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B+

Glenwood Intermediate Sch

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

465 Chatham Rd, Chatham, IL 62629 · (217) 483-1183 · Part of Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

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

Directions
Students
672
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Glenwood Intermediate Sch

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts36%
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 ↗

465 Chatham Rd, Chatham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5350
Grade 6322
Enrollment over time
740’20
763’21
726’22
686’23
672’24

Down 9.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Two or more races 8%Asian 6%Black 4%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Glenwood Intermediate Sch 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 Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chatham
B
735 students17:1
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.