Is Glenwood Elementary School a good school?

Glenwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Glenwood Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 641 students attended Glenwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Elementary School?

Students at Glenwood Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 13% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Glenwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Miguel Juarez Middle School High : Waukegan High School

Glenwood Elementary School

Summary:

Glenwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waukegan, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 641 students. The school is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, which is ranked 745 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glenwood Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 14.6% of Glenwood students proficient in ELA compared to 41.2% statewide and 17% for the Waukegan district. Glenwood's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is also below the state and district averages, with only 36% of students proficient. While African American and Hispanic students perform relatively better than their peers at the school, they still lag behind the state averages for their respective subgroups. English Language Learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities at Glenwood perform better than the school's overall average, but still below the state averages for those subgroups. Low-income students at Glenwood have the lowest performance, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup.

Glenwood Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.1% in 2019-2020 to 36.1% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average. The nearby North Elementary, Little Fort Elementary, and Clearview Elementary schools generally perform better than Glenwood, but still lag behind the state averages. One exception is Little Fort Elementary, which outperforms Glenwood and the district in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Charter, a public charter school located near Glenwood, significantly outperforms Glenwood and the Waukegan district in both ELA and Mathematics, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

2500 Northmoor Ave
Waukegan, IL 60085-2528

(224) 303-2010

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

SchoolDigger Rank:
1630^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,002

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Miguel Juarez Middle School
High:	Waukegan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 641

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

African American:

13.4%

White:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Glenwood Elementary School ranks worse than 78.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.86. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Glenwood Elementary School is $21,002. 13 elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Glenwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Glenwood Elementary School 1630^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Glenwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Waukegan CUSD 60:

SchoolDigger ranks Waukegan CUSD 60 745^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Glenwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	27.19	1581^st	2020	21.7%
2004	32.09	1544^th	2030	23.9%
2005	57.61	1050^th	2022	48.1%
2006	50.05	1309^th	2086	37.2%
2007	57.34	1129^th	2095	46.1%
2008	40.76	1444^th	2092	31.0%
2009	31.17	1622^nd	2120	23.5%
2010	26.66	1705^th	2139	20.3%
2011	23.47	1776^th	2147	17.3%
2012	21.68	1822^nd	2166	15.9%
2013	10.74	2005^th	2167	7.5%
2014	12.96	1892^nd	2093	9.6%
2015	14.77	1851^st	2052	9.8%
2016	12.03	1915^th	2046	6.4%
2017	9.06	1990^th	2044	2.6%
2018	14.21	1848^th	2037	9.3%
2019	20.70	1702^nd	2086	18.4%
2021	21.24	1536^th	1948	21.1%
2022	21.89	1607^th	2082	22.8%
2023	23.13	1574^th	2077	24.2%
2024	21.86	1630^th	2067	21.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.77	614^th	718	14.5%
2019	31.16	594^th	743	20.1%
2021	36.33	349^th	537	35.0%
2022	39.43	444^th	768	42.2%
2023	41.05	431^st	788	45.3%
2024	47.72	339^th	826	59.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.97	357^th	763	53.2%
2019	27.19	922^nd	1194	22.8%
2021	21.40	586^th	640	8.4%
2022	32.79	705^th	1113	36.7%
2023	34.80	692^nd	1156	40.1%
2024	33.86	754^th	1195	36.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.46	1541^st	1765	12.7%
2019	35.47	1228^th	1816	32.4%
2021	35.49	980^th	1514	35.3%
2022	32.17	1226^th	1763	30.5%
2023	35.88	1149^th	1808	36.4%
2024	32.40	1256^th	1793	29.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.78	1858^th	1964	5.4%
2019	18.71	1728^th	2019	14.4%
2021	22.87	1304^th	1680	22.4%
2022	20.99	1565^th	1970	20.6%
2023	21.37	1558^th	1957	20.4%
2024	18.52	1642^nd	1942	15.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.83	494^th	907	45.5%
2024	38.50	498^th	886	43.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.79	1681^st	1972	14.8%
2019	24.17	1558^th	2019	22.8%
2021	18.09	1456^th	1707	14.7%
2022	23.74	1470^th	1977	25.6%
2023	25.39	1444^th	1984	27.2%
2024	26.62	1401^st	1959	28.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.09	410^th	698	41.3%
2019	56.55	226^th	711	68.2%
2022	64.51	139^th	684	79.7%
2023	74.93	77^th	692	88.9%
2024	32.32	463^rd	655	29.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Glenwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.05	855^th	938	8.8%
2019	25.44	790^th	955	17.3%
2021	34.45	474^th	742	36.1%
2022	28.18	728^th	954	23.7%
2023	30.07	705^th	970	27.3%
2024	35.15	627^th	959	34.6%

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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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by a parent
Friday, January 8, 2021

Great school with awesome, dedicated teachers. They did tons to help my daughter, not just in her reading and math, but also social-emotionally. Great culture, helpful to parents too! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Glenwood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	171	111	22	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	356
1989	160	110	16	59	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	345
1990	167	123	11	53	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	354
1991	186	146	23	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
1992	185	133	26	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1993	148	140	7	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1994	129	148	8	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1995	133	162	15	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1996	133	162	15	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1997	115	162	14	103	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1998	92	158	19	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1999	81	168	20	262	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
2000	73	161	18	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2001	61	152	21	463	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
2002	53	160	12	476	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
2003	53	160	12	476	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
2004	37	149	8	515	2	n/a	n/a	0	711
2005	36	123	9	492	0	n/a	n/a	5	665
2006	28	94	7	464	0	n/a	n/a	8	601
2007	25	94	6	458	0	n/a	n/a	22	605
2008	23	86	5	489	0	n/a	n/a	25	628
2009	25	71	6	489	0	n/a	n/a	27	618
2010	39	114	6	497	2	n/a	n/a	25	683
2011	30	119	8	536	6	0	9	0	708
2012	30	84	6	547	5	0	13	0	685
2013	26	67	10	550	2	1	9	0	665
2014	27	80	11	609	2	0	11	0	740
2015	30	75	11	632	2	0	15	0	765
2016	25	78	12	620	2	0	10	0	747
2017	18	81	10	623	3	0	10	0	745
2018	30	84	10	601	6	0	14	0	745
2019	27	70	7	570	7	0	16	0	697
2020	24	72	3	587	7	0	12	0	705
2021	17	74	3	524	8	0	12	0	638
2022	16	77	5	515	5	0	12	0	630
2023	14	86	4	522	4	0	11	0	641

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	356	17.0	20.9	n/a
1989	345	19.0	18.1	n/a
1990	354	20.0	17.7	n/a
1991	425	21.0	20.2	n/a
1992	407	23.1	17.6	n/a
1993	364	23.0	15.8	n/a
1994	354	20.0	17.7	n/a
1995	394	18.0	21.9	n/a
1996	394	18.0	21.9	n/a
1997	394	18.0	21.9	n/a
1998	364	20.0	18.2	n/a
1999	531	23.0	23.1	n/a
2000	665	29.0	22.9	n/a
2001	697	33.0	21.1	n/a
2002	702	33.0	21.3	62.7
2003	702	33.0	21.3	62.7
2004	711	36.0	19.8	63.7
2005	665	35.0	19.0	68.5
2006	601	34.0	17.7	74.5
2007	605	29.0	20.9	72.2
2008	628	28.0	22.4	72.5
2009	618	36.0	17.2	67
2010	683	37.0	18.4	76.1
2011	708	37.0	19.1	69.9
2012	685	39.0	17.5	59
2013	665	40.1	16.5	n/a
2014	740	33.4	22.1	76.2
2015	765	49.0	15.6	82.1
2016	747	37.0	20.1	60.9
2017	745	44.5	16.7	76.9
2018	745	39.0	19.1	77.2
2019	697	36.0	19.3	72.5
2020	705	40.0	17.6	69.4
2021	638	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	630	39.3	16.0	72.4
2023	641	40.3	15.8	67.9

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	356	17.0	20.9	n/a
1989	345	19.0	18.1	n/a
1990	354	20.0	17.7	n/a
1991	425	21.0	20.2	n/a
1992	407	23.1	17.6	n/a
1993	364	23.0	15.8	n/a
1994	354	20.0	17.7	n/a
1995	394	18.0	21.9	n/a
1996	394	18.0	21.9	n/a
1997	394	18.0	21.9	n/a
1998	364	20.0	18.2	n/a
1999	531	23.0	23.1	n/a
2000	665	29.0	22.9	n/a
2001	697	33.0	21.1	n/a
2002	702	33.0	21.3	62.7
2003	702	33.0	21.3	62.7
2004	711	36.0	19.8	63.7
2005	665	35.0	19.0	68.5
2006	601	34.0	17.7	74.5
2007	605	29.0	20.9	72.2
2008	628	28.0	22.4	72.5
2009	618	36.0	17.2	67
2010	683	37.0	18.4	76.1
2011	708	37.0	19.1	69.9
2012	685	39.0	17.5	59
2013	665	40.1	16.5	n/a
2014	740	33.4	22.1	76.2
2015	765	49.0	15.6	82.1
2016	747	37.0	20.1	60.9
2017	745	44.5	16.7	76.9
2018	745	39.0	19.1	77.2
2019	697	36.0	19.3	72.5
2020	705	40.0	17.6	69.4
2021	638	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	630	39.3	16.0	72.4
2023	641	40.3	15.8	67.9

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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