Is Glenn Elementary School a good school?

Glenn Elementary School ranks 966 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glenn Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 245 students attended Glenn Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Glenn Elementary School?

Students at Glenn Elementary School are 37% White, 23% Asian, 17% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Glenn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Glenn Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Kingsley Junior High School High : Normal Community West High School

Glenn Elementary School

Summary:

Glenn Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Normal, Illinois, serving 238 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the McLean County Unified School District 5, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Glenn Elementary School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, it faces several challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 4.4% in 2019-2020 to 27.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32.3%) and Mathematics (26.3%) are lower than the district (42.2% and 29.3%, respectively) and state (41.2% and 28.4%, respectively) averages, particularly in 3rd grade. However, the school's 5th-grade students perform better, with 48.1% proficient in ELA and 25.9% proficient in Math, closer to the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Glenn Elementary School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 743 out of 1,392 Illinois elementary schools for White students, but only 1,197 out of 1,793 for students of low socioeconomic status. The school's performance for Asian students and students with special needs is relatively stronger compared to other subgroups. When compared to nearby schools, Glenn Elementary School generally underperforms schools within the same district, such as Sugar Creek Elementary, Fairview Elementary, and Colene Hoose Elementary, but outperforms some schools in the Bloomington School District 87, such as Sheridan Elementary and Irving Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

306 Glenn Ave
Normal, IL 61761-3649

(309) 557-4418

District: McLean County Unified School District 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
966^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,139

Students who attend Glenn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kingsley Junior High School
High:	Normal Community West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 245

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.1%

Asian:

23.3%

African American:

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Glenn Elementary School ranks better than 53.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 10^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.78. (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 Student population at Glenn Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.1%), Asian (23.3%), African American (17.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Glenn Elementary School is 13.6. 9 elementary schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Glenn Elementary School employs 17.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Glenn Elementary School is $13,139. 12 elementary schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Glenn Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Glenn Elementary School 966^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Glenn Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

McLean County Unified School District 5:

SchoolDigger ranks McLean County Unified School District 5 420^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Glenn Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Glenn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	76.51	480^th	2020	76.2%
2004	54.01	1145^th	2030	43.6%
2005	60.65	971^st	2022	52.0%
2006	75.01	506^th	2086	75.7%
2007	62.96	946^th	2095	54.8%
2008	57.82	1097^th	2092	47.6%
2009	68.14	799^th	2120	62.3%
2010	58.36	1092^nd	2139	48.9%
2011	48.10	1345^th	2147	37.4%
2012	58.29	1080^th	2166	50.1%
2013	57.14	1010^th	2167	53.4%
2014	72.09	581^st	2093	72.2%
2015	71.92	496^th	2052	75.8%
2016	69.79	558^th	2046	72.7%
2017	67.09	621^st	2044	69.6%
2018	72.32	517^th	2037	74.6%
2019	64.38	691^st	2086	66.9%
2021	56.47	729^th	1948	62.6%
2022	54.03	861^st	2082	58.6%
2023	58.68	768^th	2077	63.0%
2024	48.78	966^th	2067	53.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Glenn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	58.22	356^th	1194	70.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Glenn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.52	385^th	1765	78.2%
2019	50.86	799^th	1816	56.0%
2021	66.89	302^nd	1514	80.1%
2022	42.58	963^rd	1763	45.4%
2023	43.67	964^th	1808	46.7%
2024	34.56	1197^th	1793	33.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Glenn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.62	606^th	1964	69.1%
2019	54.54	860^th	2019	57.4%
2021	56.79	635^th	1680	62.2%
2022	41.61	1052^nd	1970	46.6%
2023	52.86	826^th	1957	57.8%
2024	51.95	819^th	1942	57.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Glenn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.33	505^th	1972	74.4%
2019	71.61	490^th	2019	75.7%
2021	51.02	714^th	1707	58.2%
2022	66.30	573^rd	1977	71.0%
2023	61.49	641^st	1984	67.7%
2024	44.66	991^st	1959	49.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Glenn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.00	180^th	242	25.6%

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Rank History for White students at Glenn Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.52	506^th	1463	65.4%
2019	53.70	656^th	1462	55.1%
2021	53.57	562^nd	1308	57.0%
2022	42.83	841^st	1425	41.0%
2023	51.78	669^th	1419	52.9%
2024	46.43	743^rd	1392	46.6%

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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 Glenn Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	270	17	4	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	296
1989	236	18	2	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	262
1990	264	15	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	283
1991	298	9	3	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	313
1992	310	15	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
1993	318	12	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	336
1994	303	25	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1995	268	20	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
1996	268	20	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
1997	252	30	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	288
1998	247	27	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
1999	243	24	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	276
2000	217	24	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	247
2001	235	60	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	305
2002	155	64	6	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	237
2003	155	64	6	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	237
2004	142	69	7	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	227
2005	183	54	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	27	270
2006	184	34	9	4	0	n/a	n/a	31	262
2007	162	42	18	7	1	n/a	n/a	29	259
2008	157	56	25	9	2	n/a	n/a	23	272
2009	163	43	22	12	1	n/a	n/a	19	260
2010	161	30	27	10	1	n/a	n/a	18	247
2011	150	34	3	23	0	0	17	0	227
2012	147	40	1	27	0	0	15	0	230
2013	144	42	23	19	0	0	16	0	244
2014	140	36	50	15	0	0	24	0	265
2015	153	38	37	13	1	0	18	0	260
2016	148	31	46	13	0	2	24	0	264
2017	147	35	52	9	1	2	23	0	269
2018	145	31	67	10	0	3	20	0	276
2019	136	38	47	8	1	0	26	0	256
2020	128	40	46	19	0	0	24	0	257
2021	118	50	43	21	3	0	26	0	261
2022	106	43	48	23	1	0	16	0	237
2023	96	39	47	31	3	0	22	0	238
2024	91	42	57	31	3	0	21	0	245

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Glenn Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
1989	262	18.0	14.5	n/a
1990	283	15.9	17.7	n/a
1991	313	18.4	17.0	n/a
1992	333	16.0	20.8	n/a
1993	336	17.0	19.8	n/a
1994	334	18.0	18.6	n/a
1995	291	17.0	17.1	n/a
1996	291	17.0	17.1	n/a
1997	288	18.8	15.3	n/a
1998	280	19.3	14.5	n/a
1999	276	19.8	13.9	n/a
2000	247	17.8	13.9	n/a
2001	305	19.2	15.9	n/a
2002	237	18.0	13.2	28.3
2003	237	18.0	13.2	28.3
2004	227	15.0	15.1	34.8
2005	270	16.0	16.9	35
2006	262	17.0	15.4	38.5
2007	259	14.0	18.5	40.9
2008	272	15.0	18.1	40.6
2009	260	16.0	16.3	36.5
2010	247	16.0	15.4	35.8
2011	227	14.0	16.2	50.2
2012	230	14.0	16.4	47.4
2013	244	18.6	13.0	45.9
2014	265	16.0	16.5	42.6
2015	260	15.0	17.3	42.7
2016	264	16.0	16.5	37.1
2017	269	16.3	16.5	39.4
2018	276	16.5	16.7	39.9
2019	256	17.5	14.6	38.7
2020	257	16.6	15.4	40.5
2021	261	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	237	17.8	13.2	42.2
2023	238	17.5	13.6	47.9
2024	245	17.9	13.6	46.1

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 Glenn Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
1989	262	18.0	14.5	n/a
1990	283	15.9	17.7	n/a
1991	313	18.4	17.0	n/a
1992	333	16.0	20.8	n/a
1993	336	17.0	19.8	n/a
1994	334	18.0	18.6	n/a
1995	291	17.0	17.1	n/a
1996	291	17.0	17.1	n/a
1997	288	18.8	15.3	n/a
1998	280	19.3	14.5	n/a
1999	276	19.8	13.9	n/a
2000	247	17.8	13.9	n/a
2001	305	19.2	15.9	n/a
2002	237	18.0	13.2	28.3
2003	237	18.0	13.2	28.3
2004	227	15.0	15.1	34.8
2005	270	16.0	16.9	35
2006	262	17.0	15.4	38.5
2007	259	14.0	18.5	40.9
2008	272	15.0	18.1	40.6
2009	260	16.0	16.3	36.5
2010	247	16.0	15.4	35.8
2011	227	14.0	16.2	50.2
2012	230	14.0	16.4	47.4
2013	244	18.6	13.0	45.9
2014	265	16.0	16.5	42.6
2015	260	15.0	17.3	42.7
2016	264	16.0	16.5	37.1
2017	269	16.3	16.5	39.4
2018	276	16.5	16.7	39.9
2019	256	17.5	14.6	38.7
2020	257	16.6	15.4	40.5
2021	261	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	237	17.8	13.2	42.2
2023	238	17.5	13.6	47.9
2024	245	17.9	13.6	46.1

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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