a
1992	1702	107.8	15.7	n/a
1993	1792	105.0	17.1	n/a
1994	1820	99.5	18.3	n/a
1995	1799	110.6	16.3	n/a
1996	1799	110.6	16.3	n/a
1997	1832	111.7	16.4	n/a
1998	1821	115.2	15.8	n/a
1999	1870	114.8	16.3	n/a
2000	1843	110.4	16.7	n/a
2001	1906	112.9	16.9	n/a
2002	1990	115.4	17.2	4.1
2003	1990	115.4	17.2	4.1
2004	2032	100.9	20.1	6.9
2005	2095	99.2	21.1	7.9
2006	2112	95.7	22.1	8.1
2007	2091	114.0	18.3	9.2
2008	2127	102.0	20.9	8.8
2009	2192	118.3	18.5	10.3
2010	2206	115.5	19.0	13.7
2011	2255	121.7	18.5	16.6
2012	2263	126.0	17.9	19.6
2013	2222	207.6	10.6	23.4
2014	2253	125.1	17.9	23.7
2015	2285	128.0	17.8	26.2
2016	2307	131.0	17.6	20.8
2017	2321	128.0	18.1	25.6
2018	2373	134.4	17.6	24.4
2019	2344	134.1	17.4	22.9
2020	2360	138.4	17.0	23.7
2021	2373	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2321	134.9	17.2	22.1
2023	2324	131.7	17.6	28.6
2024	2313	132.3	17.4	30.4

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 Glenbard West High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1840	108.7	16.9	n/a
1989	1712	106.3	16.1	n/a
1990	1696	108.4	15.6	n/a
1991	1632	108.6	15.0	n/a
1992	1702	107.8	15.7	n/a
1993	1792	105.0	17.1	n/a
1994	1820	99.5	18.3	n/a
1995	1799	110.6	16.3	n/a
1996	1799	110.6	16.3	n/a
1997	1832	111.7	16.4	n/a
1998	1821	115.2	15.8	n/a
1999	1870	114.8	16.3	n/a
2000	1843	110.4	16.7	n/a
2001	1906	112.9	16.9	n/a
2002	1990	115.4	17.2	4.1
2003	1990	115.4	17.2	4.1
2004	2032	100.9	20.1	6.9
2005	2095	99.2	21.1	7.9
2006	2112	95.7	22.1	8.1
2007	2091	114.0	18.3	9.2
2008	2127	102.0	20.9	8.8
2009	2192	118.3	18.5	10.3
2010	2206	115.5	19.0	13.7
2011	2255	121.7	18.5	16.6
2012	2263	126.0	17.9	19.6
2013	2222	207.6	10.6	23.4
2014	2253	125.1	17.9	23.7
2015	2285	128.0	17.8	26.2
2016	2307	131.0	17.6	20.8
2017	2321	128.0	18.1	25.6
2018	2373	134.4	17.6	24.4
2019	2344	134.1	17.4	22.9
2020	2360	138.4	17.0	23.7
2021	2373	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2321	134.9	17.2	22.1
2023	2324	131.7	17.6	28.6
2024	2313	132.3	17.4	30.4

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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