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Glenwood Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

595 Chatham Rd, Chatham, IL 62629 · (217) 483-2481 · Part of Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

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

Directions
Students
735
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Glenwood Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Next stop for Ball Township kids: Glenwood High School

On the path

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

PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Glenwood Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Glenwood High Schoolin Chatham

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

595 Chatham Rd, Chatham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 52
Grade 7359
Grade 8373
Grade 101
Enrollment over time
744’20
730’21
753’22
771’23
735’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Two or more races 11%Asian 6%Black 5%Hispanic 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Glenwood Middle 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 High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chatham
A−
1,484 students18:1

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.