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Glenwood High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1501 E Plummer Blvd, Chatham, IL 62629 · (217) 483-2424 · Part of Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

Ball Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,484
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Glenwood High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state

On the path

Where Ball Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Glenwood Middle Schoolin Chatham
9–12Glenwood High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1501 E Plummer Blvd, Chatham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9408
Grade 10346
Grade 11372
Grade 12358
Enrollment over time
1,491’20
1,505’21
1,504’22
1,468’23
1,484’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian 6%Hispanic 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Glenwood High School from Ball Township families.

Other schools in Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

The district →
Ball Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chatham
B+
552 students18:1
Glenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chatham
B+
573 students16:1
Chatham Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chatham
B+
500 students17:1
Glenwood Intermediate Sch
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Chatham
B+
672 students18:1
Glenwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chatham
B
735 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Ball Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.